Changes to Medicare could boost home care
Twiford and her brother cared for their father, who had Parkinson‘s disease, after their mother died.
I was driving up and down
The company joins a rapidly growing home health and personal care sector, which is expected to add more than 1.2 million jobs between 2016 and 2026, according to the
Among the services FirstLight offers are hygiene help, mobility assistance, meal prep, medication reminders, light housekeeping, laundry, errands and transportation to doctor‘s offices.
Often a caregiver just needs a bit of a break, so we provide respite care, said Twiford, who is also in training to provide dementia care so that she, in turn, can train her staff. She currently offers service to residents of
By next year even more clients may be able to take advantage of home-care services.On
Trade groups for home-care providers have been lobbying hard for the changes, said
Fiaschetti believes, however, that the changes are likely to be incremental because the added home-care benefits will increase insurance premiums. Nonetheless, he said offering home-care services can produce long-term benefits, like a reduction in hospitalization. He cited statistics indicating that people who receive home-care services have about 20 percent fewer admissions to the hospital and require 25 percent fewer doctor visits.
Once they demonstrate a return on investment, chances are that more services will be covered, Fiaschetti said.
Nursing home expenditures are also key to the equation.
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For the millions of American who will require some type of assistance, home care fills the gap between hospital stays, nursing home care and care provided by family members, its advocates have argued.
Given the cost savings, it may behoove the country to offer home care coverage as part of Medicare Advantage, said Twiford, citing a cost of
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