Home care providers have the potential to impact a greater number of patients, enhance health outcomes, and promote health equity by capitalizing on opportunities within Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The growing prevalence of MA plans offers home care providers various tools to attract more patients, with the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model identified as an opportunity in a HealthAffairs report. This model provides MA organizations with strategies to expand their client base and reduce costs by utilizing broader "targeting criteria," such as frailty. The report emphasizes that relying solely on claims-based diagnosis criteria may overlook a significant portion of vulnerable individuals lacking the necessary medical claims to support their need for home care.
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![]() McKnights Home Care recently interviewed Greg V. Sanchez Jr., Ph.D., Chair of the HCAOA California Chapter and Owner and Operations Director of Home Instead - Pasadena & Monrovia. Sanchez speaks with McKnights reporter Liza Berger about how his nontraditional background as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry for 15 years has helped him in his role in the home care industry and shares insights into his unique approach to running a nonmedical home care business. Announcing NEW isolved exclusive offer for HCAOA members that includes a 20% discount with a 3-year price lock guarantee and free access to the isolved HR Support Center!
Is your business struggling with high employee turnover? In a high-impact industry with quick employee burnout, ensuring a great employee experience is key to attracting and retaining top talent. As a home care provider, you have complex compliance, taxation, scheduling, and time and payroll needs that we understand. isolved's People CloudTM platform helps to free up administrative tasks so you can focus on what matters most: patient care. HCAOA is proud to announce that the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives!
With the termination of pandemic-driven Medicaid funding by the federal government, states are now confronted with the responsibility of covering the expenses for Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS), which includes home- and community-based services (HCBS). The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), supplemented federal Medicaid funding to states, is scheduled to phase out next month under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. A report by KFF anticipates that to compensate for this reduction in funds, state Medicaid spending is estimated to surge by more than 17% in the coming year.
![]() HCAOA encourages all providers considering the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model to thoroughly assess its financial feasibility. It is crucial for home care providers to carefully evaluate the associated expenses tied to participating in the GUIDE Model. This includes the costs of providing in-home respite care and conducting in-person face-to-face live assessments, both mandated components of the GUIDE Model. Furthermore, assessing the financial implications helps home care providers determine whether the GUIDE Model allows for profitability under the payment rates set by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This evaluation is critical in determining if implementing the GUIDE Model allows your business to meet its financial goals and is sustainable for your home care agency. The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) landscape in the United States is facing a critical shortage, with all states reporting deficiencies in HCBS workers, particularly among direct support professionals, personal care attendants, nursing staff, and home health aides. The situation is exacerbated by the permanent closures of HCBS providers in most states over the past year.
The Direct Care Worker and Family Caregiver Initiative, a multi-year collaboration between PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving, serves as a step toward strengthening the relationship between these essential caregivers.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed the implementation of its "joint employer" rule to February 26, extending the original effective date by two months. The delay, announced last week aims to allow for the resolution of legal challenges related to the rule.
Please join Polsinelli, HCAOA, and NAHC for a summary of the most significant legal developments and 2024 updates impacting your agency and strategies for complying with the same while still running a successful home care business.
The National Dementia Workforce Study (NDWS) is being launched through an $81 million cooperative agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to develop and field new annual national surveys of the dementia care workforce, including physicians, nurses, and direct care workers across multiple care settings. The mission of NDWS is to launch the surveys successfully and, of equal importance, to build data infrastructure and dissemination to ensure NDWS becomes a resource for the broader community of researchers and policymakers. This collaborative, interdisciplinary endeavor is led by teams at the University of Michigan and the University of California, San Francisco, with several other university-based and non-profit partners.
The election for HCAOA’s 2024 Board of Directors is underway, and each agency/office location has a vote. The primary contact for each agency receives the ballot via email. Meet the candidates who could lead YOUR association.
Get involved with YOUR association by becoming a volunteer member of one of HCAOA’s committees:
HCAOA welcomes your expertise and dedication to help drive the home care industry forward. Together, we can shape the future of home care for the better. Click here to submit a committee interest form. A must-attend webinar for every HCAOA Connecticut member on December 4 at 12:00 p.m. ET where Pamela Hunter, Ph.D., CSP, Senior Loss Consultant at WC Trust, will discuss Workplace Violence: Management Training & Safety Controls followed by Q&A. Gain insights into basic de-escalation techniques vital for diffusing potentially violent situations and ensuring caregiver safety.
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