Stephen Tweed’s Thursday Thoughts
Hundreds of Home Care Providers will meet in Las Vegas for NPDA Annual Leadership Conference
January 13, 2011The non-profit National Private Duty Association (NPDA) will host its Annual Leadership Conference in Las…Read more
Personal care providers top the list of careers with high rates of depression.
January 6, 2011Personal care providers top the list of careers with high rates of depression. In one…Read more
Health Care Reform Update: 1099 Appeal
September 9, 2010We're hearing more buzz that momentum is growing in Congress to repeal a new tax…Read more
Navigating the FOG of Health Care Reform
September 3, 2010On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known…Read more
NPDA Responds to Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act
August 3, 2010On July 28th, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA) introduced the Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act. One…Read more
Medicare ID Theft Growing as Quickly as Boomer Elders
January 26, 2010Digital medical records have become the favorite fraud outlets for ID theft hackers. Published reports…Read more
Hispanics More Likely to be Admitted to Poor Quality Nursing Homes
January 9, 2010Mary Fennell, study leader and professor of sociology and community health at Brown University, found…Read more
Eldercare Mediators May Bring New Clients
January 7, 2010Eldercare mediation is a growing business that often benefits other non-medical home care companies. Eldercare…Read more
Financial Misconceptions of Hiring a Friend or Family Caregiver
January 3, 2010Customers may be tempted to try to hire a caregiver that is paid “under the…Read more
Caregiver and Client Relationship Transitions
December 28, 2009It might seem like a simple equation, an elder in need of specific services is…Read more
“Avoidable” and “Unavoidable” Pressure Sores
December 12, 2009The development of pressure sores on a client can easily go unnoticed to the untrained…Read more
Caregiver Connections with Out-of-State Customers
December 4, 2009Many of your customers contact you at the first sign that their aging parents need…Read more