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Review of Home Health Care Agencies

July 31, 2012 | Jeff Goll, Eldercare Navigation

How safe and conscientious are home health care agencies? As one might expect, there is a huge range. From a recent report in the American Geriatrics Society Journal however, far to many such agencies have poor hiring and screening practices … Continue reading →

Take a Close Look At Home Health Agencies

July 20, 2012 | Jeff Goll, Eldercare Navigation

From the NYTimes blog “The New Old Age” comes this story about the fast growing and largely unregulated world of home health care agencies. Some of the more disturbing facts: Only 16.5 percent of agencies tested potential caregivers’ basic knowledge … Continue reading →

Will Home Health Care Get Pricier?

November 1, 2011 | Catey Hill, Encore SmartMoney Blog

The government announced recently that its payments to home health care agencies would decrease by more than 2% in 2012. Will consumers feel the impact?

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