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NAHC offers guidance, prevention strategies for home care workplace violence
12/05/23 at 04:00 AMNAHC offers guidance, prevention strategies for home care workplace violenceMcKnight’s Home Care DailyDecember 4, 2023Providers and their caregivers need to take actions to protect themselves against workplace violence, a group of experts said in a webinar sponsored by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. “We may not be able to 100% prevent violence for safety concerns in the home setting,” Candyce Slusher, owner of senior care consulting firm Slusher Consulting, said during the Wednesday webinar. “So we’ll do what we can to recognize those things ahead of time and try to protect our staff, but they also need to know how to protect themselves and feel comfortable coming to you when there’s issues.”
Dying Broke: The High Cost Of Help Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
12/04/23 at 04:00 AMDying Broke: The High Cost Of Help Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home CareNew York TimesDecember 2, 2023... Frank Lee’s search for trustworthy home health aides—an experience that millions of American families face—has often been exhausting and infuriating, but he has persisted. ... There is precious little assistance from the government for families who need a home health aide unless they are poor. The people working in these jobs are often woefully underpaid and unprepared to help a frail, elderly person with dementia to bathe and use the bathroom, or to defuse an angry outburst.[Editor’s Note: This article is part of The New York Times’ “Dying Broke” series examining how the immense financial costs of long-term care drain older Americans and their families. For additional coverage, see the accompanying article in this package, “What to Know About Home Care Services: Finding an aide to help an older person stay at home safely takes work. Here’s a guide.“]
Humana Partners With CINQCARE To Deliver Home-Based Care To Medicare Advantage Members
12/03/23 at 04:00 AMHumana Partners With CINQCARE To Deliver Home-Based Care To Medicare Advantage MembersHome Health Care NewsNovember 30, 2023Humana Inc. has formed a partnership with CINQCARE, a health care company that delivers care in the home and community. ... As part of the collaboration, the companies will serve Humana’s New York Medicare Advantage members in their homes.