Programs that help nursing home residents transition back into their communities can make all the difference in helping them return home safely. And home-based care providers often play an important role in that process. That’s according to a recent study published in the journal Health Services Research. Conducted by researchers from Purdue University, University of […]
As the home care industry continues to seek out ways to evolve and deliver better care to older adults, providers may soon find themselves operating in a largely untapped arena — real estate. That’s according to senior care expert Bill Thomas, one of the masterminds behind the Green House model of smaller senior living properties […]
Falls remain one of the major causes of fatal injury and hospital admissions among older adults. One large home care company is tackling the issue by developing — and selling — its own fall-detection technology. The company is Irving, California-based Cerna Home Care, a provider of non-medical home care and nursing services with more than […]
The in-home care industry continues to navigate the widespread challenges of high turnover and burnout rates among caregivers. Verbal and physical abuse caregivers experience on the job is compounding these issues. Indeed, home care workers frequently experience some form of abuse by clients and their families when delivering care in the home, a recent survey […]
Despite providing the majority of paid hands-on care in the home, home health, home care and personal care aides are often underutilized and undervalued when it comes to team-based home care initiatives. That’s according to a recent report published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Put together by researchers from the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy […]
By now, it is well-known that most older adults prefer to age in place. The majority of adult children, however, worry that their aging parents will need senior living assistance regardless of preferences. That’s according to findings from a new survey put together by Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and OnePoll, a London-based marketing research […]
A risk tool that makes it possible to accurately predict which hospital patients will end up being discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) could lead to more care being shifted into the home. That’s according to a recent study published in the June issue of JAMDA. Conducted by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard […]
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment is expected to skyrocket in coming years, with more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries currently signed up. But the pace of the great MA migration may be slower than originally anticipated — and vastly different across state lines. For home care providers, this means there could be fewer older adults with […]
Home care has a huge immigrant workforce, so policies restricting immigration may only worsen recruitment and retention problems, providers and researchers warn. Across the board, the health care sector often relies on immigrant labor — especially for the care of older adults. In fact, immigrants accounted for more than 18% of U.S. health care workers […]
As the U.S. population rapidly ages, senior care providers are becoming increasingly more innovative to keep pace with consumer demand and preferences. For some, that has meant blurring the traditionally hard lines between senior housing and home care. Among the providers that do not fit neatly into the “home care” or “senior housing” boxes, for […]
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