Home healthcare abuses targeted in Colorado

Colorado is one of just five states that do not license home healthcare providers, and the state health department says the inability to set minimum standards of care and perform inspections is resulting in increasing instances of deficiencies. Abuses by home caregivers have been revealed in a new state report that is prodding lawmakers to seek more oversight of the industry. Recent legislation would require agencies providing nursing, physical therapy and basic caregiving in patients' homes to be licensed by the state.