NAHC Webinar Week: 4 Webinars Next Week on the Hottest Topics in Home Care & Hospice

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This coming week is NAHC Webinar Week, with 4 webinars on some of the most important topics facing home care, home health, and hospice providers right now. Taught by some of the most respected subject matter experts in the industry, this is practical education that will help your organization improve care, deal with the COVID-19 […]

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Report: Home Care Workforce Crisis Requires Bold, Swift Action

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A looming critical crisis in the personal care workforce requires governments and stakeholders to radically rethink the role of caregivers, according to Building the Caregiving Workforce Our Aging World Needs, a new report from the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA). “This report is intended as a wake-up call for the urgent actions that must be taken to […]

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Report: Home Care Workforce Crisis Requires Bold, Swift Action

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A looming critical crisis in the personal care workforce requires governments and stakeholders to radically rethink the role of caregivers, according to Building the Caregiving Workforce Our Aging World Needs, a new report from the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA). “This report is intended as a wake-up call for the urgent actions that must be taken to […]

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Updated Recommended Operational Protocols for COVID-19 and Home Care

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The Recommended Operational Protocols for COVID-19 and home care have been updated. This is a continuation of the collaborative efforts from several of the leading providers in the home health and home care industries in an effort to help guide providers in their response to the COVID-19 crisis in a way that protects the vulnerable […]

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The Role and Benefits of Home Care in Adapting Homes

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Monday, April 26, 2021 2:00-3:00pm Eastern REGISTER NOW Learn how home modifications for aging in place can expand the opportunity for a person’s home to be an effective base for health care. There is evidence that updated homes are safer which allows clients to remain clients longer, workers to suffer fewer injuries, and agencies to […]

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In-Home Caregivers Prefer Virtual Training

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Virtual training has emerged as critical for in-home caregivers during the COVID-19 public health emergency and that development is likely to continue in 2021, even after the pandemic ends, accordingt to a new survey of 11,000 home caregivers across the United States by Medflyt, a HIPAA-compliant web-based workforce management platform for home care agencies. Over 83 […]

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In-Home Caregivers Prefer Virtual Training

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Virtual training has emerged as critical for in-home caregivers during the COVID-19 public health emergency and that development is likely to continue in 2021, even after the pandemic ends, accordingt to a new survey of 11,000 home caregivers across the United States by Medflyt, a HIPAA-compliant web-based workforce management platform for home care agencies. Over 83 […]

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Report: Home Care Turnover Can Be Lessened with Better Training, Advancement

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Better training and more opportunities for advancement would create a more stable home care workforce with less turnover, according to a new study from PHI, a national organization devoted to research and advocacy on behalf of direct care workers. The PHI report recommends, among other things, mandated federal training requirements that would produce a more […]

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MedPAC Finds Pandemic Devastated Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities

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Steep decline in home care services has mostly recovered. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently reconvened for a series of sessions in their continued efforts to optimize the Medicare program. Leading off the September meeting was a session focused on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Medicare program. As expected, the MedPAC […]

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The Americans with Disability Act Changed America (and Home Care) for the Better

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On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law a landmark piece of bipartisan civil rights legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which promised a new era of dignity and independence for 43 million disabled Americans. “[L]et the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down,” said President Bush at the law’s […]

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Successfully Navigate State and Federal Law with this Employment Toolkit

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NAHC members receive a huge savings! The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has partnered with Littler, a company with more than 75 years of experience in labor and employment law, to offer our members access to the Littler Home Care Toolkit at a tremendous savings. The Toolkit will provide employers with the […]

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Congress Must Establish Supports for Frontline Caregivers in Home Care

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TAKE ACTION NOW to protect and support frontline home care workers! The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the 12 million Americans who receive home care every year and the frontline health care workers who care for them. Home care is enormously popular (roughly 90 percent of Americans want to age in […]

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