Armed with Home-Based Care Capabilities, Advocate Aurora Health Is Ready for Next Step

Advocate Aurora Health may have surprised some with its acquisition of the home care franchise company Senior Helpers last year. But that’s just one of the steps the health system is taking to build out its home-based care capabilities, as well as a larger, full continuum overall. With the Senior Helpers acquisition and a continued […]

Rise in ‘Geriatric ERs’ May Mean More Business for Home Health Providers

Home health care has been proven to play a key role in lowering hospital readmission rates and preventing costly emergency room visits. Major hospitals are now designing ERs specifically for older adults, keeping the goal of re-hospitalization prevention top of mind. And that may mean more business for home health providers moving forward. “There’s a […]