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Long-Awaited Safeguards For Medicaid Home And Community-Based Services Put On Hold

Federal officials are delaying enforcement of a new mandate aimed at helping people with disabilities experiencing issues accessing Medicaid home and community-based services. The...

Leading Hospital at Home Programs

In February, Congress extended the Acute Hospital Care at Home program through the end of 2030. The program provides waivers to hospitals to provide inpatient-level care at home to...

How 'nursing homes without walls' are helping seniors remain in their homes

Ottawa is poised to become one of the first communities in Ontario to pilot the program, based at Perley Health.

Adult Day Services Program Seeking Participants

~ from the CAC Office on Aging The Daily Living Center, operated by the CAC Office on Aging, is currently accepting new participants for its licensed adult day services program. De...

HomeShare program aids homeowners in aging in place; offers alternative for renters

States are Advancing Homecare’s Next Big Step — Paying Caregivers for Skill, Not Just Time

By investing upfront in a more highly trained homecare workforce, states can avoid the massive costs associated with acute interventions and admissions to hospitals and residential...

Disabled Community Gathers Outside HHS: Save Our Medicaid

The HHS Secretary will issue guidance to States on who is exempt from Medicaid work requirements by June 1st. People living with the severely disabling diseases of ME/CFS and Long...

More Than a Service: How Home Instead Builds Care Around Who You Are, Not Just What You Need

Home Instead has spent more than 30 years establishing itself as the world’s leading provider of in-home care for older adults. With a presence in hundreds of communities across th...

What Companion Care Services Really Offer for Daily Living

Companion home care, often provided through companion care services, helps older adults and people with limited mobility remain safe, active, and comfortable in familiar surroundin...

CMS Nationwide Moratoria for New Hospice and Home Health Enrollments

Earlier yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced nationwide moratoria for new enrollments of hospice and home health providers effective May 13,...

CMS Imposes Nationwide Moratoria on New Medicare Enrollments of Hospices and Home Health Agencies

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has imposed immediate nationwide moratoria on the initial Medicare enrollment of hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), incl...

6 Strategies to Help Meet HR1 Eligibility and Enrollment Requirements

HR1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, significantly revised eligibility and enrollment processes for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...

ABLE Accounts for Housing Without Losing Benefits

Why Housing Creates Benefit Problems — and Why ABLE is Different Housing is often the single biggest barrier to independence for eligible individuals with disabilities who rely on ...

Support adult day care on Hawaii Island

Hawaii Island Adult Care (HIAC) opened its doors as the first adult day care center in January 1976, and it is currently the only one on the island. Adult day care helps kupuna sta...

Why Choosing a Reputable and Reliable Home Care Agency Matters

When a family member needs help at home, one of the most consequential decisions you will make is choosing who provides that care. The right home care agency can meaningfully impro...

Meeting Families Where They Are: How Medicaid Can Strengthen Children’s Health Through Community Health Workers

When a child misses a well-child visit, falls behind on immunizations, or goes undiagnosed with a chronic condition, the consequences can ripple across a lifetime. Children whose h...

Kansas exits 'Money Follows the Person' program, leaving nursing home residents hung out to dry

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is eliminating a Medicaid program that helps nursing home residents' transition back into community living.

Kansas exits 'Money Follows the Person' program, leaving nursing home residents hung out to dry

TOPEKA (KSNT) — The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is eliminating a Medicaid program that helps nursing home residents' transition back into community...

Indiana audit of Medicaid attendant care program flags widespread violations

An audit by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration found nearly $200 million in improper payments tied to home- and community-based attendant care services, with fiv...

ACCESS Model: Technology as Key to Managing Chronic Conditions

Providers caring for patients with chronic conditions have for years faced a persistent mismatch between how care is delivered and how Medicare pays for it. Managing chronic illnes...

States Ask Federal Court To Strike Disability Protections

A multi-state lawsuit challenging the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in the community is barreling forward even as some states are calling it quits....

What does Medicare pay for home healthcare?

Many people are not aware of the services they can receive from Medicare, such as home health that can aid their recovery.

People with disabilities ask NC legislators for funding to support community living

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families stressed to North Carolina legislators the importance of helping the thousands of people waiting for assi...

Home Care Training and Financial Support for Caregivers

Explore Home Care Training and Financial Support for Caregivers. Discover how to navigate caregiver hiring and support. Home Care Training and Financial Support for Caregivers Cari...