CareRing Health and WellSky Partner to Improve Care at Home
CareRing Health is teaming up with WellSky, a recognized leader in health and community care technology, to strengthen care for people who need it most. The goal is simple and practical: deliver better care to vulnerable populations by pairing CareRing’s home-based services with WellSky’s data, tools, and analytics. By bringing these capabilities together, CareRing aims to coordinate care more smoothly, act on insights faster, and support home-bound patients with services that are both efficient and effective.
Closing the Care Gap for Dually Eligible Patients
CareRing Health focuses on the inequities faced by people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid—the dually eligible. The plan is to build a more integrated model of care that reduces fragmentation and makes day-to-day support easier to access. By collaborating closely with health plans and health systems, the initiative is designed to improve quality of life for these patients while easing the strain on federal healthcare programs.
Why Dual Eligibility Is a Challenge
Roughly 13 million Americans are dually eligible, and many don’t receive the consistent care they need. CareRing Health CEO Steve Guenthner notes that today’s system too often leaves these individuals without adequate support. With WellSky’s technology in the mix, CareRing intends to close those gaps—so people aren’t left waiting for help—and ultimately improve health outcomes for this group.
An Integrated Care Model, Delivered at Home
CareRing Health’s model brings together the services required to manage chronic illness over time. That includes PrimaryCare@home, SkilledCare@home, PersonalCare@home, and HospiceCare@home—support that stretches from routine primary care through advanced and end-of-life needs. The program focuses on conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and hypertension, creating a single, coordinated approach to day-to-day management and long-term stability.
Reducing Pressure on Federal Healthcare Spending
The dually eligible population, with an average age around 65, accounts for 33% of federal healthcare expenditures. By centering services on this group and providing care directly in the home, CareRing Health aims to reduce avoidable costs and system strain. The intent is straightforward: timely, coordinated support that helps prevent complications from escalating into acute—and expensive—episodes.
Bringing More Care Home
CareRing Health’s approach moves care to where people live, particularly seniors and individuals with disabilities who are often overlooked by traditional models. By managing health conditions at home—before they become urgent—CareRing seeks to head off crises that often lead to hospitalizations. The result is care that meets everyday needs early, not just during emergencies.
Future Expansion Plans
While the work today centers on dually eligible patients, CareRing Health expects to extend services to all aged and disabled individuals. The model is designed to scale—expanding the same integrated services to more people and, in time, reshaping how different populations receive and experience care at home.
Neighborhood Health Hubs in Pennsylvania and Delaware
CareRing Health has opened Health Hubs in key locations across Pennsylvania and Delaware. These hubs connect patients to primary, skilled, personal, and hospice care, making it simpler to find and use the right service at the right time. With WellSky’s technology supporting the flow of information, care teams can coordinate across services more reliably and keep patients from falling through the cracks.
What WellSky Brings to Coordination
WellSky’s platform gives providers a fuller picture of each person’s health, spanning medical, social, and behavioral needs. That comprehensive view helps ensure people receive necessary services, even when circumstances make access hard. It’s a practical, holistic approach designed to keep care connected and responsive.
Conclusion: A New Era of Health Equity
As healthcare evolves, the partnership between CareRing Health and WellSky points to a more integrated way forward. The commitment is clear: advance health equity, reduce the costs of fragmented care, and deliver steady, home-based support for underserved communities. One coordinated system—built around the person, not the setting.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the goal of the CareRing Health–WellSky partnership?
The partners aim to improve care for vulnerable populations by combining CareRing’s home-based services with WellSky’s technology and analytics, so care is better coordinated, more timely, and easier to deliver where people live.
Who is the primary focus of this integrated model?
The initial focus is on people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid—especially those living with chronic illness or disabilities who often face gaps in support.
How could this effort affect federal healthcare spending?
By managing chronic conditions at home and preventing avoidable crises, the model seeks to reduce high-cost acute care. This matters because dually eligible individuals, averaging around age 65, account for 33% of federal healthcare expenditures.
What services does CareRing Health provide today?
CareRing offers integrated, home-delivered services: PrimaryCare@home, SkilledCare@home, PersonalCare@home, and HospiceCare@home. These support everyday needs and more complex care over time.
Are there plans to expand beyond dually eligible patients?
Yes. While the current focus is on dually eligible individuals, CareRing plans to extend the model to all aged and disabled populations as the program scales.
