Minnesota: Aggressive Push for Tech to Monitor Care In an effort to utilize technology to combat home care fraud, authorities are investigating how monitoring systems could confirm that care is being properly delivered. The Department of Human Services recently issued a request for information about products and services that can be used in a home […]
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Two nonprofit senior living organizations serving southeastern Michigan have recently joined forces to expand home care services to more elders living in Washtenaw County. Caring Partners Home Health is a collaboration between Ann Arbor-based Glacier Hills Senior Living Community and United Methodist Retirement Communities, Inc. (URMC) of Chelsea. Both partners agreed to change the name […]
Home care is often lauded as a more cost-efficient method to receive health care services, especially when compared to larger, more institutionalized care settings. But as care shifts to this more preferred environment, a lack of scrutiny remains for the workers providing care, suggests a recent article from Kaiser Health News (KHN). An investigation conducted […]
Twenty-eight states, three territories and the District of Columbia will be the beneficiaries to over $665 million in Affordable Care Act funding to design and test health care payment and service delivery models that strive to both improve health care quality and lower costs, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced Tuesday. […]
More seniors aging in place has spurred an increased in physician house calls, and in Michigan, this shift has also triggered more instances of Medicare fraud, reports USA Today. While doctors’ visits to patients’ homes can help reduce the likelihood of costlier hospital stays, some have argued that Michigan’s lax regulations have led to […]
This week, officials from two Pennsylvania health care networks announced a joint venture that will combine the home health and hospice assets of each organization to create one of the largest post-acute providers in Western Penn. Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Mars, Penn.-based Celtic Healthcare, Inc. proclaimed their joint venture formation Tuesday to create a […]
Aging in place resources grew to new heights in 2013, as more organizations than ever in recent years increased their focus toward enabling seniors and disabled individuals to live independently for as long as possible within their homes and surrounding communities, according to a new survey on aging services. Today, there are more than 70% of Area […]
Personal care and home health aides — which make up the home care aide profession — are projected to see a surge in demand in the coming years, with those professions topping the list of the top 10 fastest growing jobs in America. Yet, their salaries are notably low. The median salary for a personal care […]
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill Wednesday that will provide paid sick leave to millions of workers in the state, however, in-home health care providers and several others won’t be able to benefit from the new law. The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (AB 1522), which is slated to take effect […]
Maine’s state Legislature is moving along with a three-pronged package of bills aimed at strengthening the resources available to help its seniors age in place. Mark Eves (D-North Berwick), speaker of Maine’s House of Representatives, last week unveiled a comprehensive set of proposals under an initiative dubbed “KeepME Home,” which addresses key concerns of older adults, including […]
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