Dear Toni: I need your help regarding my parents, who are in their late 80s. My mother has been disabled with Parkinson’s for the past three years, and my father has been her caretaker. But due to his ...

One of the biggest areas of confusion about Medicare is whether, and when, it covers home care. Partly, that depends on the distinction between “home care” and “home health care.” But it’s also about ...

Given the choice, the majority of individuals would rather recuperate in the comfort of their own home rather than stay in the hospital overnight. With advancements in medical treatments and care, ...

Medicare may pay for certain services Visiting Angels provides as long as people meet specific criteria for short term, medically necessary home care. Visiting Angels is a home healthcare agency ...

The home-healthcare industry, which boasts rich profit margins, doesn't want the rate cuts About 2.7 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries received home healthcare in 2023, and the program spent ...

Dear Toni: I need your help regarding my parents, who are in their late 80s. My mother has been disabled with Parkinson’s for the past three years, and my father has been her caretaker. But due to his ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The NC Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that five applicants have filed a certificate of need applications to make a Medicare-certified home ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Clark Fork Valley Hospital will close its Medicare-certified home health agency effective Jan. 1. Hospice services will continue, unchanged. The hospital says labor shortages and ...

Medicare is a little like alphabet soup. It’s comprised of Part A, Part B, Part C and Part D and each of those parts offers particular types of coverage and benefits. Part A is the hospital insurance ...

While there is no single panacea for home-based care providers to overcome business challenges, operate more efficiently and ...

A proposed Medicare rate cut that threatens home-healthcare services for seniors and disabled people may be halted under a bipartisan bill. The bill, called the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025, ...