Home Health Care News March 22, 2024
Andrew Donlan

The United States relies heavily on family caregivers, so much so that the Biden administration has gone lengths to support them. Still, in order for family caregivers to actually reduce the cost of care in the home, they need to be given the proper resources and education.

Otherwise, patients are likely receiving – unbeknownst to them – subpar care that isn’t guaranteed to keep them out of more costly settings.

That’s part of the thesis behind the company Careforth, which is a family caregiver support platform.

A recent analysis conducted by the research and advisory firm ATI Advisory, on behalf of Careforth, found that the company was able to save payers approximately $60,000 per person, per year based on its...

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