UPDATE – Shield HealthCare is now contracted with RightCare from Scott & White Health Plan to provide: Incontinence, Enteral Nutrition, Ostomy, Urological and Wound Care Supplies. The experienced team of home medical supply experts at Shield HealthCare are ready to support those with RightCare Medicaid coverage from Scott & White Health Plan. You can count on Shield HealthCare… Continue reading Shield HealthCare now contracted with RightCare from Scott & White Health Plan

Given how healthcare is changing to encourage aging in place, chances are that you either know a home care worker, or you know someone who benefits directly from a home care worker. As the baby boomers age, the home care industry is growing. Home care helpers are part of the overall “Care Team” that assists… Continue reading National Home Care & Hospice Month

National Family Caregivers Month has arrived again, and we're so happy to see it! We love to celebrate the family caregivers out there, providing support.

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News for USA Today Republican lawmakers in Florida and Texas snubbed the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for adults, but their states did broaden the program this year — for school-age children. Those states were among 21 — including some big Democrat-led states, such as California — that were required to… Continue reading Texas and Florida Did Expand Medicaid — For Kids

By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, for Health News Colorado Mary Brandell, 92, learned to drive at age 12, once worked at the Pentagon, loves crossword puzzles, makes a mean lemon pie, plays the piano and taught herself Spanish at 73. “I vowed I was going to learn. I didn’t take classes. I love books. I love Spanish,… Continue reading Silver Tsunami Poised to Overwhelm Home Care Workers

By Dan Thesman for KAPP TV OLYMPIA — Clients of the state’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program can now only buy 1 percent or nonfat milk. The change that started this month better aligns WIC with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and other programs, such as Head Start, and the School Lunch and Breakfast… Continue reading Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Gets New Milk Guidelines

In this article from Washington Healthcare News, read about how nursing homes are having a hard time compling with abuse reporting requirements.

By nplegge for St. Louis Post Dispatch WASHINGTON, DC (October 13, 2014) — The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today announced that State Street Center in East St. Louis, Ill. and Bethalto Health Center in East Alton, Ill., both operated by Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation (SIHF), have received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus… Continue reading Two Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation Centers Earn National Recognition for Patient-Centered Care

By Robert Leja Extraordinary things happen at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC). A man with quadriplegia finds the courage and patience to take on the high ropes course, a woman who is blind feels the thrill of carving down some fresh powder, a group of teenage boys learn what it means to work hard as… Continue reading Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center-Expanding Potential For People Of All Abilities

By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, for Health News Colorado Consumer advocates say careful rate review will save Coloradans millions on health insurance next year, but they warned people to shop around and ask questions as they renew old plans or hunt for new ones starting next month. For example, rate experts from the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative… Continue reading Consumer Advocates, State Regulators Reject 19 Percent Insurance Hike