As the prevalence of dementia continues to increase in the U.S., it’s likely that more home care providers will be in the business of caring for seniors with this condition. But focusing on dementia care is often easier said than done for agencies. Broadly, the volume of seniors living with dementia is expected to increase […]
There’s a reason that we cover the largest home health and home care companies so closely at Home Health Care News. It’s not all we cover, of course, but what the biggest players see as pain points, opportunities and places to grow are often an indication of what the rest of the home care and […]
Anytime a company gets a new owner with a new vision, it’s almost inevitable there will be dissent. That’s even more likely when it comes to franchisers being bought up in home-based care, given the individual franchisee owners involved. There were multiple large-scale franchise acquisitions in 2021, and all with different sorts of acquirers. For […]
When it comes to the larger health care industry, home health care is no longer the little kid on the playground. It’s all grown up. The leaders at Frontpoint Health — a somewhat new home health agency — are banking on this growth spurt, and home health care’s overall value, to gain leverage in relationships […]
The independent-contractor pendulum in home-based care could be swinging back in favor of pro-union policies. Providers should take note of potential changes coming down the pike. For instance, there are currently proposed changes that would have an impact on the test used to determine whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee. Those changes […]
Two days after Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) announced that Chris Gerard’s tenure in its top spot would be short-lived, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced the same about its then-CEO, Bob Chapek. One is a home health company, and the other is a mass media and entertainment conglomeration. But these two corporate American stories – […]
As the value of home care services has become increasingly more apparent within the health care sector, it should come as no surprise that dealmaking in the space began to heat up last year. Despite this previous rise in M&A activity, a number of economic and sector-specific factors have opened the door to headwinds that […]
Home care executives are expecting a few separate things to shake up the market in the coming years. Among those are an increase in franchising, more private equity involvement and innovation to keep pace with higher costs. Consolidation in home care has lagged compared to home health care. One of the reasons why is that […]
While the tailwinds in the market remain, personal home care provider leaders have a lot more to consider about their futures than they did just five years ago. Their thought processes are still resetting. And as they do, their organizations’ strategies will reflect that. “As you look across all the providers — whether they’re in […]
Whether to engage with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans or not is one of my favorite topics of discussion in home care right now. And that’s for a simple reason: Not everyone agrees on the answer. The MA debate is one we’ve been discussing on Home Health Care News for a long time now. In fact, […]
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