How States Use American Rescue Plan Act Funds to Strengthen Home and Community-Based Service Workforce. An interactive map from the National Academy for State Health Policy looks at how states propose using these one-time funds to bolster the workforce that provides home and community based services, such as increasing reimbursement rates, providing new opportunities for professional advancement, and offering recruitment and retention incentives.
Healthy Aging Begins at Home: A report from the Bipartisan policy Center on why housing plays such an important role in the health of older adults and ideas on how to make homes and communities more elder-friendly – from local initiatives to federal policy. Get the full report, infographics and background materials.
Avalere Health released a study, Home Health For America, which analyzes Medicare home health care users. They are generally older than age 75, and three-quarters suffer from four or more chronic conditions. They need more help with ADLs, are generally lower-income, and are more likely to be minorities. Some charts and graphs in the report can be coupled with the Home Health Compare database to provide an interesting snapshot of home care users in your community.
Medicare’s page on home health care. The agency notes that patients have to meet various requirements to qualify for coverage.
Medicare’s home health compare. See how home health agencies in your area stack up on various quality measures.
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
American Association for Homecare: This organization is the lobbying arm for the home care industry in Washington, D.C.
Home Health Care Nurses Association
California Association for Health Services at Home
Home Care Association of New York State – Many states have associations of home care providers. Do an Internet search for one in your state.
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) proposed this legislation in 2011.
Leading Age: Represents home health, senior housing, and various long-term care providers.
The Food and Drug Administration’s Medical Device Home Use Initiative. As the population ages, more complex medical devices such as ventilators or infusion pumps are being used in home settings. The FDA launched this initiative in April 2010.
The presentation from Kathleen Kelly, M.P.A., executive director, Family Caregiver Alliance explains the key players in hospital to home, the transitional care model.