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BrightStar Care Founder: The Policy Holding Back The ‘Absolute Game-Changer’ Hospital-At-Home Model

One home-based care veteran believes that the short-term funding waiver reimbursement structure is stymying hospital-at-home’s growth. BrightStar Care Founder Shelly Sun Berkowitz calle...

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Senior Citizens Moved Out Of Housing Complex In Germany To Make Way For Refugees

Senior Citizens Moved Out Of Housing Complex In Germany To Make Way For Refugees Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The German city of Bargteheide has scrapped plans to dem...

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Ten Years Strong: How Senior Lifestyle Communities Are Fighting Alzheimer’s Together

Each June, Senior Lifestyle communities come alive with purpose as we observe Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. This annual tradition brings together residents, families, and team members in...

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Senior Care and Independence Support Agent

This is a submission for the Runner H "AI Agent Prompting" Challenge What I Built I developed an AI-powered support agent tailored to the needs of seniors living indepen...

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Bayada Lays Off 10% Of Headquarters Staff, Citing Reimbursement Challenges

Bayada Home Health Care — one of the largest U.S. providers of home-based care — has reduced its headquarters staff by 10%, or roughly 100 jobs. The company stated that the layoffs are ...

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Addus HomeCare Projects $35M Revenue Boost From Illinois, Texas Reimbursement Rate Hikes

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) anticipates a boost in home care revenue following budget approvals in Illinois and Texas. The State of Illinois has finalized its fiscal budge...

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Tips and Resources for First-Time Family Caregivers

Caring for a family member or close friend who is aging or ill is one of the most important roles you can play in that relationship — and one of the most complicated. The caregiving can happen su...

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5 Communication Tips for Difficult Caregiving Talks

Ask for their input. It’s not a one-way conversation, so ask how they think they are doing and what adjustments they’ve thought about. Specific questions can be helpful, such as: “Do you have any ...

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Why Medicare Advantage Enrollees Switch To Traditional Medicare

Home-based care is increasingly delivered under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, often squeezing providers with thin margins. Despite MA’s growing market share, a “substantial” number of consumers ar...

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myLaurel Raises $12 Million To Fuel Growth Efforts

myLaurel, a home-based acute and transitional care provider, has locked down $12 million in its latest round of funding. Deerfield Management and GV led the round, with participation from Emerson C...

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Resident-to-resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here’s how we can improve residents’ safety

Wbmul/ShutterstockThe Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021. Each death occu...

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Local Senior Living Community to Host Open House, Highlighting New Memory Care Wing and Award-Winning Embrace Program

Holland, MI – [May 28, 2025] – Addington Place of Lakeside Vista, a Senior Lifestyle community offering a full continuum of care, will host a Renovation Open House on Tuesday, June 11 from 4:00 to ...

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UnitedHealth Reaffirms Amedisys Deal Optimism In Leaked Document

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) signaled confidence in its merger with Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) in a document prepared for shareholders. An earlier draft of the document, marked as “privil...

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‘Missed Opportunity’: 19% Of Telehealth-Equipped Home Health Agencies Drop Virtual Care

Many home health agencies (HHAs) adopted telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the tool is increasingly falling out of favor. Of the total number of HHAs offering telehealth, 19%...

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Study reveals 10 happiest states for seniors: Did yours make the list?

Where you live can have a big impact on your mental health.Particularly for seniors, it’s important to settle down in a location that promotes happiness.Older adults face a higher risk of mental he...

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76% Of Older Adult Households Cannot Afford Daily In-Home Care

Less than one quarter of single and partner households aged 75 and older can afford a daily visit from a home health aide. Certain populations, including renters, households of color and peo...

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Underserved Communities Lack Information About At-Home Hospice, Creating ‘Formidable Barriers’ To Care

The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) published a new report on perceptions of hospice care among underserved populations, revealing significant knowledge gaps – including a lack of...

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Guiding the Golden Years: How Santa Barbara Senior Living Consultants Empower Seniors and Their Families

Aging is as enriching as it is transformative. It brings new opportunities, evolving priorities, and a deeper appreciation for the moments that matter most. In today’s ever-changing w...

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The Role of Preventive Care in Senior Health: It’s Not Too Late to Start

Preventive care isn’t just for the young—it’s a vital investment in health at every stage of life, especially for seniors. In Canada, where the senior population continues to grow, more people are ...

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Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Update ‘Outdated’ Medicare Advantage Prior Authorizations

On Wednesday, a slew of bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would overhaul the prior authorization process for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and cutting through some o...

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Axle Health Raises $10M To Accelerate AI Home-Based Care Tech Development

Axle Health, a home health care technology company, has secured $10 million in Series A funding. Venture firms F-Prime, Y Combinator, Pear VC and Lightbank led the round. Axle plans to u...

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