As the demand for home care services rises, agencies are forced to get creative with caregiver job perks and making sure workers safely get to their clients on time. To bolster its retention and recruitment efforts, Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester (VNSW) has launched a new automobile leasing pilot program, where caregivers are given company […]
Salaries for home health and hospice corporate executives will see a planned increase of 2.73% in 2019, a new industry compensation report has found. Execs from agencies with under $30 million in annual revenues are set for the biggest salary bump. Findings come from the recently released 2018-2019 Multi-Facility Corporate Compensation Report, produced by the […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) beat Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter of 2018, a fitting end to what was an overwhelmingly positive year for the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based home health company. More than four years removed from when its turnaround efforts began, the once-struggling Amedisys is now focused on growing its hospice and personal […]
With industry turnover rates consistently above 60% and estimated costs to replace veteran employees averaging thousands of dollars, strengthening retention remains a top priority for most home care providers. Getting off to a good start with new hires is a pillar to successful retention, but providers can’t afford to overlook employees’ last day on the […]
LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) announced Tuesday it has entered into a definitive joint venture agreement with Geisinger Home Health and Hospice, plus AtlantiCare Home Health and Hospice. The announcement marks the second new joint venture for the Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group in the early going of 2019. Under the new JV agreement, LHC Group […]
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced two new pieces of legislation aimed at making it easier — and more financially secure — for seniors and individuals with disabilities to receive care at home. The move is yet another recent example of the high-priority position home-based care has developed on Capitol Hill as America’s […]
Health care is migrating into the home — and the hospital of the future will have no address. That’s according to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who highlighted the steady march of health care into residential settings and away from traditional institutions last week during a Health Care Council of Chicago investment event. […]
While the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) presents several hurdles and ample uncertainty for providers, many still view staffing as the in-home care industry’s No. 1 challenge. Additionally, despite PDGM’s magnitude, a substantial portion of the industry has not yet started to prepare for the overhaul. Those are two of the main takeaways from the 2019 […]
CareLinx is making moves to further appeal to potential payer partners by beefing up its ability to address social determinants of health and reduce hospital readmissions for at-risk patients. Burlingame, California-based CareLinx announced Thursday it has acquired the Optimal Aging platform from Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), one of the country’s largest health systems and […]
Roughly $108.8 billion is projected to be spent on home health care in the United States in 2019, according to a newly released analysis from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary. U.S. expenditures on home health care are projected to hit $186.8 billion by 2027. An aging population, a […]
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