Home care should be an attractive solution for seniors who want to age in place—but, all too often, that’s not the case. In fact, although the vast majority of Americans would prefer to age in their own homes, fears of abuse, fraud and a lack of support during emergencies are holding people back from embracing […]
It’s getting more expensive to hire home health aides—and a combination of inflation and increasing consumer demand will only raise prices in years to come, according to a new analysis from Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC). Nationally, the average cost of a home health aide is $23 per hour. That’s up from $22 in April 2016. For […]
At-home care agencies have long expressed the desire to join accountable care organizations (ACOs), despite not necessarily being invited to sit at the ACO table. Still, there’s evidence that including at-home care would benefit ACOs in more ways than one. In fact, increasing use of at-home care plays a major role in the ability of […]
A senior’s weight may directly impact whether they’ll receive hospice services at the end of life, how long they’ll remain in hospice and whether they’ll die at home, according to a study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The higher a senior’s body mass index (BMI), the less likely they are to receive hospice services at the […]
When it comes to attracting new talent, the home health industry is between a rock and a hard place. Among 2017’s most-in demand jobs, “home health aide” has the highest growth outlook, according to a recent report from job search portal CareerCast. To complicate matters, however, the job also has the lowest average pay. Before […]
The quality of patient care provided by the nation’s home health agencies has waned slightly in recent months, though the shift went largely unnoticed by home health patients, according to recently published data. Specifically, the number of home health agencies nationwide that earned a 4.5 patient care star rating fell 1% since CMS last reported such […]
It’s becoming increasingly common for nurse practitioners to visit seniors in their homes—and that could spell good news for those who prefer in-home care, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Nurse practitioners made 1.13 million in-home visits to frail and elderly patients in 2013, or more in-home visits […]
“Home health aide” may be the third-fastest growing job in the U.S., but the language used to describe the job is hurting its popularity among half of all potential applicants. Of the job listings for the 14 fastest-growing jobs in the country, job listings for home health aides use the most “feminine” language, according to […]
One of the nation’s largest hospital operators is ditching its home health and hospice businesses entirely, citing the unnecessary risks the businesses pose to the company. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) has entered into letters of intent to sell its home health and hospice businesses, which are “sub-scale and not essential” for the company to […]
Despite its resistance, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must comply with a previously announced timetable for clearing a massive Medicare appeals backlog after all, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has decided. The Medicare appeals backlog grew exponentially in recent years due, in part, to more aggressive Medicare […]
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