(Photo Credit: Stone/Getty Images) Nursing homes provide various levels of health care for their residents around the clock. In a nursing home, residents have 24-hour supervision and help with ...

Medicare covers up to 8 hours per day and a maximum of 28-35 hours per week of home health care under Part A or Part B when this service is provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency.

Medicare doesn’t cover home health aides unless your doctor has approved a home health care plan that involves professional services such as skilled nursing care or physical therapy. Share on ...

If your loved one lives at home, you may want to hire someone to help you care for them. There are two main types of in-home care services: home health care and general in-home care. In-home care ...

Part A Coverage includes home healthcare, the first 100 days in a nursing home, and hospice care. Part B Coverage includes preventive services, such as wellness visits, along with medical tests ...

Did you know palliative care is an option at home? More than six million people in the U.S. could benefit from palliative care, and, according to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, thousands ...

Providence’s home health, hospice and community palliative care programs will become part of a joint venture with Compassus, a for-profit company. Providence announced the news in a post on its ...