Covid Spurs Families to Shun Nursing Homes, a Shift That Appears Long Lasting

Fearing infection and isolation, relatives are turning to home care as new services make that option more possible for many.

 How coronavirus could forever change home health care, leaving vulnerable older adults without care and overburdening caregivers

The quality of patient lives depends on the quality of the caregiving they receive. We cannot return to past ways of doing business. The pandemic offers us the opportunity to expand the home care workforce to benefit those they serve. After all, a crucial part of valuing our older adults is to value those who care for them.

 The Pandemic Proved Hospitals Can Deliver Care To Seriously Ill Patients At Home

Hospital care at home is nothing new for patients with low-level health needs. But since the pandemic, a growing number of health systems, including Adventist Health, Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente (which is not affiliated with Kaiser Health News), are offering people with more serious health conditions hospital-level treatment in the comfort of their homes.

 When the Waiting Room Is Your Living Room

Businesses can deliver everything on demand, from dinner to dry cleaning. Some will even show up at your door to give you cupcakes or walk your dog. Now, entrepreneurs are exploring a growing niche: health care.

Demand for In-Home Care Rises During Coronavirus

As older adults shelter in place, an already-stretched caregiver network faces new strains; ‘The most vulnerable to Covid are going to be staying home longer than the rest of us’.

For Older Adults, Home Care Has Become Harder to Find

Staffing shortages have long plagued the home care industry. But the pandemic has intensified the problem.

Home Care Keeps Me Alive. It Should Be Fully Funded

The pandemic has shown the urgent need to transform America’s social contract. We are the richest nation in the history of the world. We have money for endless wars, a Space Force and tax cuts for billionaires. But when it comes to ensuring everyone has basic health care, we can’t seem to scrape together the money.

Home Care vs. Home Health Care: What’s the Difference?

The terms “home care” and “home health care” sound similar, but they provide distinctly different services. Home care offers non-clinical help, such as meal prep and companionship, while home health care — sometimes shortened to “home health” — provides professional medical assistance.

How Does Home Health Care Work?

Some research suggests nearly 90% of people over 65 want to age in place—to live at home as long as possible[1]. But to make it happen, additional care is often necessary, which is why some families turn to home health care services.

Navigating Home Care During the Pandemic

For the several million older Americans being cared for at home, the coronavirus brings new challenges.

The Forgotten Providers

Home-care workers are increasingly vital to the future of our health-care system, but the problems they face are rooted in a racist and sexist history.

The Future Of Healthcare Is Coming Home: Three Major Trends To Leverage For Startups

What goes around, comes around. It was routine in the 1950’s for doctors to make house calls and deliver a high level of service to their patients. Well, here we are in 2021, and we might be going back in time, not just to deliver better services but to cut costs from a bloated healthcare system. The Home Care Providers industry is among the fastest growing healthcare industries in the United States.

The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly

As millions “age in place,” millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care.

What is the Difference Between Home Health & Hospice Care?

Hospice and home health care share some similarities, but the two approaches to care address distinct patients with unique needs and goals. For instance, hospice and home health services both occur wherever the patient calls home.