Alliance appoints new leadership positions The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) has announced the addition of two new leadership roles to its advocacy team. The organization appointed Hillary Loeffler its vice president of policy and regulatory affairs. She comes to the Alliance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where […]
Category: Home Health Care
Less than one quarter of single and partner households aged 75 and older can afford a daily visit from a home health aide. Certain populations, including renters, households of color and people with functional difficulties, are even less likely to be able to afford care, according to a new paper published by the Joint Center […]
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) reported significant restructuring costs in Q1 as it overhauled its health care business, which is experiencing slower-than-expected performance in its home-based care division. The company spent $109 million in restructuring charges during the first quarter, largely tied to the restructuring initiative in its Best Buy Health business, according to the company’s […]
In-home care can be the most preferred option for patients with progressive diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – but significant costs associated with treatment and funding issues can be barriers to caring for these patients. Home health providers can provide critical in-home services for this patient population while protecting their bottom line, however, […]
Home-based care organizations have come together to express their support for the Older Americans Act (OAA) and to warn Congress that disrupting the OAA could leave older adults without access to in-home care. On May 22, over 50 health care providers and advocacy organizations, including Addus Homecare, the National Alliance for Caregiving and LeadingAge, sent […]
On Wednesday, a slew of bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would overhaul the prior authorization process for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and cutting through some of the red tape facing home health providers. The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would amend part of the Social Security Act and establish […]
The Trump administration has pledged mass deportations and has implemented an aggressive strategy to carry out this plan. At a time when home-based care providers are already struggling with a staffing crisis, mass deportation could spell trouble for providers and create roadblocks for seniors in need of care services. Home-based care executives, already concerned about […]
Help at Home announced its acquisition of Home Care Now of Central Florida. This acquisition follows the company’s purchase of Caregiver Services Inc. and expands its presence in Florida. Help at Home now operates in every county in Florida. “We welcome Home Care Now of Central Florida teams, caregivers, payers and partners to Help at […]
Axle Health, a home health care technology company, has secured $10 million in Series A funding. Venture firms F-Prime, Y Combinator, Pear VC and Lightbank led the round. Axle plans to use the funds to enhance Axle’s AI-powered scheduling and routing algorithms, develop generative AI solutions for patient engagement and expand its engineering and operations […]
Home health providers are turning to dementia screenings as a standard part of health assessments – and are discovering meaningful clinical and operational benefits. In-home dementia screenings facilitate earlier diagnoses and personalized care pathways, industry experts told Home Health Care News, and also identify potential candidates for additional in-home services. While detecting dementia early can […]
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