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Voices: Josie Aquino, LMSW, ACC,  Director, Product Management, VNS Health

Hospice News

I have channeled my passion for working with underserved communities, beginning as a licensed social worker for a large hospital system, where I experienced firsthand the disparities in healthcare access and limitations in delivering whole-person care.

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Family Caregiving: Practical Steps Following a Loved One's Alzheimer's Diagnosis

American In-Home Care

Get Organized Following an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, it is extremely important to tackle and organize the administrative tasks that will guide an older adult’s care. Gathering information and having it readily available will provide an important measure of control and stability. Geriatric Care Specialists. Record-Keeping.

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

Home Care Pulse

I was working in home Health back when it was first introduced back in 2010, as a way for c m s to not only create structured penalties for hospitals with excessive readmissions, but also to reward and incentivize those providers for effective care coordination and collaboration with post-acute providers across the care continuum.