Transcending Home Care Podcast

As the Hospital-at-Home care model is gaining traction, does your agency have an opportunity to play a role and expand your patient base? In this blog post and embedded podcast, you’ll hear from [...]

Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz said it repeatedly: “There’s no place like home.” When most Americans are sick, they feel that sentiment more deeply. They want to be in their own bed, in [...]

For decades, people with a serious illness or rehab needs have preferred to stay at home if it’s medically possible. And when most people think of “home care” or “home health,” they think of [...]

Not long ago, a palliative care practitioner I was talking with summed up one of the specialty’s conundrums perfectly. He said, “If you ask 10 practitioners of palliative care to define it, [...]

A particularly poignant moment happened during my recent interview with Ronit Elk, PhD. We were discussing her incredibly important research and pilot program delving into culturally based [...]