May 26, 2026- The aging population is rapidly transforming the U.S. healthcare system, driving sustained growth in care services that support recovery and long-term care after hospitalization.
As the demand for long-term care continues to increase, new care delivery models have been introduced to support greater quality and efficiency of patient care. In the at-home care sector specifically, value-based care models focus on providing high-quality care to allow patients to manage chronic conditions outside of inpatient healthcare facilities in the comfort of their own home.
Hillary Loeffler, Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the National Alliance for Care at Home – an organization of more than 1,500 members representing about 10,000 different locations of home health agencies, hospices, palliative care providers, home and community-based service providers across the nation – said that patients may rely on home-based care for a variety of reasons.
“There are situations where home health and community-based care is needed to prevent somebody from going to the hospital in the first place,” said Loeffler. “There are also times when home health is used for post-acute care following a hospitalization, skilled nursing facility stay, or a surgical procedure to help an individual regain function, support recovery and ultimately transition safely back to the home.” For individuals living with chronic or complex conditions at home, home health can also help maintain stability, support independence and prevent an individual from being hospitalized.
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