The challenges of transitional care, and how to meet them
By
Melissa Powell
Oct 05, 2022
Transitional care — a set of actions put in place when a patient leaves a hospital or skilled nursing facility — is a vital part of the care journey and one that has increased in importance as...
Nursing facilities ignore home care at their own risk
By
John O'Connor
Feb 14, 2022
Compared to skilled nursing facilities, these options hold the promise of similar outcomes at a fraction of the cost. Ignore home care at your own peril.
Here’s who’s moving your cheese
By
John O'Connor
Mar 15, 2021
Some liken relations between long-term care operators and the government to a game of cat-and-mouse. I think it’s more like a game of chess.
Thomas to lead Osborn Home Care
Mar 19, 2015
Michele Thomas is the new Executive Vice President of Osborn Home Care, a business unit stemming out of the New York senior living community.
Medicaid expansion leading HCBS programs to rethink strategy: Researchers
By
John Hall
Feb 19, 2015
Researchers on Wednesday proposed ways to better identify the most susceptible nursing home candidates in order to ease the expected burden on programs designed to keep the chronically ill and frail elderly...
3 tips for a strong SNF-hospice partnership
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 28, 2014
Easier said than done. That phrase often pops into my head when I read the latest long-term care research.
Also in the news for September 8, 2014 . . .
Sep 08, 2014
CMS issues memo on therapy coding changes … Home care workers join strikes for a higher minimum wage … National Assisted Living Week kicks off
What are the scouts saying about your long-term care organization?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2014
There is no draft in senior living, nor really a need for one. But what if its three most dominant players were to be sized up? How might the scouts rate skilled care, assisted living and home care, respectively?...
CMS changes mind on hospice drugs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 23, 2014
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services has revised guidance on authorization of hospice drugs for those under Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, according to a new memo.
AOD acquires Stratis Business Systems, Inc.
Jul 22, 2014
AOD Software has bought Stratis Business Systems Inc., a home health and home care cloud-based software system.