Hearts for Home Care Blog
Advocacy Efforts Make an Impact During the 2022 Session in North Carolina
Home care advocates in the Tar Heel state worked at lightning speed this “short” session to ensure home care was a major priority for the General Assembly. Despite the challenges that often come with Read More
Vulnerable South Carolinians Are at High-Risk of Losing Their Home Care Services
There are 36,087 medically fragile South Carolina Residents who depend on home care services to live independent, healthy lives in the comfort of their homes. These healthcare services range from the Read More
Home Care Moms: Superheroes on the Homefront
Home care affects more people beyond the individual who directly receives that care. One reason so many across the US prefer home care over institutional care is that it keeps individuals at home amo Read More
Blog Takeover: A Look Back at Georgia’s 2022 Legislative Session
On Monday, April 4, the Georgia General Assembly debated a slew of bills late into the night on what is called Sine Die: the final day of the legislative session. At 12:15am, the legislature finally g Read More
Virtual Legislative Home Visit Shows the Power of Keeping Families Together
North Carolina residents Anita and Norman Sutton have been married now for more than 30 years. The pair, who have known each other since they were teenagers, recently celebrated Anita’s 60th birthday Read More
Blog Takeover: My Family Hosted a Legislative Home Visit ─ You Should Too.
My name is Lisa Letterman and my son John was in a severe car accident in 2020, which left him paralyzed from the neck down, unable to walk, talk, or breathe on his own. As he was preparing to be disc Read More
Patient Recognition Week: Celebrating Patients Who Live Their Life to the Fullest Thanks to Home Care
For thousands of Americans across the country, home care allows them to be contributing members of society, giving them the freedom and independence to live life to the very fullest despite their diag Read More
New Year, New Home Care Wishes for 2022
2021 has been an incredible year for home care advocates, who continued to discover that meeting with legislators and sharing their personal home care stories did not have to occur in-person only. Emb Read More
Pennsylvania Home Care Recipients Advocate for Better Access to Home Care
Pennsylvania ranks seventh in the nation for the percent of its population that is 65 years of age or older1. As Baby Boomers continue to age and the population of older adults needing long-term Read More
2020 Ambassador of the Year: Brad Needham
Advocacy became part of the culture at BAYADA Home Health Care a little over 10 years ago out of a need for a collective voice to speak on behalf of our clients, families, and field staff who are impa Read More
Home Care Has a Distinct Place in the Future of US Healthcare
States are beginning to make key changes to increase families’ access to home care The COVID-19 pandemic has increased people’s awareness of the US healthcare system’s dependence on institutional care Read More
Hearts for Home Care Brings Legislative and Public Awareness to over 43 Million Viewers
Hearts for Home Care has had a busy year, working to secure public and legislative awareness to home care challenges across the industry. Over the first half of 2021, the duo of Alisa Fox and Marissa Read More