Humana Announces Mellet As New CFO Amid Leadership Changes

Celeste Mellet will succeed Susan Diamond as CFO of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) effective Jan. 11, 2025. Diamond is stepping down after an 18-year career at the Louisville, Kentucky-based company and will continue to serve in an advisory role until the end of 2025. “It’s been an honor to work with such talented colleagues during […]

Minimum Wage Hikes Continue, Impacting Squeezed Home-Based Care Providers 

A minimum wage increase for California health care workers took effect on Oct. 16. The increase was initially scheduled for June, but was postponed due to concerns about its potential impact on the California budget. Under Senate Bill 159, the implementation of the minimum wage increases was delayed until either certain increases to state revenues […]

The Case For Stronger Caregiver Vetting In Home Care 

Direct care workers are, in many ways, the collective face of home-based care organizations. They are who clients and patients interact with. Therefore, regulators and providers are increasingly taking a closer look at who they’re hiring in the first place. While it is shocking to see caregivers commit crimes against clients, it does happen. About […]

Why Home Health Providers Want Employees Working At Top Of License 

As home health organizations fight for a margin in tough labor and payment environments, they are increasingly seeking ways to help employees practice at the top of their licenses. By applying top-of-license assignments in organizations, less complex work is handed off to the level below. This allows organizations to see more patients, bill for more […]

Former AccentCare CEO Joins Vivo Infusion; Accra Names New CFO

Lakewood, Colorado-based Vivo Infusion announced Stephan Rodgers as CEO. Rodgers has over 25 years of health care experience, including home care, insurance, consulting and employee benefits. Before joining Vivo Infusion, Rodgers was CEO at AccentCare for over a decade. He was also formerly CEO of OptumHealth Collaborative Care, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) […]

The Levers Bayada, HomeWell Pull To Retain Home-Based Care Workers 

Without a supportive organizational culture, home-based care providers run the risk of seeing their employees burnout and turnover. Organizational culture refers to the shared beliefs, values, attitudes, behaviors and practices that define an organization. It includes unwritten rules, norms and social patterns that influence the behavior and interactions of individuals within the organization. When employees […]

The Home Health Nursing Problem That Isn’t Going Away

The home-based care staffing environment will always be a challenge for providers, but things look far better now than they did two years ago in the wake of the pandemic. However, one area that remains a lingering problem for providers is nurses, and specifically nurses who are leveraging a worker shortage to maximize earning power.  […]

Home Care Worker, Client Bonds Increase Job Satisfaction And Retention

Today’s caregivers face many workforce challenges – from low wages to burnout – but new data from HHAeXchange shows that, despite these challenges, they are passionate about what they do and the impact that they have on clients. “Individuals go into the role of being a caregiver, normally because they have a passion for helping […]