OUR TAKE: Ohio’s COVID-19 Response Is Complicated but Sends a Simple Message: Home Health Is NOT A Priority

By Joe Russell, Executive Director Over the past couple of weeks the State of Ohio has released more detail on its response to COVID-19, and boy is it detailed. The [...] Read More

Covid-19 Resource Center

This is where we will be posting all of the Covid-19 Resources as we receive them! Resources: (Updated Frequently) CDC - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html CMS - Coronavirus https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-safety-oversight-general-information/coronavirus [...] Read More

CMS plans to begin the release of $100B of the emergency funds starting 4/10

CMS plans to begin the release of $30B of the emergency funds starting today. Here is the framework. Both home health agencies and hospices will receive payments. The exact timing [...] Read More

A Word of Encouragement to Our Members

  Transcript: Hi everyone, this is Joe Russell, the executive director for the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice with a message of hope and encouragement for all our [...] Read More

BREAKING NEWS** MAJOR CHANGES TO HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE DURING COVID-19

  Home health & Hospice Staff Exempt from Family First Coronavirus Act Labor Requirements: Over the weekend the U.S. Department of Labor added a clarifying statement to exempt health care [...] Read More