The Meteoric Rise Of Johns Hopkins’ CAPABLE Program

Sarah Szanton, the dean of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, has a thing for the tougher challenges in health care. She also has a knack for overcoming those. That has served her and the CAPABLE program well. That program, of course, is also known as “Community Aging in Place – Advancing Better Living for Elders.” […]

Care Synergy To Become National Hub For Johns Hopkins’ CAPABLE Program

Starting this month, the Care Synergy network will become the national hub for CAPABLE sites around the country through a partnership with the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Care Synergy is a Colorado-based network for community-based home health care, hospice and palliative care providers. With the new agreement, the company will take over the management […]

Another State Invests Millions Into Aging-In-Place Program CAPABLE

This month, the Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (Colorado VNA) received a $2.3 million grant from the state to expand its CAPABLE program and to provide care for more Medicaid members. CAPABLE is an interdisciplinary program from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing that combines nursing care, occupational therapy and handyman services. It stands for “Community […]

‘Our Work Begins with Getting COVID Under Control’: What a Biden Administration Means for Home-Based Care

After one of the closest and most hotly contested campaigns in modern history, President-Elect Joe Biden addressed the nation on Saturday from an outdoor platform in Wilmington, Delaware. While it’s far too early to say what the first 100 days of a Biden administration will look like from a detailed policy perspective, the president-elect has […]

Seeking Sustainable Reimbursement Model, Aging-in-Place Program CAPABLE Lands Partnership with VillageMD

As COVID-19 numbers rise heading into winter, U.S. policymakers and senior care advocates continue to explore new, innovative models that support aging in place. One such model is CAPABLE, an interdisciplinary program out of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing that combines nursing care, occupational therapy and handyman services. While CAPABLE, which stands for “Community […]

Aging-in-Place Program from Johns Hopkins on the Verge of ‘Exponential Growth’

CAPABLE — the innovative program developed out of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing that combines nursing care, occupational therapy and handyman services — is on the verge of “exponential growth” and one step closer to becoming Medicare-reimbursable. It’s also another example of how complex and comprehensive in-home care is becoming. Since its first pilot […]