Medicare Home Health Utilization Common & Rising Among Beneficiaries With Dementia 

The use of Medicare home health services among beneficiaries aged 68 years and older who were enrolled in traditional Medicare increased between 2010 and 2019, according to a recent report. For beneficiaries without dementia, utilization decreased. The trends persisted for both community-initiated and for post-acute home health care “spells, ” which was defined as the initial episode plus subsequent recertifications. The researchers said the trends indicate that home health care use is common among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia. ;

The trends were revealed in a study that included 13.6 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries between 2010 and 2019. The . . .