Home Care and Senior Care News and Events

WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, joined the Moving Health Home coalition, comprised of stakeholders working to advance federal and state policy to enable the home to be a clinical site of care. Right at Home is a member organization of MHH.

Read Article: WellSky® Joins Moving Health Home To Drive Policy Reforms, Paving the Way for Home-Based Care Transformation

Emily Undajon, Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations at Right at Home, has received national recognition as a 2023 Future Leader in Home Health and Home Care from Aging Media Network. This distinction recognizes high-performing and innovative talent in the aging industry who are shaping the next decade of care delivery.

HomeCare magazine talked to Rod Roberts, Right at Home’s new COO, about the current state of the industry, the importance of innovation in all steps of home care, and how Right at Home is working to overcome the caregiver crisis.

Read Article: 5 Questions With Rod Roberts, New Right at Home COO

Right at Home’s new COO Rod Roberts explains to Home Health Care News how his business experience has prepared him for his new role with the company.

Read Article: Right at Home’s New COO Rod Roberts: ‘The Business Landscape Has Changed’

Tapcheck and WellSky announced a partnership that will help over 60,000 caregivers access benefits, improving employee well-being and agency performance. Tapcheck and WellSky are preferred vendors of Right at Home. Caeli Feller, Right at Home’s Business Development Manager, said she is excited about the partnership, which will help Right at Home agencies succeed.

Read Article: Tapcheck and WellSky Partner To Offer Financial Wellness Benefits, Including Earned Wage Access, Across the U.S.

Home Health Care News recently reported that Right Home has hired a new COO, Rod Roberts.

Read Article: Right at Home Names New COO

McKnight’s Home Care recently reported that Rod Roberts was hired as Right at Home’s new COO.

Read Article: Rod Roberts Chosen as New COO of Right at Home

In May, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the Expanding Care in the Home Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill allows more services to take place safely in the home for Medicare beneficiaries. These services include assistance with the activities of daily living. Doug Robertson, Right at Home’s Director of Health Care Regulations and Compliance, and Kristi Benning, owner of the Right at Home office in Omaha, Nebraska, provide their perspectives in support of the bill.

Read Article: Nebraska Congressman Co-Sponsors Bill To Expand Medicare Coverage for In-Home Care

Right at Home is a member of Moving Health Home, an in-home care advocacy group that is working to enact legislation to streamline care for the aging population and their providers. The bipartisan Expanding Care in the Home Act, recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), is one such bill. Doug Robertson, Right at Home Director of Health Care Regulation and Compliance, says that Moving Health Home aims to help small-business owners who are wrestling with health care regulations and reimbursement policies.

Read Article: Advocates for Nebraska’s Aging Population Call for Legislation, Community Involvement

Vicki Bailiff received the honor as one out of 25,000 caregivers across the Right at Home network at the company’s national conference.