Home health may improve patient outcomes and lower overall care costs, but it might be working better for white patients compared to minority groups, a recent study has found. About 12 million people in the United States rely on home health care, often to help manage conditions including diabetes, heart failure, osteoarthritis and hypertension, according […]
New Medical Director for Compassus’ Cleveland Hospice Program Compassus—a nationwide network of community-based hospice, palliative and home health programs based in Nashville—announced Monday it has tapped Charles Koepke as medical director for the hospice program serving Cleveland and surrounding communities. Founded in 2006, Compassus has more than 150 local programs in 31 states. As medical […]
To keep their chronically ill residents at home and out of hospitals or nursing homes, states are beginning to look at food-as-medicine models that deliver healthy, nutritious meals under doctors’ orders. But there’s now a state that’s doing a lot more than looking. California has launched a new, three-year, $6 million pilot program spearheaded by […]
CEOs from publicly traded home health care companies brought home a combined total of about $39.5 million in 2017—though some execs certainly earned far more than their industry peers. In order, CEOs from Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND), Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) and Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) took home the most last year in total compensation, […]
Start your week with our must-read news, including interesting stories from around the web and some of our top coverage from the past week. Worldwide, dementia remains one of the leading health conditions for older adults, often contributing to individuals’ and families’ decision of forgoing the independence of living at home in favor of constant […]
Tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients in Louisiana, many of whom rely on home care services, are being warned they may soon lose benefits due to proposed state budget cuts. The Louisiana Department of Health began mailing notices Thursday to nearly 37,000 Medicaid enrollees, informing them that their eligibility may end on July 1 because […]
Undeterred by intense competition for caregivers, one home care franchise company is doubling down on its aggressive expansion plan. Amada Senior Care, a non-medical in-home care franchisor headquartered in San Clemente, California, announced last week that it has opened its 100th franchise location, in Bergen County, New Jersey. The milestone marks a major expansion push for Amada, […]
San Mateo, California-based Caring.com has been acquired by newly formed private equity group Caring Holdings, LLC, the referral service announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Caring.com is an internet-based online resource and referral service for customers looking information about care options. On a big-picture level, the move will protect competition among leading […]
Backed by a boost in billing and momentum from closing two major acquisitions in less than two months, Frisco, Texas-based Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) reported solid first-quarter financial results Monday. Addus leadership is looking to ink further deals this year and bullish on the possibility that Medicare Advantage plans could start offering a personal […]
LHC Group and St. Mary’s Health Network Purchase St. Mary’s Home Care Services Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) and Reno, Nevada-based St. Mary’s Health Network last week announced the finalization of an equity partnership agreement to purchase and share ownership of St. Mary’s Home Care Services, which operates in Nevada. LHC Group and its […]
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