High-End Home Care Model Pays Off for Alliance

With its dense and diverse population and sky-high real estate costs, New York City is a unique home care market that has given rise to some innovative business models. Alliance Homecare is one example. The company has more than doubled its revenue in recent years, in part by leveraging partnerships with other organizations to serve […]

Movers & Shakers: Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, Savii Care

Louisville Healthcare CEO Council Appoints Day as President Health care industry veteran Tammy York Day has been appointed president of the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council (LHCC), effective January 9. The council is a partnership of Louisville, Kentucky-based health care leaders, with the goal of revolutionizing the city’s health care economy. Among the members are some notable home […]

Movers & Shakers: CellTrak, FirstLight Home Care

CellTrak Welcomes New Addition to Executive Leadership Team Schaumburg, Illinois-based CellTrak Technologies, a provider of care delivery management solutions for the home care industry, has appointed Cheryl Reid-Haughian as its new vice president of clinical informatics. As one of CellTrak’s industry advisors, Reid-Haughian will assist in developing content for the industry, customers and CellTrak staff […]

Must-Read News: Highest Paid Execs, Dullest Movie Ever

Looking ahead to the last full week of July, large-scale health care reform still looms large as a developing story. After support for its Affordable Care Act repeal-and-replace bill cratered last week, the Senate this week may take a vote on a revised measure—but major questions still remain as to whether it has the votes […]

Provider Aims To Clear The ‘Gray Cloud Over Home Care’

A lack of communication between care providers can be confusing and potentially detrimental to seniors’ health. A New York-based home health care provider rolled out a new initiative that will improve the dialogue between providers, plus do better job of keeping families in the loop. Alliance Homecare provides home care services, including home health, to seniors in […]

Boosting Wages Is Not The Only Answer To The Caregiver Crisis

Across the industry, home health agencies are struggling with high turnover rates among caregivers and dealing with rising labor costs. While boosting caregiver wages can aid in caregiver retention, it isn’t the only mechanism to deal with turnover, according to Caitlin Connolly, home care fair pay campaign coordinator at the National Employment Law Project. Agencies must be willing […]

Home Care Provider Brings Personal Chef to Seniors

Home care agencies tackle many different aspects of aging in place, and arguably one of the most important areas is nutrition. That’s why one provider has launched a pilot program with a wellness company to provide healthy cooking sessions for seniors. New York-based Alliance Homecare provides home care services, including home health, to seniors in […]

Business Briefs: Alliance Homecare To Roll Out Three New Services

Editor’s note: Home Health Care News will be observing the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25. We will return to our regular posting schedule on Nov. 28. Alliance Homecare Celebrates 10 Years, Three New Services Concierge home health care provider Alliance Homecare is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with three new initatives. One […]

Business Briefs: Addus Extends Relationship with CellTrak for Home Care Partnership

Addus Enters Home Care Partnership with CellTrak National provider of home and community-based personal care services Addus HomeCare (Nasdaq: ADUS) has extended its nine-year contract with the provider of mobile health care delivery management solutions, CellTrak Technologies. The revamped partnership will debut a new version of the CellTrak solution that enables home care providers to […]

Movers & Shakers: Amedisys’ New Chief Clinical Officer

Amedisys Hires New Chief Clinical Officer One of the nation’s largest home health care providers, Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED), has hired Susan Sender, RN, as chief clinical officer and senior vice president. In her new role, Sender will oversee clinical practice and quality, set and maintain clinical operations standards and develop and […]