Home Health Care News
Home Care Providers Are Becoming Less Dependent on Private Pay
Home care providers are increasingly working to diversify their payer mix, in some cases aggressively shifting away from predominantly private-pay revenue structures. Unlike most senior care providers working under Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance, home care agencies have typically operated within the private-pay model. In recent years, this has slowly begun to change. READ MORE
Read MoreHealth Care Associations Call for Vaccine Mandate as Threat of the Delta Variant Grows
A number of major medical groups and senior services associations have joined forces to call for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all health and long-term care workers. This national push for a mandate comes at a time when a new and more infectious strain of coronavirus — the Delta variant — is making the news. “The […]
Read MoreResults from the 2021 Home Health and Home Care Staffing Survey
The results of this survey from NAHC member Axxess and Home Health Care News show the views of 753 home-based care professionals polled about their thoughts on home health and home care staffing in 2021. The survey, conducted online between July 21 – August 6, 2021, asked about how companies are: Dealing with the impact […]
Read MoreNAHC’s Dombi: ‘Bumpy Road’ Ahead for OSHA, CMS Vaccine Mandates
The vaccine mandates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have received mixed reactions from in-home care providers. But the bottom line is that each will cause at least some employee movement, whether it’s forcing workers out of the health care sector completely or to […]
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