Citing a rising need among older Americans and an opportunity to boost profit margins, several U.S. home care agencies have taken steps to launch specialized dementia care business lines and associated caregiver training programs. A Maryland-based home care agency is looking to continue that trend — and eventually spin its new specialized caregiver training program […]
For years, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been ramping up efforts to battle Medicare fraud — including in home health and hospice. Now, a new OIG semiannual report is showing the agency’s progress, to the tune of $2.91 billion in expected investigative recoveries for fiscal year 2018. […]
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With an increasing number of older adults calling rural and suburban communities home, home care in low-density areas must grow in order to catch up, according to a new Harvard report. Older adults who live in less populated areas are less likely to have access to the services they need to age in place, the […]
Since its founding 125 years ago, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) has not only become the largest not-for-profit home- and community-based health care organization in the United States, it’s also launched dozens of groundbreaking research projects and created an infrastructure within the business dedicated to these efforts. Over the past three decades, […]
The shortage of home care nurses is keeping children who need their services in the hospital longer, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Such delayed discharges come at a cost, considering how much more expensive inpatient hospital care is, compared with at-home care. The study, which looked at […]
For decades, companies have used noncompete clauses to retain top executives and protect trade secrets. But now, similar agreements are becoming more common among low-wage home care workers, which experts say can be a double-edged sword. As the caregiver shortage continues and the demand for home care increases, restrictive agreements will only become more common, […]
A group of home health aides will receive a $4 million settlement to resolve a suit that claims they weren’t paid all the wages a New York company owed them. After granting preliminary approval in June, a U.S. District judge granted final approval to the class and collective settlement Tuesday. In 2016, plaintiff Allison Hypolite […]
Subscribe to Disrupt with your favorite podcast service to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today! Apple Podcasts Google Play SoundCloud In case you missed it: The 10th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! In his first year as CEO of ComForCare, Steve Greenbaum has focused on learning the ins-and-outs of […]
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