A Family Death During the Holidays Prompts Questions and Reflection
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before,
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HHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
(Source – www.cms.gov The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Read moreHospices Have Become Big Business for Private Equity Firms, Raising Concerns About End-of-Life Care
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift
Read morePayers could be key in helping solve the nation’s caregiving crisis
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) It’s an issue Americans face every day: an older parent the family no
Read moreVeterans in their 80s stay active with home exercise program
(Source – bogs.va.gov) VA Geriatric Scholar Aaron Sampson and colleagues from the Greenville VA Health Care Center launched a home
Read moreHHS Extends American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand and Enhance Home- and Community-Based Services for People with Medicaid
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Read moreA shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home
(By Natalie Krebs for NPR) A lot has changed in Jonathan Miller’s life in the past decade, but one thing
Read moreFlorida Blue launches in-home primary care
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Florida Blue Medicare, the state’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare plan, is
Read moreAcute care at home brings the hospital to patients’ living rooms
(By Katherine Davis-Young for NPR) Dolores Wiese was recently hospitalized for a skin infection. But she wasn’t treated in a
Read morePandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help
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