Home Health Industry Must Plan for Future PDGM Fight

With a 1.7% bump to Medicare rates and seemingly few modifications to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the home health proposed payment rule for calendar year 2022 felt relatively benign at first glance. In reality, though, the June 28 proposal from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) likely sets up a policy […]

Staffing Shortages Force Home Health Giant Bayada to Deny 64% of Referrals in Key Markets

Aging services providers are holding their collective breath as Congress moves toward a vote on the budget reconciliation package, which could designate massive amounts of money to home- and community-based services. And those funds are more than needed, a group of leaders said during a Tuesday press conference hosted by the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization […]

Bayada Building Home Health ‘Easy Button’ for VCU Health System

Health systems are increasingly craving home health partnerships, especially those that can help lower readmission rates and boost capacity. The hunger developed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has grown ravenous over the past year. In response to that heightened demand, several home health providers have accelerated their joint venture strategies. Bayada Home Health […]

‘We Roll Out the Red Carpet’: Why Bayada Takes an Interactive Approach to Dementia Training

The number of people living with dementia in the U.S. continues to rise. To better serve this population, more home care providers are implementing service lines focused on memory care and disease-specific needs. Moorestown, New Jersey-based Bayada Home Health Care is one such provider. The nonprofit has invested in a robust dementia training program to […]

Bayada Teams Up with CareBridge to Better Manage Health Care Costs

Bayada Home Health Care and CareBridge announced Tuesday that the two companies are teaming up to better manage health care costs. A nonprofit, the Moorestown, New Jersey-based Bayada provides a range of in-home care services to older adults, children and individuals living with disabilities across 22 states and more than 345 locations. The large home-based […]