With Choose Home Up In The Air, Providers Consider Preparation Strategies

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The home health industry at large is excited about the prospects of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021. For now, it’s been tabled in Washington, D.C., due to a variety of reasons, including it being an election year. It’s also – to some extent – been cast aside in home health providers’ minds, given all […]

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The Next Frontier In Home-Based Care Recruiting: Gen Z And Millennial Workers

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There are a number of potential avenues to take to address the staffing needs in home-based care over the next decade. But one that will absolutely have to be taken is the one that leads to more millennial and Generation Z workers entering the space. To do that, home-based care providers are doing a few […]

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What Amazon’s $3.9B One Medical Acquisition Means for In-Home Senior Care

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Retail and technology giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) last month announced plans to acquire primary care innovator One Medical for an astounding $3.9 billion. The transaction doesn’t immediately affect senior-focused in-home care providers, but it’s another major stepping stone on the path toward disrupting the current U.S. health care system. What’s more, the deal reflects the […]

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What Amazon’s $3.9B One Medical Acquisition Means for In-Home Senior Care

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Retail and technology giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) last month announced plans to acquire primary care innovator One Medical for an astounding $3.9 billion. The transaction doesn’t immediately affect senior-focused in-home care providers, but it’s another major stepping stone on the path toward disrupting the current U.S. health care system. What’s more, the deal reflects the […]

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The Next Frontier In Home-Based Care Recruiting: Gen Z And Millennial Workers

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There are a number of potential avenues to take to address the staffing needs in home-based care over the next decade. But one that will absolutely have to be taken is the one that leads to more millennial and Generation Z workers entering the space. To do that, home-based care providers are doing a few […]

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With Choose Home Up In The Air, Providers Consider Preparation Strategies

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The home health industry at large is excited about the prospects of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021. For now, it’s been tabled in Washington, D.C., due to a variety of reasons, including it being an election year. It’s also – to some extent – been cast aside in home health providers’ minds, given all […]

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Home Health Nurse Training Prepares Nurses for Autonomy of Role

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The role of a nurse comes with significant responsibilities, regardless of the area of healthcare in which they work. In home health, while a nurse has greater autonomy in completing tasks, they’re also regularly interacting with their patient’s family and caregivers in their homes and must know how to knowledgeably navigate complex situations surrounding them. […]

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Researchers Test New Model for Enhancing Health Equity in Palliative Care

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Four academic institutions are collaborating to test the ways community health workers could enhance palliative care for African American cancer patients. The National Institutes of Health is financing the research, which includes the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and Maryland-based TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. […]

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Advance Care Planning Gaining Recognition, But Not Utilization

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More people are recognizing the value of advance care planning, but less are apt to follow through with those discussions. More than two-thirds (68%) of Americans indicated that discussing end-of-life preparations with their loved ones is important in a recent nationwide survey from life insurance provider and global technology company Ethos. However, among these individuals, less than […]

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Race, ethnicity linked to end-of-life care disparities for those with dementia

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Substantial unmet end-of-life care needs among older adults with dementia exist in traditionally underrepresented groups compared with white individuals, according to a presenter at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. “If we look at patient journey from diagnosis to death, we found that dementia diagnosis delays were common across all racial and ethnic groups,” Paige Lin, PhD, of […]

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Beyond Dollars & Cents: Maximizing Sellers’ Returns in Hospice M&A

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Hospices considering a sale should not underestimate their value proposition by limiting their focus on revenues and margins. With hospice M&A staying hot, a host of operational and financial pressures — coupled with record-high valuations in the space — has driven a range of providers to consider selling. While a healthy balance sheet is critical to those […]

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Race, ethnicity linked to end-of-life care disparities for those with dementia

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Substantial unmet end-of-life care needs among older adults with dementia exist in traditionally underrepresented groups compared with white individuals, according to a presenter at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. “If we look at patient journey from diagnosis to death, we found that dementia diagnosis delays were common across all racial and ethnic groups,” Paige Lin, PhD, of […]

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