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Caregiving Technology and Improved Quality of Life

Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis began as a form of treatment for kidney disease in the 1940s. “At first, treatment in the home [by doctors] was the only method that was permitted,” Gedney say...

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How to Pay for a Home-Care Worker

Medicaid, the joint federal and state health insurance program for people with low incomes, pays for long term care, in nursing homes and, often, at home. A home health aide may be covered. Under ...

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7 Ways to Prevent Someone With Dementia From Getting Lost or Hurt

Be sure your loved ones have some form of identification on them. Multiple forms of identification with emergency contact numbers and disclosure of their dementia diagnosis (and any other healt...

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Guide to Providing In-Home Care for a Loved One

Caregiving can become all-consuming, especially if you are sharing a home with the person you're caring for. You may find yourself playing nurse, life coach, nutritionist and social director. All ...

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Medical Alert Systems: Choosing the Best Option

A medical alert system, often referred to as a personal emergency response system, medical emergency response system, health monitor or fall monitor, can provide increased independence for loved o...

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Home Safety Tips to Protect Your Aging Parents

Secure rugs and cords. Throw rugs are a hazard, especially for people on walkers, as the front legs may clear the rug but the back legs get caught up. Electrical cords are another danger, he says....

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Helping a Loved One Live Independently at Home

Medical alert systems (or personal emergency response systems). A wide variety of options are available, including GPS tracking and automatic fall detection.Monitors, alerts and alarms. Alerts in...

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A New Kind of Intergenerational Care-Based Cohousing

In 2019, Jahn approached architect Rafi Segal, an MIT associate professor and colleague. Together they worked on the concept, bringing in Baltimore developer and investor Ernst Valery, who has a t...

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How Home-Based Care Providers Can Survive An Immediate Jeopardy Citation

Immediate jeopardy (IJ) is the most serious regulatory citation a home-based care provider can receive. It’s not reserved for problematic providers — even the best can find themselves under IJ scru...

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ACO REACH Falls Short In Serving Vulnerable Populations Compared To Medicare Overall

The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) program is designed to provide value-based care access, including home-based care, to underserved comm...

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Caregivers Sue CDPAP’s Fiscal Intermediary For Wage Theft

New York’s transition to a single fiscal intermediary for its Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) has hit another legal hurdle. Two caregivers have sued Public Partnerships LLC (P...

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Home-Based Care Dealmaking Outpaces Other Health Care Sectors

Investors continued to show confidence in the home-based care industry during the first quarter of 2025, with the sector securing more deals than any other health care category, even as broader mar...

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How Home Health Providers Can Win The HHBVP Competition

Providers are in the middle of a Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model payment year. This heightens the urgency for home health leaders to position their organization for optimal perform...

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Accountable Care Organizations Join Forces To Protect Critical Medicare Programs

A group of accountable care organizations (ACOs) have joined forces to advocate for the expansion of high-needs care models that improve outcomes and reduce costs for Medicare’s most vulnerable pat...

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Florida House Passes Landmark Legislation To Enhance Home Health Care Access, Quality

The Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation aimed at enhancing the quality and accessibility of care for Florida residents who rely on home health care services. ...

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Elevance Health Credits Home Health Acquisitions As Revenue Catalysts

Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) ended the first quarter of 2025 with better-than-expected financials. The company identified home health as one of its key revenue drivers. In Q1, Elevan...

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Frontline Honors: Michelle Cummings, Help at Home

Michelle Cummings, Home Health Caregiver at Help at Home, has been named a 2024 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline honoree, an individual is nominat...

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Havencrest to Expand Avid Health At Home Platform With Acquisition Of 2 Home-Based Care Agencies

Havencrest Capital Management is acquiring Home Care Angels (HCA) and Private Duty Home Healthcare (PDHH) as part of its Avid Health at Home platform. The Dallas-based investment manager...

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Newly-Proposed CMS Hospice Payment Update Could ‘Jeopardize Access to Care’

Home-based care providers that also offer hospice services face a proposed 2.4% increase in per diem payments – a figure likely insufficient to meet rising operational costs and growing patient dem...

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Home-Based Care M&A Rebounds In 2025, Highest Level In 2 Years

After a muted 2024, home-based care dealmaking shifted into a higher gear in Q1 2025. The first three months of 2025 were the most active quarter for industry M&A since 2023, driven lar...

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Bill That Would Expand Telehealth Flexibilities In The Home Sees New Life

A bipartisan group of 60 senators reintroduced a bill on Friday that would allow patients easier access to virtual appointments from their homes. Currently, COVID-19 era telehealth flexi...

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