Hospice Expert Talks About Her Own Grief Journey

by | Mar 6, 2024 | Admin, Clinical

by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus [Editor’s note: this article is based on a recorded video interview with Barbara Karnes. To see the full conversation in her own words, click here.] For longer than most of us have been in home care, in fact, for longer than some...

Somebody Messed Up!

by | Feb 28, 2024 | Clinical

by Elizabeth E Hogue, Esq., After a hospitalized patient suffered a severe choking incident and was placed on life support, his family faced a difficult decision in response to a telephone call from the hospital. They were asked if they wanted to remove life support....

A Beacon of Hope in Recruitment and Retention

by | Feb 28, 2024 | Clinical

by The National Minority Health Association, Embracing Change, Empowering Caregivers In the ever-evolving world of homecare, recruitment and retention pose significant challenges, particularly in California. However, FACT – Family, Adult and Child Therapies, a...

Strategies to Increase Workforce

by | Feb 21, 2024 | Admin, Clinical

By Kristin Rowan, Editor The workforce shortage across the country both in and out of home care is creating increasing demand on workers and added stress on organizations. Added to this is the increasing number of older adults living past retirement age. As more and...

Acute Hospital Care at Home

by | Feb 21, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory

By Kristin Rowan, Editor Federal Waiver Program In 2020, CMS launched a hospital care at home program to help increase patient capacity during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study included 300 hospitals and thousands of patients receiving care in their home...

Pay Attention to Fraud Reports

by | Feb 14, 2024 | Admin

by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Two former Amedisys employees claim that they were fired in retaliation for alerting management to possible violations of the federal False Claims Act. They then filed a whistleblower, or qui tam, lawsuit [Pilat v. Amedisys, Inc., No....