Personal home care and home health care are both branches connected to the post-acute care family tree. As such, home care leaders believe that there are numerous ways that their organizations can help alleviate home health provider pain points. One major pain point that can be seen across home health care are referral rejection rates. […]
There are many factors that go into offering quality and effective home care. Of those factors, caregiver and client matching may be one of the most important. It also can be one of the most overlooked aspects of the hiring process for home care providers. “As far as recruitment and retention, things that are critical […]
The health care tech startup CarePredict – which partners with top home care brands across the country – has raised $29 million. The Series A-3 investment was co-led by SV Health Investors’ Medtech Convergence Fund and Aspire Healthtech Partners. One of the company’s largest goals after the funding round is to connect with more home-based […]
Medicare Advantage (MA) only became a real opportunity for home care providers five years ago. That is when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced primarily health-related benefits, allowing for agencies to step in and provide personal care for beneficiaries on a limited basis. Since then, MA plans have continued to expand these […]
With the home care industry at a “pivot point,” it’s important for providers to take more control over their near- and long-term futures. Griswold CEO Michael Slupecki told Home Health Care News that his company, while going through a transition of its own, is focused on how it can be better prepared for the changes […]
While the home health sector deals with rate cuts, the home care industry is fighting its own monetary battle: the rising cost of services. That’s just one dynamic that could change the way home care agencies do business in the new year. At the same time, providers are also investing in what they believe to […]
For someone who covers both the home health and home care sectors, 2023 was a very interesting year. Much of my time and energy was spent on covering potential home health payment cuts after the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of the proposed payment rule. Even after the final rule was […]
In some ways, preparation and experimentation are two sides of the same coin in that the latter gives way to the former. Over the years, a number of home care franchise companies have added company-owned locations to their larger franchise networks. These locations function as “test kitchens” that allow providers to experiment with new programs […]
For the longest time, home care providers were just trying to gain a foothold in the broader health care sector. Now times have changed, as home care services have proven to be an integral part of the overall system, especially during the public health emergency. And with changing times comes evolution. For home care leaders, […]
In order to keep pace with the labor market, as well as other contributing factors, home care providers across the country have had to increase the cost of their services. Those providers have also begun to wonder when — or if — those rising costs may start to affect client demand. “We’ve been forced to […]
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