Launched in May, Family Directed is the Louisville, Kentucky-based tech-enabled home care provider that’s breathing new life into HomeHero. With advising from former Almost Family CEO William Yarmouth, Family Directed is building its business in the name of transparency, hoping to give home care clients more information about the care services they’re signing up for. […]
Lawmakers in one state recently passed a labor bill that could be damaging to the bottom lines of many home health and hospice agencies there. California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) passed in the Senate Wednesday and is headed to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign the proposed legislation into […]
To remain competitive in today’s post-acute care landscape, a number of previously one-dimensional companies have evolved into “one-stop shops,” or integrated businesses that offer an array of complementary services. Wilmington, North Carolina-based Well Care Health is the perfect example of that trend. Founded in 1987 by Tanya and Wayne Long, Well Care Health started out […]
The use of virtual reality technology has steadily made its way into the senior care arena, especially when it comes to innovative senior housing communities. Overall, though, VR is a tool that is still underutilized by in-home care providers. Care Indeed is working to change that, as the company recently implemented a VR dementia training […]
Amid a rapidly changing business and regulatory landscape, home-based care providers can easily overlook the upcoming implementation of electronic visit verification (EVV) — but these new technology requirements are a revolutionary step toward interoperability and efficiency. Providers can leverage EVV to win value-based partnerships and streamline workflows, even as they reel from the impact of […]
At Intrepid USA, the human resources department is a thing of the past — or rather, the straightforward name for its HR team is. Instead, the country’s 10th largest home health care provider manages hiring, firing, payroll and benefits through a division called “people engagement.” The new label came in 2018 as part of a […]
Starting in 2021, Medicare patients could have access to a new permanent home infusion benefit. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the benefit in July as part of its proposed home health payment rule, with the goal being to move more care into the home. While some view the proposed benefit as […]
In the midst of an increasingly dire caregiver crisis, 2019 has seen a number of labs and training programs launch for home-based care workers and nurses. Among the latest is thanks to LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG), which teamed up with South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) to form a new home health lab that will […]
Jericho, New York-based AMR Care Group has become one of the fastest-growing home care companies around. It’s done so, according to founder and CEO Anne Markowitz Recht, by doubling down on its core care management offerings while regularly adding new services and supports, including a “Cultured Companions” program that connects aging artists, musicians, professors and […]
It’s already been a busy year for Interim HealthCare Inc. President and CEO Jennifer Sheets, who took charge of the Sunrise, Florida-based home health franchise in January. But there’s still much to accomplish as 2019 winds down, including the launch of a new company-wide strategy focused on social determinants of health and “looking beyond the […]
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