Caregiving, Caring for an Adult, Caregiver News and Tips

Caregiving

[Updated] Addus To Acquire AccentCare’s Personal Care Division For $275M

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has agreed to acquire AccentCare’s personal care division outside of New York for approximately $275 million. The acquired assets span 10 stat...

Credit:

AI robot for seniors can alert family after a call for help

If you have a parent or grandparent who wants to stay in their own home, you probably know the question that can sit quietly in the back of your mind: What happens if they fall and nobody realizes ...

Credit:

Home Health Workforce Adds 11,000 Jobs In August

Home health care employment continued to climb in August, accounting for most of the job growth across the broader healthcare sector. The home health care services sector added approxim...

Credit:

As Home Health Moratorium Nears Expiration, Advocates Press CMS Against Extension

LeadingAge and the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) submitted new letters urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow the moratorium on Medicare home hea...

Credit:

Future Leader: Mary Bausch, Director of Strategic Operations, VitalCaring Group

Mary Bausch, Director of Strategic Operations at VitalCaring Group, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual ...

Credit:

They Sold the House to Pay for the Nursing Home. The Capital Gain Doubled Her Medicare Premium Two Years After the Funeral

The post They Sold the House to Pay for the Nursing Home. The Capital Gain Doubled Her Medicare Premium Two Years After the Funeral appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Someone’s wife enters a nursin...

Credit:

24 Hour Home Care To Lay Off Over 700 Employees

24 Hour Home Care plans to lay off 738 employees, according to a California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect on Sept...

Credit:

Brain Health University: Advancing Brain Health Through Science

By Senior LifestyleSenior Lifestyle supports residents across different stages of cognitive health. Embrace Memory Care provides specialized support for residents living with dementia, while Brain ...

Credit:

UnitedHealth Group To Cut Prior Authorizations For 1,700 Services, Including Home Health

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) will eliminate prior authorization requirements for about 1,700 service codes, including home healthcare. The changes will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2026....

Credit:

3 Myths, and 3 Facts, About Self-Directed Care

When Florida-based Independent Living Systems made its move into becoming a health plan in 2018, they needed a partner that could support self-directed care. That’s no small task. “W...

Credit:

Texas evacuates an assisted living facility as flooding from Tropical Storm Edouard strands drivers and cuts power

Texas authorities rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility Wednesday as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts o...

Credit:

At 73, the IRS Forced $38,000 Out of His IRA. The Nursing Home’s Medicaid Office Counted Every Dollar of It as Income Against Him

The post At 73, the IRS Forced $38,000 Out of His IRA. The Nursing Home’s Medicaid Office Counted Every Dollar of It as Income Against Him appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The IRS requires anyone...

Credit:

The Paper Season 2 Review

Mild spoilers below for The Paper Season 2. All episodes stream September 9 on Peacock. At the Toledo Truth Teller, love is in the air. And in a ditch. And at a gun range, on a podcast, and everywh...

Credit:

Medicare Decoded: What to Know Before You Turn 65

Most people think they understand Medicare — but a recent eHealth survey reveals a shocking knowledge gap that could cost you thousands of dollars. In this eye-opening conversation, Derrick Duke, C...

Credit:

Could this policy fix the care system and slash student debt at the same time?

Andy Burnham is in need of radical proposals. A ‘care first’ year in exchange for 50% off fees could be just what he needsThe UK’s social care sector is in crisis. Costs are spiralling, with many l...

Credit:

Medicaid’s $300,000 Loophole: How the At-Home Spouse Converts Savings Into Untouchable Income Before Filing

The post Medicaid’s $300,000 Loophole: How the At-Home Spouse Converts Savings Into Untouchable Income Before Filing appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. If you are married and your spouse is heading...

Credit:

After the Nursing Home, the State Sends the Family a Bill for Everything It Paid, and Comes for the House. In 5 States, One Deed Signed While You’re Alive Makes the House Unreachable.

The post After the Nursing Home, the State Sends the Family a Bill for Everything It Paid, and Comes for the House. In 5 States, One Deed Signed While You’re Alive Makes the House Unreachable. appe...

Credit:

Caregiving

[Updated] Addus To Acquire AccentCare’s Personal Care Division For $275M

AI robot for seniors can alert family after a call for help

Home Health Workforce Adds 11,000 Jobs In August

As Home Health Moratorium Nears Expiration, Advocates Press CMS Against Extension

Future Leader: Mary Bausch, Director of Strategic Operations, VitalCaring Group

They Sold the House to Pay for the Nursing Home. The Capital Gain Doubled Her Medicare Premium Two Years After the Funeral

24 Hour Home Care To Lay Off Over 700 Employees

Brain Health University: Advancing Brain Health Through Science

UnitedHealth Group To Cut Prior Authorizations For 1,700 Services, Including Home Health

3 Myths, and 3 Facts, About Self-Directed Care

Texas evacuates an assisted living facility as flooding from Tropical Storm Edouard strands drivers and cuts power

At 73, the IRS Forced $38,000 Out of His IRA. The Nursing Home’s Medicaid Office Counted Every Dollar of It as Income Against Him

The Paper Season 2 Review

Medicare Decoded: What to Know Before You Turn 65

Could this policy fix the care system and slash student debt at the same time?

Medicaid’s $300,000 Loophole: How the At-Home Spouse Converts Savings Into Untouchable Income Before Filing

After the Nursing Home, the State Sends the Family a Bill for Everything It Paid, and Comes for the House. In 5 States, One Deed Signed While You’re Alive Makes the House Unreachable.

Fidelity maps a 1035 route to tax-free long-term care coverage

Medicare Advantage Plans Denied 12% Of Prior Authorization Requests In 2025

VNA Health Group, Empath Health Maintain Communications Strategies Amid Home Health Crackdown

Bain Capital, J.H. Whitney Sell Down Aveanna Stake In $176M Offering