Patient avoidance or postponement of care are common reasons for home health care delays, the authors said. Patients discharged from the hospital are at a higher risk of rehospitalization if they ...

People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study. People with dementia ...

Santa Clara County may be able to serve more vulnerable children through home visits by tapping into new Medi-Cal funding. The state revamped Medi-Cal in 2022 to establish more coordinated, holistic ...

Most home care visits commissioned by councils are of 30 minutes or less, compromising user dignity and depressing staff pay, finds a survey of providers. However, council chiefs have questioned the ...

What does the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 say about home healthcare services and NPs? To understand what an NP can or cannot do for patients needing home healthcare, it is necessary to consider who ...

Medicare Advantage plans reaped $4.2 billion in extra payments last year by making home visits to senior citizens who may not have received treatment for serious health issues, a new government report ...

Investigators may soon have a better idea of whether interdisciplinary home-care visits can slow decline in patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD). A team of researchers, including Jori E.

Home health clinicians visit patients, helping people stay healthy, independent and connected to loved ones throughout the ...

Mannford EMS is developing a community paramedicine program to provide in-home medical care, aiming to reduce hospital visits, cut costs, and improve support for patients with chronic conditions.

Jaime and Alyssa Viller’s at Alyssa’s graduation from Emory University in 2013. Now 36 and living with dementia, Alyssa requires around-the-clock supervision. Credit: —Courtesy of Jamie Villers Sign ...

A prognostic tool may facilitate the early identification of older adults in the community who would benefit from palliative care in their final years, new research from Canada suggested. The analysis ...