Nuns living in a convent in upstate New York were recently forced to leave their home and enter nearby assisted living communities for fear they would not be able to adequately take care of themselves and each other as they aged, says the New York Times’ latest The New Old Age blog post, but the […]
Physicians currently function as the gatekeepers to certifying patients for Medicare-covered home health care and hospice benefits, but advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) should be allowed to certify patients for these services as well, recommends a 2011 Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health. Under the present system, Medicare laws […]
Christian Care Communities, Kentucky’s largest faith-based, nonprofit provider of affordable housing and long-term care for seniors, announced on Wednesday that it had acquired Hartford, Ky.-based Pro-Care Home Health, a full-service home healthcare provider, reports Mclean’s 14News. The acquisition allows Christian Care Communities to add in-home care services to its existing senior living services and programs, […]
Home health care provider Almost Family (NASDAQ:AFAM) saw its net income decline 8.1% to $4.55 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared to the previous year’s $4.95 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, attributed in part to decreases in Medicare reimbursement rates. “We’re pleased with our results […]
The owner and operator of a Miami, Fla. health care agency pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 2, for his participation in a $42 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice in conjunction with the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services. Eulises Escalona pleaded guilty to one count of […]
Home care and other senior care services connector Care.com announced on Tuesday the closing of $50 million in new funding that’s slated to assist the company’s efforts to acquire similar online care destination services and expand to new locations. Care.com plans to use the financing to continue investing in building its business, both through the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an digital sensor that can be embedded in a pill and ingested to track health data from within the body, reports Medical News Today. The ingestible sensor is about the size of a grain of sand and is made mostly of silicon. The idea is that […]
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of the new Program Integrity Command Center, meant to speed up the process of identifying fraud and stopping criminals from defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The announcement came shortly after Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), both part […]
Net income for home-based social and medical services provider Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ADUS) rose 9.8% to $1.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 compared to $1.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, the previous year. The company attributed the growth to its home and community service operations. […]
With many people in the aging population focused on the best way to age in place, think tank Miliken Institute released in July a list of the top-10 best cities for this to happen, for both 65-plus and 80-plus populations. While in the past, older people flocked to warmer climates such as Florida and Arizona, […]
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