For the fourth episode of the Talking Home Care podcast, Pat Kelleher talks with Bill Dombi, interim president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Topics include: Background on the the Home Health Grouper Model (HHGM) and an update on its status; Discussion of the $950M/year reduction in overall home health spending, […]

Talking Home Care Episode 4: NAHC’s Bill Dombi on HHGM and Federal Home Health Policy

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Calvin McDaniel of NAHC joins us to talk about the implications of the 2018 Midterm Election on the home care industry.

Talking Home Care: NAHC’s Calvin McDaniel on the 2018 Midterm Elections

Should health care facilities have their nurse-to-patient ratios defined by law? That’s the question put to Massachusetts voters this coming Tuesday. Amanda Oberlies of the Organization of Nurse Leaders joins us to discuss why her organization (and the Alliance) oppose Massachusetts Ballot Question #1. Their conversation covers: Who’s behind the ballot question and why? What […]

Talking Home Care: Amanda Oberlies on “No on MA Ballot Question 1”

Pat Ahern of Care Dimensions joins us for the eighth episode of the Talking Home Care Podcast. As the CEO of the largest and most experienced palliative care agency in the region, Pat’s an authority on palliative care, hospice, and related issues. In a conversation with Alliance Executive Director Pat Kelleher, Ahern discusses: Palliative care’s role […]

Talking Home Care: Pat Ahern on Palliative Care 101

How did a "big, six-foot-six, burly guy" become the owner of Minute Women Home Care? Pat Kelleher and Ryan McEniff talk about what it takes to run a private home care agency, the challenges facing the industry in today's economy, and how families can ensure they get the best care.

Talking Home Care: Ryan McEniff on Running a Private Care Agency

For the sixth episode of the Talking Home Care podcast, Pat Kelleher talks recruiting and retention with Eric Scharber, a principal of Exact Recruiting. Topics include: The advantages to employers of focusing on retention as much as recruiting How small changes in retention can make a real difference to an agency’s bottom line Why offering staff development is […]

Talking Home Care Episode 4: NAHC’s Bill Dombi on HHGM and Federal Home Health Policy

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