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Home Health Community Urges CMS To Root Out Fraudulent ‘Bad Actors’

On Wednesday, four major home-based care associations wrote a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), lauded CMS’ efforts to root out f...

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Senior Lifestyle’s Brittany Coleman Nominated for National Memory Care Leadership Award

Senior Lifestyle proudly celebrates Brittany Coleman, Divisional Director of Memory Care, on her national nomination for Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer (CADDCT) of the Year...

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The Limits Of Efficiency In Home Health’s Cost-Cutting Era

With reimbursement pressures, rising inflation and rampant workforce shortages, efficiency has become a top priority for many home-based care providers. But efficiency initiatives carry certain ris...

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Europe cannot afford to leave Alzheimer’s patients behind

With one of the fastest-aging populations in the world, Europe will never be this young again. By 2050, one in three Europeans will be 65 or older, an age when Alzheimer’s disease risk starts doubl...

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Bayada Nonprofit Executive Director On The At-Home Care Medicaid Squeeze, Industry Consolidation

The home-based care industry is being squeezed on all fronts when it comes to state Medicaid reimbursement, leaving providers struggling to sustain competitive wages and navigate a host of financia...

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Dealer Accused of Selling $70K Jeep to Man With Dementia

Dealer Accused of Selling $70K Jeep to Dementia PatientA dealership in Carrollton, Georgia, is facing serious allegations after reportedly selling a nearly $70,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee to an 83-year...

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Uniquely beautiful grey cat abandoned when owner moves to a nursing home, kind man finds her and adopts her despite having a full house of dogs and cats

He finds her and feeds her, and before he knows it she's at his home with all of his other pets getting along swimmingly. He name is Shadow. Someone was feeding her around where this person works a...

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Your Health Deploys Fathom Autonomous Medical Coding Platform Across All Service Lines

What You Should Know The Deployment: Your Health, a rapidly growing senior-focused primary and specialty care organization, has deployed Fathom’s autonomous medical coding platform a...

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‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control

The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano...

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105-year-old mascot cheers on local team

Joan Geary, 105, was given a signed football during her trip to watch Portsmouth [Cosham Court Nursing Home]A 105-year-old football fan was a matchday mascot for her local team.Joan Geary, a resid...

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Caring Senior Service’s CEO Is Tackling Caregiver Shortages, Scaling Growth With AI

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Caring Senior Service founder and CEO Jeff Salter is betting on a combination of grassroots referral-building, mindset shifts in hir...

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Celebrating Chris L.: Gorham House Team Member Honored with National C.A.P.E. Award

There are people who come to work each day – and then there are people who bring something extra with them: a warmth and positivity that lifts the spirits of everyone around them. At Gorham House i...

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'Dementia village' could push Americans to rethink how we treat memory loss

Some Americans who suffer from dementia will soon be able to walk into a grocery store and buy food. They'll be able to enjoy a meal out with friends — or schedule an appointment at a local spa.The...

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LIVE UPDATES: Dayton trails VCU in 2nd half of A-10 championship game

UPDATE @ 2:15 P.M.The Dayton Flyers trail the VCU Rams, 43-33, in the second half of the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship game.-INITIAL STORY-The University of Dayton men’s basketball team plays for a...

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Families of Canadians who received MAID talk of rushed assessment, not being told of decision: study

Rushed, incomplete assessments, families kept in the dark, loved ones driven to choose MAID because of unbearable suffering. A new study adds to growing evidence that Canadian families’ e...

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Affordable Senior Living Without Compromise

Affordable senior housing has evolved into something far more vibrant and empowering than many people expect. Today’s communities are designed to offer independence, connection, and meaningful expe...

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What Hospital Systems Want From Home Health Providers

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Maintaining solid referral pipelines is essential for home health operators – and health systems know what they want. As...

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HouseWorks Acquires A Caring Experience

HouseWorks Holdings has acquired Rhode Island-based home care provider A Caring Experience, expanding its New England footprint. The deal is HouseWorks’ first acquisition in Rhode Island...

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How Senior Lifestyle Designs an Independent Lifestyle

Independent Living at Senior Lifestyle is thoughtfully designed around choice, connection, and the freedom to shape each day your way. Meaningful living is built through everyday moments — and ofte...

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New Day Names Interim CEO

Following the death of its CEO, New Day Healthcare has named its co-founder and chief operating officer, Kathy Poland, its interim CEO. Poland brings several decades of home-based care ...

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Liberty Home Care & Hospice Strikes Deal For ECU Health’s Home Health Division

Liberty Home Care and Hospice has announced plans to acquire ECU Health’s home health and hospice division. ECU, a North Carolina-based health system, is selling four home health offices...

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