Hundreds of Home Care Owners/Employees Head to Sacramento to Lobby Against Harmful Legislation

On February 21, 2011, hundreds of employees and owners of home care agencies will gather in Sacramento to lobby against harmful home care legislation that threaten to drastically increase the costs seniors pay for in home care. One bill, SB411, co-sponsored by the...

Attorneys Weigh In On How Proposed Federal Law Changes Will Affect Homecare

Many people are wondering how a proposal to end a federal “exemption”for personal care attendants and home care aides will end up affecting the costs for clients and employment home health care laws for employers. In a presentation to home care employers,...

Is Insurance the Answer to Long Term Care Planning?

A recent USA Today article states that there is an increase in seniors living over the age of 90.  According to author Haya El Nasser “The number of people living to age 90 and beyond has tripled in the past three decades to almost 2 million and is likely to quadruple...

New Proposed Rules Could Eliminate Live-In Care and Increase Homecare Costs for Seniors

On December 15th, The Department of Labor announced a new proposed rule that could dramatically change how seniors and those with disabilities access home care.  The proposal would eliminate a long standing federal labor code exception that allows home care agencies...

Health Care Reform and Accountable Care Organizations – What does that really mean?

There is no question health care spending is a critical issue.   Approximately 17 % of our gross domestic product is related to expenditures in health care, an amount that’s seen a steady rise. Health care reform was proposed as a solution to the rising costs,...