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6 days ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy |Liza Berger
A new dashboard created by ATI Advisory with the support of The SCAN Foundation illustrates Medicaid beneficiaries’ use of home- and community-based services (HCBS) on a state and county-by-county basis. For home care providers, this information is critical given the administration’s focus on cutting spending on Medicaid programs, according to a panel discussion last Tuesday hosted by SCAN.
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6 days ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
With support from the Home Care Association of America and National Alliance for Care at Home, Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced the Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025, which would help individuals with complex medical needs more easily receive high-quality in-home skilled nursing care.
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6 days ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
InnovAge, the only publicly traded Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, reportedly has agreed to a $27 million settlement resolving claims that it made misleading statements regarding its initial public offering. A federal Judge in Colorado gave preliminary approval to the plaintiff class, Law360 reported Wednesday.
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1 week ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
In a move that worries home-based care stakeholders, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week ousted all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which makes recommendations about vaccines to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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1 week ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
(Photo: Kameleon007/Getty Images) Lawmakers are torn on a bill that would rein in Medicare Advantage plans’ ability to overcharge Medicare by upcoding patient diagnoses, according to reports. The No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act, introduced in March by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would eliminate financial incentives that lead to MA plans upcoding patients.
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1 week ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
Caregivers of people living with dementia are particularly susceptible to having chronic conditions that could increase their own risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by the Alzheimer’s Association and the University of Minnesota. The researchers found that dementia caregivers were 30% more likely than the general population to smoke, 27% more likely to have hypertension, 21% more likely to experience poor sleep, 12% more likely to have diabetes and 8% more likely to be obese.
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2 weeks ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
While home care agencies typically have policies in place to prevent workplace violence, unsafe incidents continue to go underreported by care workers, according to a new study published in Home Healthcare Now. “This study confirms the need for continued engagement between employers and employees to ensure a work environment that fosters support for home healthcare workers,” the researchers wrote.
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2 weeks ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
(Photo: Nitat Termmee/Getty Images) The majority of people in the United States who provide unpaid care for loved ones do not officially identify themselves as caregivers, according to a new survey by home care provider Comfort Keepers. “Some feel that caregiving can be a burden, but most caregivers call it a blessing,” Sherri Snelling, a gerontologist for Comfort Keepers, said in a statement.
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2 weeks ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
Georgia-based Creative Hospice Care Inc paid the Department of Justice $9.2 million to settle claims that it entered kickback arrangements with medical professionals in exchange for patient referrals, the DOJ disclosed Wednesday. “Decisions regarding end-of-life care are incredibly difficult and personal, and families must be able to trust the intentions of their chosen providers,” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said in a statement.
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2 weeks ago | 
mcknightshomecare.com | Adam Healy
BrightSpring Health Services, a publicly traded provider of pharmacy, rehabilitation and home- and community-based services for people with complex conditions, is setting its sights on home infusion as a key part of its growth strategy in the next 12 to 18 months.
