Hospice News

MAY 9, 2023

This means that as of May 11 telehealth encounters will no longer count as routine home care, including care and services provided via remote patient monitoring systems, telephone calls and audiovisual technologies, according to recent guidance from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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NHPCO

AUGUST 26, 2024

A recognized national leader and innovator in home health, primary care and aging services, Dr. Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive leader and health policy advocate to The Alliance, which represents care at home and community providers across the country.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 3, 2018

The pace of change in home care is accelerating at a high rate, and demands for caregiver time and skill are unrelenting. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the home infusion therapy market — a rapidly growing mainstay of home and clinic care expected to reach $31.9 billion USD by 2022.

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 14, 2020

We are seeing private pay agencies intermingle with public payers and health authorities. For two years we’ve watched the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unlock more opportunities for home care providers via Medicare Advantage supplemental benefit plans.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

MARCH 21, 2022

It is easier for family and friends to visit elderly loved ones at home than at a hospital or assisted living. Relief for family caregivers – home health aides can help with bathing, dressing, and other daily tasks. This relieves some of the burden placed on family caregivers. Teams are screened and trained.

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Comfort Home Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

Senior in-home care is a crucial part of caregiving in Rockville, MD, and throughout the DMV. At Comfort Home Care, we believe it’s the heartbeat of compassionate support for your loved ones. As the Baby Boomers (aka Boomers) advance in age, becoming well-informed about the dynamic world of home health care becomes vital.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 16, 2022

And I entered home health pretty quickly as a young therapist and realized, oh my gosh, what a magnificent line of service that was really as best kept secret in the Medicare world. And then if you think underneath that, there’s Medicare certified home health, palliative, and hospice, that really kind of sits in the home.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 26, 2022

Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Financial reasons: Medicare spends 72.10% of their payments for patients with a length of stay greater than 180 days. billion Medicare dollars. Are you ready?

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 29, 2023

I’m an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) and Associate Vice President at VNS Health , one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based healthcare organizations. I was eager to build my skills in home health nursing. In home health, as a nurse, you have the privilege and the challenge of being aware of so much.

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Home Care Pulse

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Um, well, as he said, I, I founded in the Know caregiver training, but prior to that, you know, I, I, um, my education background is as a nurse, I started my career in acute care like most nurses do. But, you know, I, I would always find myself wondering, well, what’s happening to my patients when they go home? Thanks Todd.

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Hospice News

MAY 2, 2022

I really do believe if people fully understand the comfort and the support that hospice could provide their loved one — as well as the caregivers — I know that more people would utilize it if they just knew about it. There’s so many misconceptions about hospice, among so many cultures. Can you give me some details about that initiative?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

So I’m a part of what we’re doing in home health, PACE, hospice and palliative care. It is a challenge, and we, like many organizations have seen an increased turnover rate as individuals have made life decisions because of the pandemic to no longer be in health care. Medicare Advantage is expanding.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We had a lot of this in home health, and now it’s hospice’s turn to be scrutinized. One of those is to provide respite care in the home. It makes total sense to provide respite care in the home. This seems to go in waves. They worked on things like that. It’s tremendously painful.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

Laura has a team of over 40 administrative staff and 400 caregivers providing over 9,000 hours of service per week in the community. Michelle Cone ( 03:28 ): So, you know, at its most basic level, it really allows home care agencies to monitor and promote the quality of care that they provide to their clients with actual quantitative data.

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