HomeCare June 25, 2025
Jariel Arvin

Practitioners are filling a gap that is expected to widen as the senior population increases while the number of geriatricians declines

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies—stethoscope, blood pressure cuff and pulse oximeter.

Forget a lunch break; she often eats a sandwich or some nuts as she heads to her next patient visit.

On a gloomy Friday in January, Johnson,...

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