COVID-19

How to Draft a Reasonable COVID-19 Vaccine Policy That Protects Everyone

Now that COVID-19 vaccines are widely available, HR leaders must figure out how to craft vaccination policies. According to a recent survey, 44% of employers plan to require vaccination, 31% will encourage vaccination, and 14% will require some employees to get the vaccine. Additionally, more than 60% of companies in the United States will require proof …

Home Health

CMS' proposal to extend virtual supervisory visits

CMS has recognized the ways that the pandemic has influenced home health aide training and use and is proposing to extend the waiver allowing virtual supervisory visits for aides. The virtual option should be rare, CMS notes in the proposed rule, with an agency limited to two virtual supervisory assessments during a 60-day period. If …

Featured Event

Private Duty National Conference & Expo

DecisionHealth is hosting the 2021 Private Duty National Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, October 27-29, for a wonderful and responsible reunion. This 2½-day conference and expo will cover real-life examples of how private duty home care agencies can create solid infection control policies, keep clients and caregivers safe, develop flexible scheduling, increase their profits, retain caregivers, and comply with wage-and-hour regulations.

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

Maintenance Therapy

Today we’ll be revisiting our conversation with Dee Kornetti and Cindy Krafft, owners and founders of Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions. Both are recognized speakers in the areas of home health and physical therapy, bringing decades of expertise to offer compliance and revenue solutions. We are talking about Cindy and Dee’s newly updated book, …

Skilled Nursing Facility

Majority of unvaccinated long-term care workers will find new work rather than get vaccinated

A new survey of more than 2,100 long-term care workers found that 53% of unvaccinated workers will leave their job in long-term care to find a new job where vaccinated are not mandated. The same survey found that 8% will get vaccinated, and 39% are undecided. The vaccine mandate for nursing homes is expected to …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Treating arthritis

People of all ages can have arthritis, but it occurs more often among older people. Nearly 43 million Americans are affected by this condition. We do not know the cause of most types of arthritis, but there are likely many different causes.