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Future Leader: Dane Ruccio, Senior Product Director, Axxess

Dane Ruccio, Senior Product Director at Axxess, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by thei...

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Future Leader: Stephanie Aguilera, Regional Manager, Disability Services Operations, 24 Hour Home Care

Stephanie Aguilera, Regional Manager, Disability Services Operations at 24 Hour Home Care, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Home Health Care News. To become a Future...

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4 in 10 Americans Worry They Won’t Have Enough to Retire. Here’s What The Data Actually Shows.

The post 4 in 10 Americans Worry They Won’t Have Enough to Retire. Here’s What The Data Actually Shows. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Roughly 4 in 10 American adults worry they will not have e...

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How Senior Lifestyle Supports Safety, Dignity and Resident Rights

Choosing a senior living community is about more than finding the right services and amenities. Families want to know that their loved ones are respected, supported in their independence and encour...

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Avid Health at Home Acquires Tech Medical Home Care Services, Enters 2 New States

In-home care provider Avid Health at Home has acquired Tech Medical Home Care Services, a provider of home health and personal home care services. The deal expands Avid’s footprint into ...

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‘Sorely Needed:’ Home Health Leaders Weigh Relief, Lingering Risks In Proposed Payment Rule

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed home health payment rule for CY2027 is a mixed bag for providers an...

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Why More Maine Seniors Are Choosing to Downsize Before a Crisis Happens

For many families, conversations about senior living begin after something difficult happens:A hospitalizationA fallIncreasing isolationA harsh winterConcerns about safety at homeBut more people to...

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If You Think You’re Having A Bad Day, Spare A Thought For These 88 Poor Tech Support Workers (New Pics)

Anyone who has ever worked in tech support knows that no two days are ever the same. One minute you're resetting a password, and the next you're trying to explain that a computer won't turn on beca...

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CMS Proposes 2.4% Home Health Medicare Payment Increase For 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its CY 2027 home health proposed payment rule on Monday. The rule proposes an aggregate payment increase of 2.4%, or $420 ...

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Pose-Based Fall Detection System: Efficient Monitoring on Standard CPUs

arXiv:2503.19501v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Falls among elderly residents in assisted living homes pose significant health risks, often leading to injuries and a decreased quality of life...

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Longevity Is Your Greatest Asset in Retirement: If You Know How to Use It to Your Advantage

When people step out of their working years and into retirement, they could still have a long journey ahead — perhaps longer than they ever imagined.Consider how ...

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Hera Raises $27M to Scale AI-Powered Senior Care Coordination

What You Should Know Senior care coordination pioneer Hera has announced a $27M Series A funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with continued backing from Accel, IA Ventures, a...

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The Tuesday the Spare Phone Earned Its Keep — How an Old Android and a Free App Beat a $12/mo Camera

A short story. Names and details are composited, but every capability described is a real feature of Background Camera RemoteStream — and nothing in it requires a monthly subscription. ...

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Medicare Pre-Claim Review Saved $1.2B In Illinois, Had Little Impact Elsewhere

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has experimented with pre-claim review processes — and new research suggests that this Medicare program can be highly effective, but only in certain stat...

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CMS Projects ‘Strong’ Growth In Future Home Health Spend

National home health care spending continues to grow in 2026, though at a slower rate than in recent years, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publi...

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Future Leader: Lauren Malik, Agency Director, Caring Senior Service

Lauren Malik, Agency Director at Caring Senior Service, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated...

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People Are Living Better at the End of Their Lives, New Study Finds

—Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesPeople in the U.S. are living longer than ever: In 2024, the latest year for which data are available, the U.S. life expectancy hit 79, an all-time high. Now, a ne...

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New Day Healthcare Confirms Kathy Poland As CEO

New Day Healthcare announced on Thursday that Kathy Poland, who has been serving as interim CEO, will lead the company as CEO. Poland took the interim CEO position in March, following t...

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JV Forms Between Heritage Home Health Care, Legacy Hospice, Advanced Home Health and Hospice

Home health and hospice providers based in Ohio have launched a joint venture, branded as Heritage Home Health and Hospice. The JV — involving Heritage Home Health Care, Legacy Hospice a...

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Winter in Maine Is Beautiful – But It Doesn’t Have to Be Stressful

There is something undeniably special about winter in Maine.Fresh snowfall, quiet mornings, cozy evenings and familiar traditions.But for many older adults, winter can also bring stress that quietl...

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STAT+: Private Medicare plans erect barriers to rehab care in pursuit of profit, federal investigators find

The nation’s dominant Medicare Advantage insurers denied rehabilitative care for older and disabled Americans at higher rates than industry peers, then frequently overturned those denials when pati...

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