PACE Programs Emerge As ‘Natural Allies’ To Home-Based Care Providers

Home-based care providers and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations are in a unique position to strengthen the work one another is doing to care for seniors. No one understands this better than Alivia Care, a home-based care provider that also has PACE programs under its umbrella. In 2021, Alivia Care opened […]

With Eyes Set On Value-Based Care Success, Alivia Care Introduces Alivia Care @ Home

Alivia Care has launched Alivia Care @ Home, an initiative aimed at reaching patients earlier. CEO Susan Ponder-Stansel described Alivia Care @ Home as an additional support choice. “We’re in the Medicare-certified home health business, and we’re in the private-duty business, and we’ve had palliative care for a very long time,” she told Home Health […]

Contradictory Policymaking Has Led To Costlier Care: The Future of Health Care Is In The Home

The following is an op-ed submitted by: Ken Albert, CEO, Andwell Health Partners; David Causby, CEO, Gentiva; Marcylle Combs, CEO, MAC Legacy; Brent Korte, CEO, Frontpoint Health; John Olajide, CEO, Axxess; Billy Simione, Managing Principal, SimiTree; Jennifer Sheets, the former CEO of Interim HealthCare; Susan Ponder-Stansel, CEO, Alivia Care; David Totaro, Chief Government Affairs Officer, […]

No Empty Promises: How Home-Based Care Providers Actually Plan To Use AI

Artificial intelligence is likely to be a society- and business-altering technological development. But, just like the advent of the internet before it, AI’s emergence will undoubtedly lead to as many empty promises from business leaders as it does actual use cases. That’ll particularly be the case in the early innings of AI, which I believe […]

Facing The Future: Home Health Providers Gear Up For 2024’s Value-Based Care, M&A Landscapes

Home-based care providers have faced many headwinds over the past few years. They’ll continue to do so in 2024. But uncertainty has also plagued providers, and there may be less of that this year. Providers know the threat of fee-for-service Medicare cuts. They know Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration is an unstoppable force. They know staffing […]

‘It’s Water Grinding Away The Stone’: Senior Care Providers Face Common Challenges In Continuum Expansions

Home-based care providers are no longer content delivering a standard set of care services. Instead, leaders at in-home care organizations are working strategically to enhance services, creating a more integrated care delivery model – a continuum of care. At Intrepid USA, this means pairing the company’s home health and hospice services more closely together. “Let’s […]

How Home-Based Care Companies Are Becoming More Involved In Pre-Acute Care

Home-based care organizations continue to evolve. As they do, they’re becoming more pre-acute and embracing preventative care. Traditionally, providers step in after an acute event has already occurred. This has slowly begun to shift, as providers realize that if they are already in the home, they can prevent some of these events or outcomes. Signify […]