The 54th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Peter Ross, the CEO of in-home care franchise giant Senior Helpers. During the conversation, Ross touched on staffing shortages, the rising cost of home care services and the future of Seniors Helpers.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– Why Senior Helpers has doubled down on recruitment and retention programs aimed at “upskilling” caregivers

– Where Senior Helpers plans to grow and invest in 2022 and beyond

– How the Advocate Aurora Enterprises acquisition has played out over the first year

– And more!

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The 53rd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with John Kunysz, the president and CEO of Intrepid USA, to chat about how the Texas-based home health and hospice provider plans to ramp up its expansion and co-locating plans in 2022 and beyond.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

– Intrepid's quest to find a new PE partner to drive future growth

– How the company diversified its payer mix to overcome challenges during COVID-19

– Why it believes integration of technology will be crucial in the near- and long-term future

– And more!

The 52nd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available!

For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sits down with Lynne Giacobbe, the CEO of Kendal at Home – one of the most well-established “CCRC without walls” in the nation. During the conversation, Giacobbe explains how Kendal at Home is an aging-in-place pioneer and shares her vision for the model moving forward.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

– Why the CCRC-without-walls model is positioned for massive growth

– How Kendal at Home came to be (and where it’s going from here)

– What aging-in-place trends Giacobbe sees coming in 2022 and beyond

– And more!

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For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Greg Sheff, interim segment president of home solutions at Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), to chat about how the health insurance giant has continued to solidify a spot in the home-based care space over the years.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

– Humana’s home-based care strategy

– The importance of breaking down health care silos

– How Humana plans to drive innovation in the home-based space

– And more!

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For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Coltala Holdings co-founders Ralph Manning and Edward Crawford to chat about getting into the home health sector in 2021 through the acquisition of Choice Health at Home.

Dallas, Texas-based Coltala Holdings is a holding company focused on acquiring stakes in businesses that are in health care, manufacturing and business services.

While the process of finding the right home health agency to acquire was somewhat arduous, the company was willing to pay a significant price for the right provider if and when one came along. Eventually, one did.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

-- Why private equity stakeholders are getting into home-based care

-- What Coltala expects from Choice and home health moving forward

-- What went into the Choice acquisition process

-- And more!

Most home health agencies are “generalists,” meaning they serve patients with a wide variety of in-home care needs. GrandCare Health Services, however, sees itself as an orthopedic rehab specialist, which is why it sold its non-medical home care division to 24 Hour Home Care in September.

For this episode of Disrupt, HHCN caught up with GrandCare Health Services Chairman and CEO David A. Bell to learn more about that strategy and the future of his company. During our conversation, we also touched on how to succeed under bundled-payment arrangements and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

－ How GrandCare Health Services turned iteslf into an orthopedic rehab expert

－ Why the provider has gone all in on bundling

－ What “generalist” home health providers need to consider moving forward

－ And more!

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For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with naviHealth's CMO, Dr. Jay LaBine, to chat about the role a convener plays in delivering more care into the home.

Brentwood, Tennessee-based naviHealth is a large clinical services organization that works with payers and providers to deliver care in facility-based settings and in the home. The company, recently acquired by Optum, has grown into a major player in the facility-based care space already, but it's increasingly investing around the home in 2021 and beyond.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:

-- The role naviHealth plays in the care continuum and how it facilitates care

-- How the organization can help at-home care providers

-- The overall shift of how (and where) seniors want to be cared for in the U.S.

-- And more!

This June, U.S. lawmakers unveiled a massive new bill to fund home- and community-based services, while the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed home health payment rule for 2022 － complete with national expansion plans for the Home Health Value-Based (HHVBP) Model.

With all of the action in Washington, Home Health Care News turned to National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President Bill Dombi for a comprehensive breakdown.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn more about:

－“Choose Home” legislation that NAHC and other in-home care advocates are rallying behind

－Key highlights from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s June report to Congress

－Provider Relief Fund reporting deadlines and potential plans for remaining funds

－And more!

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) is one of the largest personal care services providers in the U.S., with growing footprints in both the hospice and home health spaces as well. Today, the home-based care provider delivers its services to about 44,000 consumers through 208 locations across 22 states.

To check in with Addus and learn about its plans for 2021, Home Health Care News recently caught up with Chief Strategy Officer Darby Anderson, who also serves as vice chairman for the Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC). In addition to the provider’s future, Anderson and HHCN discussed a new partnership with Homecare Homebase (HCHB) and emerging home-based care policies under the Biden administration.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

－How Addus and HCHB are innovating on the technology front

－Why long-term care discussions shouldn’t revolve around SNFs versus in-home care

－What Addus and PMHC are prioritizing for the remainder of 2021

－And more!