HouseWorks makes move in key market The independent home care company HouseWorks has acquired Atlantic Homelife Senior Care. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Boston, HouseWorks offers mainly private-pay in-home care services to older adults in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, plus Philadelphia and parts of Maine. In addition to traditional home […]
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Yet another East Coast state may soon see a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for home care workers. Following last week’s news that New York state adopted a vaccination mandate for home-based care workers, Massachusetts is considering expanding the requirements in place for nursing homes to include this group. Roughly a month ago, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s […]
Geriatric care managers. Care coordinators. Aging life care professionals. Care navigators. Whatever you want to call them, the experts trained and experienced at handling the care needs of aging adults are playing an increasingly important role in the home care industry. To some extent, that’s simply true because older Americans are turning to home care […]
Non-medical home care was on the rise prior to 2020, as Medicare Advantage plans and health systems began investing more heavily around social determinants of health and activities of daily living. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has arguably made home care the hottest corner of the senior care world. There are dozens of home care companies […]
HouseWorks — the large, independent home care organization that also runs a home-modification business — is adding another important senior care tool to its toolbox. The Boston-based HouseWorks announced Monday that it has acquired Intervention Associates, a care management company that currently serves the Greater Philadelphia area. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. […]
HouseWorks has named Michael Trigilio the company’s new CEO. Backed by health care investor RAB Ventures LLC, Newton, Massachusetts-based HouseWorks is an in-home care company that also offers home-modification services. HouseWorks is one of the nation’s largest independent home care companies. Trigilio officially took the helm of HouseWorks at the beginning of April. Prior to […]
The U.S. home care industry is at an inflection point. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of payers and health care providers began to recognize the value of non-medical home care, particularly when it comes to chronic disease management and preventative care. That recognition has grown even stronger in 2020, with home care […]
For years, the trend of aging in place has been heating up, with more and more seniors opting to grow old in their homes. Now, the coronavirus has added even more fuel to the fire. Widespread COVID-19 outbreaks at skilled nursing facilities and assisted living centers have further reinforced what home-based care providers have known […]
The opportunity for home-based care providers to help fill care gaps within senior living communities appears to be greater than ever, as the vast majority of operators cite staffing as their No. 1 challenge. In recent years, occupancy has been top of mind for most U.S. senior living operators, an anxiety that has somewhat overshadowed […]
Home care providers and senior living operators don’t always see eye to eye. When the two do come together, however, there are plenty of benefits for both parties. Massachusetts-based HouseWorks is the perfect example of that. Led by founder and CEO Andrea Cohen, home-based care provider HouseWorks currently works with roughly 50 senior living communities […]
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