Kentucky pastor uses his experience to offer advice to caregivers
Paul Prather (Photo from the Herald-Leader) As a minister for more than three decades, Paul Prather has sat with more than his fair share of people who are sick or...
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Paul Prather (Photo from the Herald-Leader) As a minister for more than three decades, Paul Prather has sat with more than his fair share of people who are sick or...
Nursing homes and many other health care providers will be required to obtain national criminal background checks on new employees and others who provide direct one-on-one care to elderly residents...
Now that school is out and summer is here, more people will be venturing into the woods to enjoy hiking, camping and other outdoor activities. Poison ivy, poison oak and...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and several more could reach his desk in the legislative...
Kentucky ranks last in the nation in its long-term care services and support for seniors, people with disabilities and family caregivers according to a report compiled by AARP, formerly the...
Next spring, the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services could establish a community paramedics pilot program that has the potential to ease the state’s shortage pf primary-care health providers. The idea was...
Declining reimbursements from Medicaid and Medicare are behind the Madison County Health Department‘s layoff of seven home-health employees last week. Director Nancy Crew said the cuts should not mean a...
Kentucky’s new Medicaid managed-care system is three months late in making payments to home-health agencies, officials told the House Health and Welfare Committee Thursday. Nurses Registry and Home Health has...
Kentucky is considering making tele-caregivers — off-site guardians who provide care by monitoring cameras and sensors in a patient’s home — available to some disabled Medicaid patients. The move is...