Tameco Brewster, Home Care Specialist for Sharecare, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News.
To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action for the good of older adults and aging industry professionals; and an advocate for older adults, their industry, and their peers.
Home Health Care News caught up with Brewster to discuss their time in the home health care industry.
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Workers down to €400 per night
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Providing workers essential homecare services to vulnerable people throughout counties Louth and Meath say they are short hundreds of euros per month following a contract change by their employer, Danu Home Care.
Danu Home Care traded as Ann’s Home Care Ireland until recently and retains the same corporate structure.
A spokesperson for the workers said they had been on seven 12-hour shifts every night and were moved to 30 hour per week contracts.
This means that they have lost 24 hours’ pay ever two weeks while doing the same number of calls. They…
Mumbai: Health insurance penetration in India has been growing at a sluggish pace despite the high growth of 22% in premium numbers. The number of lives covered under individual policies in March 2023 grew 2.5% to 528.9 lakh — lower than March 2021 levels.Overall, the number of lives covered under health insurance, including the group business, has increased 5.7% in FY23 from FY24. However, the health premium collected by the insurance industry has increased 22% to Rs 89,492 crore from Rs 73,052 crore in March 2022 .The sharp rise in health insurance premiums without a corresponding increase in the number…
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Workers and their employers are paying a lot more for job-based health insurance this year.
The annual cost of family health insurance coverage at work soared to an average of nearly $24,000 this year, according to KFF’s Employer Health Benefits Survey, released Wednesday. That’s up 7% from last year.
Employees are shelling out an average of $6,575 for their share of the premium, up almost $500, or close to 8%, from last year, the annual survey found. Their companies are footing the rest of the bill.
“We have a huge premium increase this year. There’s just…