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Hospice M&A Going Strong, But Non-Medical Home Care a Rising Star

Hospice News

Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. As of the end of Q2, this included 23 deals compared to 17 each for Medicare-certified home health and for hospice, according to a report by M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart.

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The Pros of Home Health Care Over Assisted Living

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

It is easier for family and friends to visit elderly loved ones at home than at a hospital or assisted living. Relief for family caregivers – home health aides can help with bathing, dressing, and other daily tasks. The home health team can be a bridge between home and health care.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Michelle Cone ( 03:28 ): So, you know, at its most basic level, it really allows home care agencies to monitor and promote the quality of care that they provide to their clients with actual quantitative data. Now, for those of us in home care, you know, we know original Medicare is not a payer for us. We hear that all the time.

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Top Home Health Nurse Documentation Updates for 2022 That Actually Affect Your Paycheck

The Productive Home Health Nurse

To place quantities to all of this text, the number of agencies providing home health care in the United States grew from 8,314 in 2005 to 12,613 in 2013 with Medicare expenditures for home health care services alone nearly doubling from 9.7 home health spending officially hit $102.2 billion in 2012.