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New online tool calls out best and worst states for caregiver policies and support

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(Credit: FG Trade/Getty Images) The top five states for direct care workers are Washington (#1), Rhode Island, Washington, D.C., Maine, and New Jersey, while the states with “the most room for improvement” are Texas (#1). 51), Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and North Carolina. That’s according to a new online tool, the Direct Care Workforce State Index, …

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Melanie Dallas: Highland Rivers will implement a new model

Melanie Dallas: Highland Rivers will implement a new model

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It’s no secret that we in the public sector use a lot of abbreviations: CSB, which stands for Community Service Board, a Georgia public safety net behavioral health service provider, such as Highland Rivers Behavioral Health ; DBHDD, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, which is Georgia’s statewide behavioral health agency; and SAMHSA, …

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Dr Melissa O'Connor on policy reform to address unmet home health needs

Dr Melissa O’Connor on policy reform to address unmet home health needs

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In addition to better support for unpaid caregivers, there are several policy needs for home health care, including improved eligibility criteria and reimbursement for telehealth, said Melissa O’Connor, PhD, MBA, RN, FGSA, FAAN, teacher endowed in the community and at home. Health Nursing, M. Louise Fitzpatrick School of Nursing, Villanova University, and Director, Gerontology Interest …

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