Home Health Care News September 3, 2020
Nearly half a year has gone by since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency. During that time, home health organizations have faced volatile census swings, rising equipment costs, unpredictable staffing situations and a bevy of other challenges.
While not all operators have weathered the storm, most have. Now, as the home health landscape starts to stabilize, industry leaders are starting to look toward the future — and many like what they see.
That includes Encompass Health’s April Anthony, who leads the Birmingham, Alabama-based company’s home health and hospice segment.
“It may take a while before we get back to our old, normal, pre-COVID levels as a country,” Anthony told Home Health Care News during a recent video interview....