Home-Based Care Providers Fear They’re Being Squeezed Out of Medicaid

New York state’s 2020 final budget includes a Medicaid policy provision that has caused serious concern among home-based care providers and advocates. Those groups are now asking lawmakers to overturn the provision. Broadly, the original Medicaid policy issue was that the state authorized the New York Department of Health to essentially decide which home-based care […]

Assisted Living Training Program Provides Stepping Stone to Home Health

While some in-home care agencies have refined their interviewing processes to find new caregivers, one Middletown, New York-based agency is looking internally, and receiving support from the state to combat the industry’s ever-persistent recruiting and retention issues. Braemar at Wallkill, a 200-bed assisted living residence community, is utilizing a new training program within the community’s […]