Celebrating National Women’s Health Week

Each year, the Department of Health and Human Services kicks off National Women’s Health Week following Mother’s Day. This year, they are focusing on the theme of “Becoming Well Women.”

While this week serves as a great opportunity for healthcare providers to think about ways to help women stay healthy, home healthcare providers are already focusing on caring for women in America every day of the year.

In fact, the nation’s home health community is largely made up of women. A recent Avalere analysis shows women make up:

• 90% of home health professionals
• 75% of family caregivers
• 60% of home health beneficiaries

Particularly for women in their senior years, home healthcare can provide necessary care so patients are able to remain independent at home.  The Medicare home healthcare offers these patients access to clinically advanced, cost-effective care in the home that can keep women well by preventing further injuries and illnesses.

While home healthcare offers services, support, and resources to 2.1 million senior women year-round, National Women’s Health Week offers an opportunity for us to remember and honor the female patients we serve, their care teams and the important role home health has in helping them be well women!