The acquisition of HCR ManorCare, the nation’s second-largest skilled nursing provider, by nonprofit health system ProMedica falls in line with a growing trend of payors and providers building out their care continuum, with one goal being to treat patients more frequently in lower-cost care settings like home health care. On late Wednesday night, ProMedica announced Read More

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Home care providers are increasingly turning away from traditional marketing and ad services to find new clients and generate revenue. In 2017, providers favored Internet marketing that leveraged search engine optimization (SEO), or ways for consumers to best find care providers on their own. That’s according to Home Care Pulse’s 9th Annual Edition of the Home Care Read More

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Since launching in 2016, U.K. home care startup Cera Care, which pairs patients with in-home caregivers, has locked in more than $4 million in venture funding and garnered widespread praise. But now, it’s being accused of crafting fake reviews online and lying about key health partnerships, Bloomberg Technology reported Thursday. Citing “three people with knowledge of Read More

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Nonprofit health system ProMedica is planning to acquire the operations of HCR ManorCare, including the company’s large home health arm. At the same time, Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL)—one of the largest U.S. health care real estate investment trusts (REITs)—has reached an agreement to acquire ManorCare landlord QCP in a $1.95 billion all-cash deal. Going forward, Read More

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Your privacy is very important. That’s why we have important safeguards in place to protect the information you give us when you visit Medicare.gov. We’ve added a tool that lets you easily control some of the information we may collect from you. When you visit Medicare.gov, we use common web tools to collect information—things like: […]

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Policymakers in two of the largest U.S. states—Illinois and California—are moving forward with plans to increase wages for some home care workers. In Illinois, state senators on Tuesday passed legislation that would effectively boost home care workers’ wages by at least $1 per hour from the current average of $10.98 per hour by July 1, 2018. Under the legislation, Read More

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Home health aide is among the fastest growing jobs since the economy has recovered from the Great Recession. From 2007 to 2017, 296,952 home health aide jobs were added—a 46% increase, according to recently released data from CareerBuilder. The pattern of growth has been well documented over the years, driven in large part by the aging Read More

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One of the largest providers of home care in the United Kingdom is in dire financial straits—and the reasons why will sound familiar to U.S. providers. Allied Healthcare filed a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) on Monday, as a way to restructure its financial obligations while remaining operational. Allied provides care for more than 13,000 Britons Read More

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While much of the health care system is moving more Medicare beneficiaries into managed care, hospice continues to live on its own island. That’s because hospice is not allowed as a benefit in Medicare Advantage plans. “What the MA structure creates is a bifurcation,” Julia Driessen, assistant professor of health policy and management at the Read More

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Amedisys Hires New Chief Human Resources Officer Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based home health, hospice and personal care company Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced Tuesday that it has found its new top HR officer. Sharon Brunecz will join Amedisys as chief human resource officer, replacing Larry Pernosky, who recently announced his retirement. Prior to joining Amedisys, Brunecz Read More

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