In the News: Big Budget Cuts Set to Hit Home Care Industry
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed budget cuts this year that threaten to wreak havoc on the home health care industry. The new policy, called the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM), significantly reduces payments to home care providers. If...How Much Does Caregiver Absenteeism Cost You?
“I get calls at 5am from Caregivers with all kinds of reasons for why they can’t come to work.” Donna is the Office Manager for a medium sized home care agency in rural Ohio. She’s the one who deals with all the unplanned caregiver absences. “Most of the time, it...Home Care Rising to the Top
Twenty years ago, when I worked at Duke University Medical Center, I remember clearly how some of my co-workers viewed their colleagues in home care. I was precepting a newly hired nurse to our oncology unit. A number of the “old timers” on the unit...
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