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Call for Private Duty Education at the 2019 Home Care and Hospice Conference & Expo – Extended for Two Weeks!
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is now seeking applications to present private duty education proposals at the annual Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo in Seattle, Washington from October 13-15, 2019. The deadline for submissions has been extended two weeks to April 30, 2019. It will not be extended again! NAHC is seeking […]
Read MoreThe Time for Private Duty Home Care Accreditation is Now
It is an exciting time in private duty home care services, with expanding business opportunities yielding the possibility of rapid growth. However, growth in the industry has led to calls for more oversight and regulation and more and more states are considering legislation to make accreditation for private duty home care agencies mandatory. You can […]
Read More‘Our Work Begins with Getting COVID Under Control’: What a Biden Administration Means for Home-Based Care
After one of the closest and most hotly contested campaigns in modern history, President-Elect Joe Biden addressed the nation on Saturday from an outdoor platform in Wilmington, Delaware. While it’s far too early to say what the first 100 days of a Biden administration will look like from a detailed policy perspective, the president-elect has […]
Read MoreHome Care Careers ‘Are Suddenly on the Map,’ But Recruiting Remains a Challenge
Recruiting and retention in both the home health and home care industries has always been an uphill battle for providers. In spring, operators had hoped that the job market’s volatility during the COVID-19 crisis would help on those fronts. With tens of millions of individuals forced out of work, they thought, the home-based care labor […]
Read MoreHow Home-Based Care Businesses Are Combating the Worsening ‘Senior Loneliness Epidemic’
Holidays will look a lot different this year. In fact, half of seniors over the age of 70 don’t even plan to see family for Thanksgiving, according to a recent survey conducted by Aloe Care Health. With more families staying apart, home-based care providers are gearing up to make seniors feel as comfortable and connected as […]
Read MoreAging Expert Bob Kramer: Hospitals ‘Forced to Face the Fact People Don’t Want to Go There’
Bob Kramer was exposed to the aging industry in the 80s when he was serving as a Maryland state legislator. Kramer realized that the aging space was going to become more important — and that seniors would need more resources to be properly cared for in the future. Some of the same problems that existed […]
Read MorePut Your Agency Ahead of the Competition with Private Duty Home Care Certification
Visit Private Duty Home Care Certification at NAHC or email PDCertification@nahc.org for more info! NAHC introduced the new NAHC Private Duty Home Care Certification program in November 2020 and we have been reviewing applications ever since. Since its unveiling, we have already made updates based on feedback from industry leaders, leading to an expansion of required standards and elements. […]
Read MoreWhat Medicare Advantage Plans Want From Home-Based Care Providers
Medicare Advantage (MA) has provided tailwinds for home-based care providers, as the overall MA member population has grown substantially over the last decade. In 2020, there were over 24 million MA members in the U.S., over double the amount there were in 2010 and nearly five times the amount in 2005, according to Centers for […]
Read MoreNew Webinar: Digitally Engaging, Training and Supporting Family Caregivers
Private Duty Home Care at NAHC will present an important new webinar, Digitally Engaging, Training and Supporting Family Caregivers, on Thursday, May 6, 2021 from 3:00PM to 4:00PM Eastern. REGISTER When an aging parent or relative needs their help, family members are often thrust into a caregiving role that they’re not equipped to handle with their […]
Read MoreA White Paper on Using M&A to Create Value in Home Care
Our partners at Polsinelli have released a white paper on The Strategy for Value Creation, a report that uses the “Health Care ‘Prime’” framework to examine consolidation trends and opportunities for optimizing inorganic growth within the Home Care industry through Systematic Health Care M+A. The home care industry is continuing its consolidation trend. Home health, home care and […]
Read MoreGreat Private Duty Content at the 2021 Financial Management Conference
2021 Financial Management Conference Live: August 1-3 | Digital (on-demand): August 9 – September 9 The Financial Management Conference (FMC) is the only conference designed for executives and financial professionals in home care and we’re excited to offer even more content this year for our private duty home care community. Click on the links below to learn […]
Read MoreHome 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
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