The new year is shaping up to be another critical one for personal home care agencies. While bill and pay rates continue to rise, many agencies are figuring out how to provide long-term sustainable care plans that are both effective and affordable. At the same time, technology implementation and data collection are two aspects of […]
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 […]
While the tailwinds in the market remain, personal home care provider leaders have a lot more to consider about their futures than they did just five years ago. Their thought processes are still resetting. And as they do, their organizations’ strategies will reflect that. “As you look across all the providers — whether they’re in […]
Whether to engage with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans or not is one of my favorite topics of discussion in home care right now. And that’s for a simple reason: Not everyone agrees on the answer. The MA debate is one we’ve been discussing on Home Health Care News for a long time now. In fact, […]
Demand for home-based care continues to rise. Thus, more workers are needed. What sounds like a simple equation to solve theoretically is far more complex in practice – getting “more workers” is easier said than done. Still, in order to satisfy that demand, home care agencies are getting creative. Whether by leveraging certain training or […]
Working in home care wasn’t the original plan for many of the leaders and entrepreneurs that are now operating in this space. But life circumstances, the business opportunity in senior care and a greater call to aid others meant home care became their ultimate, and likely final, destination. In many cases, being an outsider coming […]
While the majority of their services and energy is concentrated in U.S. markets, a number of home-based care providers are continuing to see the value in participating in international markets. By providing services to countries around the world — whether directly or through franchisees — several U.S.-based companies have taken advantage of demand overseas by […]
When Margaret Haynes was appointed CEO of Right at Home in April, she had already established herself as a veteran within the company. Since 2014, she has served as chief operating officer. She first joined Right at Home in 2011. What many do not know is that Haynes has not only served as one of […]
A bill allowing older adults to deduct home-modification expenses from their taxes was introduced in Washington, D.C. last week. If passed, the Home Modification for Accessibility Act would provide a boost to aging-in-place efforts, perhaps spurring greater partnership between home care companies and home-modification businesses. Already, home care industry leaders and home-modification stakeholders are heralding […]
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 […]
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