by Kristin Rowan | Dec 16, 2024
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Last week, we reported on the proposed Bill in the Connecticut Senate and House to provide additional precautions for home care worker safety. In wake of the Joyce Grayson murder during a home health visit, leadership in Connecticut aimed to...
Caring for the Caregiver
by Kristin Rowan | May 16, 2024 | Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Product Review
by Kristin Rowan, Editor If you haven’t been following our recent reports, you may have missed last week’s article on the Home Care Worker Safety Bill that was passed in Connecticut. You may also have missed the article reporting that OSHA levied fines...
Admin
by Kristin Rowan | May 10, 2024 | Admin, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Last week, we reported on the proposed Bill in the Connecticut Senate and House to provide additional precautions for home care worker safety. In wake of the Joyce Grayson murder during a home health visit, leadership in Connecticut aimed to...
Caring for the Caregiver
by Kristin Rowan | Apr 18, 2024 | Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor In October of 2023, nurse Joyce Grayson went to the home (halfway house) of a released convict. She was later found dead in the basement of the house. In addition to adding focus to home care worker safety, the immediate response to this...
Editorial
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 26, 2026 | Editorial, Product Review
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Home Care Show We attend a lot of events. As care at home professionals, nurses, agency owners, regulatory bodies, advocacy groups, and software solutions providers, we travel sometimes more than we are at home. As a general rule, these...
Admin
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 26, 2026 | Admin, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Legal
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Are Nurses Independent Contractors? Jury will decide intent After investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sued Amazing Care Home Healthcare Services over misclassification of workers, recordkeeping violations, damages, and unpaid...
M&A
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 26, 2026 | M&A
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Enhabit Sells Out to PE Kinderhook proposes billion dollar deal Enhabit Home Health & Hospice announced this week they agreed to be acquired by Private Equity company Kinderhook industries. Enhabit has 247 home health and 115 hospice...
Advocacy
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 12, 2026 | Advocacy, Breaking News, Home Health, Hospice, Partner News
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Dr. Landers Steps Down National Association Announces Successor Dr. Landers steps down from his role as CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). The Alliance published news of Dr. Landers’ resignation the morning of...
Advocacy
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 30, 2026 | Advocacy, CMS, Home Health, Hospice, Medicare, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor MedPAC Recommends 7% Cut Vote Finalized In December, MedPAC published a proposed recommendation for calendar year 2027 that included a 7% cut to home health reimbursement rates and no increase for hospice. Last week, MedPAC voted to finalize...
CMS
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 30, 2026 | CMS, Editorial, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth Group Publicity Stunt How to Distract the Public: 101 When customers and regulatory bodies start to complain about company practices, reputation management usually gets involved. An internal or external public relations, crisis...
