There are a number of states where home-based care providers are seeing the cost of employing caregivers and clinicians increase. California, Minnesota and New York are just a few examples of states where legislative changes have brought on higher wages. At the start of 2023, at least 23 states increased their minimum hourly wages as […]
The ongoing expansion of Medicare Advantage (MA), a federal minimum-wage hike and additional support for front-line health care workers during the COVID-19 public health emergency. These are just a few of the industry-shaping topics that home health insiders are following going into Election Day this Tuesday. While each presidential election is important, 2020 will help […]
The COVID-19 public health emergency has forced in-home care providers to become increasingly more creative when it comes to procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) — and more diligent about avoiding scams along the way. By now, it’s known that health care providers across the nation have been struggling with dwindling stockpiles of basic PPE. As […]
As COVID-19 cases rise in the U.S., more in-home care providers are starting to struggle with dwindling stockpiles of basic protective equipment for workers. Overall, roughly 88% of medical personnel in more than 200 U.S. cities do not have a sufficient supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a recent survey conducted by the […]
Lawmakers in one state recently passed a labor bill that could be damaging to the bottom lines of many home health and hospice agencies there. California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) passed in the Senate Wednesday and is headed to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign the proposed legislation into […]
The Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) and the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) are suing the state of California over a policy that gives labor unions access to caregivers’ personal information for the purpose of organizing. In their suit, the plaintiffs, represented by Littler Mendelson, claim that the state policy is […]
With the caregiver turnover rate at an all-time high of 82%, workers remain the hottest commodity in home-based care. Providers worry labor issues — such as the rising minimum wage and the growing popularity of caregiver registries — could compound the problem even more in the years to come. While labor issues are taking center […]
In an effort to ensure home care workers are adequately screened and trained, a growing number of states are rolling out caregiver registries. But depending on the requirements, some worry the registries could do the home care industry more harm than good. Currently, at least 12 states and the District of Columbia have online training […]
California’s recently sworn in governor is making aging and in-home care top priorities for the state, which has a senior population expected to increase by roughly 4 million within the next decade. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a democrat, called for the creation of a new “master plan on aging” during his first State of the State […]
A bill that drew sharp criticism from home care industry advocates in California has been vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D). Under Assembly Bill 1513, the State Department of Social Services would have been required to provide the names and phone numbers of registered home care aides to labor unions, unless aides opted out. “Home […]
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