The Ensign Group Acquires Home Health and Hospice Operations in Oklahoma City The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG), parent company of Ensign, said a subsidiary of Cornerstone Healthcare, Ensign’s home health and hospice portfolio subsidiary, acquired Excell Home Care and Hospice and Excell Private Care Services in Oklahoma City. The deal was effective Nov. 1. The move marks Ensign’s entry into Oklahoma. As […]
Home care agencies typically charge more than $20 an hour for their services, but workers only make about half of that. That’s according to a recent segment on Vice News, which highlighted the low wages that some home care workers earn in Georgia. Though taking care of the elderly is one of the fastest-growing jobs in […]
Home care franchisor Home Helpers has pledged to add 3,000 veterans and military dependents to its employee ranks by Veterans Day 2018. Home Helpers, which has more than 325 offices and is based in Cincinnati, has approximately 8,000 employees. Serving veterans and their families is an issue close to Home Helpers CEO Emma Dickison, whose father […]
The largest for-profit hospice chain in the nation and its parent company have agreed to pay $75 million to resolve false claims allegations for hospice services, the Department of Justice announced. The resolution is the largest amount recovered from a provider of hospice services under the False Claims Act, according to the DOJ. Chemed Corporation (NYSE: […]
Alex Azar, a former executive with Eli Lilly, was nominated by President Donald Trump as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Azar served as general counsel for HHS and as deputy HHS Secretary under President George W. Bush. The announcement came in the form of a tweet from Trump Monday morning. Happy […]
Louisville, Kentucky-based Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) is attempting to draw registered nurses (RN) with cash, offering a $10,000 signing bonus for each of five RN positions in the Louisville area. The high signing bonus, first reported by Louisville Business First on Nov. 3, is also available to RNs in California, New Mexico, Missouri, Colorado and […]
Massachusetts is considering establishing a registry for home care workers under contract with the state that would include personal information, raising concerns about accommodating both client safety and worker privacy. The registry aims to guarantee more consumer protection for seniors using state-contracted home care services. Massachusetts is not the only state to consider home care registries; […]
“All sunshine makes a desert.” This Arab proverb comes to mind for the labor market of the trade sectors, Dwyer Group Chief Operating Officer Mary Kennedy Thompson told Home Health Care News. That is, as several industries have seen substantial growth over the last several years, burgeoning businesses are finding it harder to and hire […]
Dignity Health, Select Medical to Combine Urgent-Care Businesses Dignity Health and Select Medical will combine their urgent-care businesses for better alignment of care delivery, Modern Healthcare reported on Oct. 23. Dignity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit providers in the U.S., while Select Medical is one of the largest operators of specialty hospital and outpatient rehabilitation […]
Home health care was among the top 15 industries for return on equity (ROE) over the last 12 months, a financial statement analysis of privately held companies by financial information company Sageworks found, Forbes reported. ROE is calculated by dividing annualized net income by total equity, and strong net income, low equity or a combination of both can drive high […]
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