Home Care Industry News

With the stroke of a pen, nearly a year’s worth of advocacy efforts by HCAF and industry leaders to repeal the 10-mile licensure requirement came to a successful conclusion.

The day felt as dreary as the room itself. Tom was resting in his shared hospital room waiting for his doctor to return. The rain pattered against the windows as the TV for the other gentleman in this room chattered with some inane program playing a bit too loud. Tom simply wanted to go home, but he knew the sales pitch was coming: his doctor was going to ‘reiterate’ the importance of proper support at home.

There’s no question that the average age of residents in the United States, and in other parts of the world, is increasing. In this country, the population of seniors continues to climb and will do so for more than decade longer as the Baby Boomer generation retires.

It’s sometimes easy to assume that when people need help around the house, such as after they’ve returned home from an extended stay at the hospital due to a medical emergency or accident, that they would accept it. However, the reality is much different and many seniors would prefer to be ‘left alone’ rather than have a home care aide or other support individual coming into their home.

Wilbert James Veasey, Jr., 65, of Dallas had plead guilty to his role in one of the largest home health care fraud schemes. It was certainly the most significant fraud carried out by a single doctor, Dr. Jacques Roy, 59, of Rockwall, and who now faces sentencing in August. Mr. Veasey was sentenced recently.

Florida may be one of the prime destinations for seniors looking to retire, with its relatively low cost of living and mild winter seasons, but for those who may need some level of support and assistance in the future, it’s not the best beacon of hope, according to a new study.

Advantage Waiver is a program in Oklahoma that’s designed to help seniors and disabled adults receive the optimal level of care and support they need at home. Millions of people across the country rely on some level of support within their own homes. The vast majority of them lean on family members, some of who focus on this as their full-time job.

A woman in Springfield, Missouri is asking for answers as to why, according to her claims, a home care nurse took money from her bank account. Leslie Cummings is disabled and has been dependent upon home care support. She says that she feels violated after she discovered money had been withdrawn from her bank through an ATM.

Interim Healthcare in Salem, Virginia, is taking steps to try and provide better care and support for their clients. They have rolled out a new program that offers pet therapy to those who may require this level of support. A Labrador retriever named Rollie will make the rounds with some of the patient visits.