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About 10 percent of Medicare home health providers do not use EHRs, study finds
01/08/24 at 04:00 AMAbout 10 percent of Medicare home health providers do not use EHRs, study findsMcKnights Home Care, by Adam Healy; 1/3/24Home health agencies that do not have electronic health record (EHR) systems in place are at a disadvantage, but many still lack this technology, according to a recent study published in the journal Home Health Care Management and Practice. Among a sample of more than 1,500 Medicare home health providers, about 10% did not use EHRs.
After loved ones' long-awaited organ transplants, caregivers often find challenges are just beginning
01/05/24 at 04:00 AMAfter loved ones' long-awaited organ transplants, caregivers often find challenges are just beginningSTAT, by Annalisa Merelli; 1/4/24By the time his wife Glenda Daggert received a double organ transplant in 1999, Ira Copperman already had a lot of experience as a caregiver. ... After the transplants, Daggert had a new kidney and a new pancreas, and was no longer diabetic. Yet this was not the ending to all her health issues, nor to Copperman’s role as a caregiver. “Transplantation is not the end story. You don’t stop what you do as caregiver or care partners the day after a transplant,” said Copperman, who serves as vice president of the nonprofit Transplant Recipients International Organization. “It is a lifelong journey.”
NY healthcare organizations collaborate to deliver value-based hospice, palliative care
01/05/24 at 03:00 AMNY healthcare orgs collab to deliver value-based hospice, palliative careTechTarget, by Victoria Bailey; 1/3/24Bassett Healthcare Network, a New York-based health system, has partnered with Helios Care to provide patients with value-based hospice and palliative care. ... Together, the two organizations will create an electronically driven referral process that will promote value-based contracting for hospice and palliative care services and establish a comprehensive palliative care and hospice service to treat patients in the hospital, in outpatient settings, and at home. In addition, the partnership will prioritize developing a transitional care program to provide in-home care for patients with serious illnesses, chronic diseases, and end-of-life needs.
Sleep pods, coffee bars, and coworking spaces: Hospital staff lounges get a makeover
01/05/24 at 03:00 AMSleep pods, coffee bars, and coworking spaces: Hospital staff lounges get a makeoverHealthcare Brew, by Shannon Young; 12/7/23Health systems are looking at how they can better attract, retain, and support staff with respite spaces. Picture this: a large coworking environment with collaboration areas, cappuccino bars, and programmable spaces. No, it’s not a Silicon Valley startup, a student union, or even a swanky airport lounge. It’s the next generation of hospital employee break rooms. After years of optimizing hospital spaces to focus on the patient experience, more health systems are looking at how they can better attract, retain, and support staff, Mike Pukszta, codirector of CannonDesign’s global health practice, told Healthcare Brew.Editor's Note: Consider implications for today's hospice staffing. Office-based leaders, have you ever spent a day with a team member making visit after visit? While you want staff out in the field, do they have a home base where they can easily collaborate, eat, communicate with each other? Seek feedback and consider adjustments that can make a big difference in employee satisfaction and well-being.
Compassus, Pennant Group expand home health JV portfolios
01/05/24 at 03:00 AMCompassus, Pennant Group expand home health JV portfoliosHome Health Care News, by Joyce Famakinwa; 1/3/24Two home-based care providers – Compassus and the Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) – have expanded their JV portfolios this week. On Wednesday, Compassus and Ascension announced the expansion of their Tennessee-based home health partnership, which is dubbed Ascension Saint Thomas at Home. Subsequently, Ascension Saint Thomas at Home’s service area now covers 17 Tennessee counties in the mid and west parts of the state.
Pennant and John Muir Health enter into a home health joint venture in the Bay Area, California
01/04/24 at 03:55 AMPennant and John Muir Health enter into a home health joint venture in the Bay Area, CaliforniaGlobe Newswire; 1/2/24The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice, home care and senior living companies, today announced that it has closed on a home health joint venture with John Muir Health, a leading nonprofit integrated health system that serves communities throughout San Francisco’s East Bay Region. ... "Muir Home Health will bring together the deep experience of one of the Bay Area’s premier health systems with Pennant’s deep experience in managing and supporting the delivery of life-changing home health services, ..." said Brent Guerisoli, Pennant's Chief Executive Officer.
BrightSpring Health Services Files To Go Public For The Second Time
01/04/24 at 03:00 AMBrightSpring Health Services Files To Go Public For The Second TimeHome Health Care News, by Andrew Donlan; 1/3/24BrightSpring Health Services officially filed plans for an initial public offering Tuesday. The home- and community-based services provider first planned to go public in 2021, but ultimately decided against it. Now, those plans are full speed ahead yet again. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, and backed by the investment firm KKR, BrightSpring provides home- and community-based provider services to complex populations. It provides care across all 50 states to 350,000 patients daily, and provides home-based care specifically to 250,000 patients daily across 40 states.Notable Mentions: Jon Rousseau, CEO; Michael McMaude.
We’re college students with ideas of how to promote senior living careers to a younger generation
01/03/24 at 04:00 AMWe’re college students with ideas of how to promote senior living careers to a younger generation
A medication mistake cost a Lockport woman her life. A new grant aims to help others avoid same fate
01/03/24 at 04:00 AMA medication mistake cost a Lockport woman her life. A new grant aims to help others avoid same fateThe Buffalo News, by Scott Scanlon; 1/2/24 In a perfect health care system, patients who ended up in the hospital would start to feel better soon and go home with a recovery plan, along with any medications designed to help in that process. ... “All medications have side effects, and some are especially harmful in older adults,” UB officials said in announcing a four-year, $1.95 million grant focused on improving medication prescribing.
‘Profound’ financial, workforce challenges persist for senior living providers as 2024 begins
01/03/24 at 04:00 AM‘Profound’ financial, workforce challenges persist for senior living providers as 2024 beginsMcKnights Senior Living, by Lois Bowers; 1/2/24Senior living operators will continue to face inflationary pressures and capital market challenges in 2024, but some effects may lessen before the year is out, according to industry experts.
Continuum of Care
01/03/24 at 03:00 AMContinuum Of CareTallahassee Magazine, by Steve Bornhoft; 12/31/23Leaders seek seamless approach to services. In the United States, health services are delivered based on what Mark O’Bryant sees as a “reverse model.” Some might even call it a perverse model.
Lawsuit—Minnesota’s free training hurt nursing assistant schools
12/30/23 at 03:23 AMLawsuit—Minnesota’s free training hurt nursing assistant schoolsStar Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)December 26, 2023A group of nursing assistant training schools has sued Minnesota, saying their business has been undercut by the state’s free training program. With its no-cost training for would-be nursing assistants, Minnesota’s two-year-old Next Generation Nursing Assistant training program has been hailed as a solution to the state’s worsening health care labor shortage. But providers left on the outside of that program say they have struggled.
New services help post-acute, hospital partnerships
12/30/23 at 03:18 AMNew services help post-acute, hospital partnershipsModern HealthcareDecember 27, 2023Nursing homes and home healthcare companies are branching into new lines of business to increase revenue as demand for post-acute care rises and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements stagnate. It is a trend that Ash Shehata, a partner at business consulting firm KPMG, has been tracking for the past two years. Healthcare providers are under increasing pressure from insurers to quicken the move of patients to less-costly settings.
Brookdale Sells 20% Stake in Hospice, Home Health JV with HCA
12/29/23 at 03:47 AMBrookdale Sells 20% Stake in Hospice, Home Health JV with HCAHospice NewsDecember 27, 2023Brookdale Senior Living has sold its remaining 20% stake in its hospice, home health and therapy joint venture with HCA Healthcare for $27 million. The company did not name the buyer. The joint venture formed in 2021 when the senior housing operator sold an 80% stake in its health care services segment to HCA, a large hospital operator, in a $400 million transaction.
What to know about home healthcare and home care
12/23/23 at 04:00 AMWhat to know about home healthcare and home careModern Healthcare, By Diane Eastbrook, 12/19/23Home healthcare and home care are often confused with each other. Both play an increasingly important role in the healthcare.
The Top 10 Home Health Care News Stories Of 2023
12/23/23 at 03:25 AMThe Top 10 Home Health Care News Stories Of 2023Home Health Care NewsDecember 20, 2023In the first year that truly felt “post-COVID,” home-based care providers did not see a shortage of challenges. Instead, in 2023, home health providers saw another year defined by payment struggles, with both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Medicare Advantage plans. ... Reflect back on this year in home-based care by revisiting 10 of HHCN’s most widely read stories.
Healthcare organizations hiring, retaining more employees—Fitch
12/22/23 at 03:32 AMHealthcare organizations hiring, retaining more employees—FitchModern HealthcareDecember 20, 2023Hospital employment numbers have increased, while healthcare job openings are on the decline—though the industry is still recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 17.2 million individuals were on the payroll at healthcare organizations in November 2023, compared with 16.6 million in December 2022, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hospice, Home Health Providers ‘Squeezing Turnips’ Competing for Clinical Staff
12/22/23 at 03:30 AMHospice, Home Health Providers ‘Squeezing Turnips’ Competing for Clinical StaffHospice NewsDecember 20, 2023Hospice and home health care providers’ recruitment and retention strategies have narrowed their focus on workers’ key priorities, with organizational culture among the heaviest hitters on their lists. Amid workforce shortages, hospice and home health providers are often at a disadvantage when it comes to competing with other health care organizations that can have greater financial resources, according to Bill English, president and CEO of Accurate Home Care.
Skilled nursing seniors support VR with eye-popping enthusiasm, latest study shows
12/22/23 at 03:28 AMSkilled nursing seniors support VR with eye-popping enthusiasm, latest study showsMcKnight’s Senior LivingDecember 20, 2023Virtual reality is having a moment. Last month, a study showed that VR tools can help establish stronger ties between seniors and their caregivers at long-term care communities. Now, new study results show that seniors in skilled nursing facilities believe using VR tech overwhelmingly helped address feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
Think tank raises fraud, waste allegations within New York’s home care industry
12/22/23 at 03:19 AMThink tank raises fraud, waste allegations within New York’s home care industryMcKnight’s Home Care DailyDecember 20, 2023On Tuesday, New York’s state assembly heard proposals regarding expansion of the healthcare workforce. But critics cautioned against overreach as the labor force is already “bigger and better paid than ever.”
What to know about home healthcare and home care
12/21/23 at 04:00 AMWhat to know about home healthcare and home careModern HealthcareDecember 19, 2023Efforts to move more care into the home got a boost last week when the Biden administration announced $37 billion in funding to support home- and community-based services through the American Rescue Plan Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is encouraging states to use the money to create registries for consumers of direct care workers who can provide home-based care to Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as those who do not receive Medicaid benefits. ... Here is what you need to know about the services and their growth. ...
Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Reach Tentative Agreement on First MNA Contract to Stabilize Staffing and Improve Patient Care
12/20/23 at 03:38 AMBerkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Reach Tentative Agreement on First MNA Contract to Stabilize Staffing and Improve Patient CarePRNewswireDecember 18, 2023Pittsfield, MA—The nurses and healthcare professionals of the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, reached a tentative agreement on December 15 with Berkshire Health Systems, agreeing on contract terms that give BVNA clinicians a wage step scale and tackle some productivity issues to help with recruitment and retention and address patient care access problems.
Leading Rural PACE Provider Coming to Northeast Ohio
12/20/23 at 03:33 AMLeading Rural PACE Provider Coming to Northeast OhioNews ReleaseDecember 18, 2023Erie, PA—One Senior Care, a leading PACE provider to rural and Appalachian communities, is proud to announce that its program, LIFE-Northwestern Pennsylvania, has been selected by the Ohio Department of Aging to bring the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to three counties—Ashtabula, Trumbull, and Mahoning—in Northeast Ohio.
Study uncovers racial, geographic disparities in LTSS access
12/20/23 at 03:30 AMStudy uncovers racial, geographic disparities in LTSS accessMcKnight’s Home Care DailyDecember 19, 2023Disparities in access to long-term services and supports (LTSS) create greater financial and health-related challenges for people of color, according to new research by healthcare research firm ATI Advisory. Using data from a University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study, the ATI study sampled 6,232 people aged 55 years old and living in home- or community-based settings.
Largest nursing home in St. Louis closes suddenly, forcing out 170 residents
12/20/23 at 03:28 AMLargest nursing home in St. Louis closes suddenly, forcing out 170 residentsAssociated PressDecember 18, 2023St. Louis, MO—The largest skilled nursing facility in St. Louis has closed suddenly, forcing about 170 residents to be bused to other care centers. Many left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. The abrupt shutdown of Northview Village Nursing Home on Friday came after workers learned they might not be paid and walked out, confusing residents and their relatives. Many family members gathered through the day Saturday outside the facility on the city’s north side. Some didn’t immediately know where their loved ones were taken.