SANDY, Utah—Just outside Salt Lake City sits an old, two-story, brick hotel. It’s been given new life as a homeless shelter for seniors. The Medically Vulnerable People shelter—or MVP shelter, as it’s known—is for people 62 and older or for younger adults with chronic health issues.
LAS VEGAS—Intuition Robotics has announced ElliQ’s new health agent capabilities, an expansion of the ElliQ robot that turns the artificial intelligence (AI) companion into a proactive health agent, increasing insights on health and functional status as well as adherence on medications, screenings, wellness activities, lifestyle recommendations and clinical action plans.
ELYRIA, Ohio & SPICEWOOD, Texas—Adaptive Switch Laboratories, a division of Invacare America, has launched the ASL iON Integrated Drive Control System, an advancement for power wheelchair users that goes beyond improved mobility to help enhance their ability to engage with people, interact with their environment and meet more of their needs independently.
SAN FRANCISCO—SleepRes, Inc., a sleep technology company focused on reimagining therapy for sleep breathing disorders, announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Kricket PAP device, powered by Kairos Positive Airway Pressure (KPAP) for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients weighing more than 66 pounds. The SleepRes PAP system is intended for home, hospital/institutional and sleep center settings.
RALEIGH, North Carolina—Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Giselle Alexandria Farrell was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay $12,916.56 in restitution after pleading guilty to Medicaid provider fraud.
WHITMORE LAKE, Michigan—Trace Medical, a provider of advanced respiratory rentals and biomedical services, announced an equity investment in LiViliti Health Products Inc., a provider of CPAP and respiratory accessories based in Sarasota, Florida.
WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Energy and Commerce plans to discuss several homecare-related bills, including those related to home medical equipment payment relief, home infusion expansion and ultralight wheelchairs, during a hearing focused on expanding access to care for seniors.
SALT LAKE CITY—BetterRX, a provider of real-time hospice pharmacy technology, announced the appointment of Marcus Wilson as its first chief pharmacy officer (CPO).
CLEARWATER, Florida—BayCare announced it has named Chase Hall its new vice president of care continuity and business development. Hall brings more than 15 years of experience in health care leadership, and in this role, Hall will report to both C. Todd Jones, chief strategy officer and chief ambulatory services officer, and Lou Galdieri, chief administrative officer.
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—Senior Helpers,a provider of in-home senior care services, announced it is the first private duty in-home care provider in the United States to be Age-Friendly Care (AFC) at Home certified by Community Health Accreditation Partners (CHAP). Senior Helpers of Fairfield & New Haven Counties joined the list of Senior Helpers CHAP Age-Friendly Care at Home Certified locations.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri—Sacred Heart announced the appointment of David J. Jones as its new CEO. Sacred Heart is the parent organization of Faith Home Health & Hospice and Freudenthal Home Health & Hospice.
LIVINGSTON, Tennessee—Encore Healthcare, a health care software company whose Nexus platform powers advanced telerespiratory services and technology-enabled respiratory programs for post-acute care providers, announced the promotion of Carrie Proffitt to chief development officer (CDO).
LEHI, Utah—Owlet, Inc. has announced a new durable medical equipment (DME) partnership with 1 Natural Way, a leading national mom-and-baby-focused DME provider. Families nationwide can now access Owlet’s Food and Drug Administration-cleared prescription pulse oximeter, BabySat, through insurance-supported pathways on 1NaturalWay.com.
FRESNO, California—BFLOW Solutions, a provider of cloud-based home medical equipment and durable medical equipment (HME and DME) software announced it officially celebrated 10 years in business on Jan. 1, 2026.
"From the beginning, we believed DME teams deserved tools that supported the way work actually gets done," said Ted Jones, founder and CEO of BFLOW. "Not more complexity—clarity, structure and control."
OLD LYME, Connecticut—Purple Flag Excellence in Dementia Care said it has awarded its first-ever accreditation in the state of New York to Angels on Call. The accreditation program said this marks a significant milestone in the expansion of its nationally recognized dementia care standards, and this distinction also represents the second traditional homecare provider in the nation to earn Purple Flag accreditation.
CHICAGO—Sunset Healthcare Solutions announced it is expanding its line of in-house repair parts for oxygen concentrators, allowing durable medical equipment providers to service and extend the life of their own concentrators at a lower cost. Sunset said it introduced the line in late 2024 after noticing a clear void in needed parts.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has halted the ability of the Board of Certification/Accreditation International (BOC) to act as an approved accreditation organization for durable medical equipment (DME) providers. BOC said it was "dismayed" by CMS' actions and that it has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
MELBOURNE, Florida—Kalogon, which makes smart seating for wheelchairs, has moved into a dedicated manufacturing facility in Melbourne with production capacity to support up to $50 million in annual business.
After reaching maximum production capacity at Groundswell Startups' campus, Kalogon said it needed a larger dedicated facility to fulfill accelerating customer demand.
NASHVILLE—HealthStream, a health care technology platform company for workforce solutions, acquired MissionCare Collective LLC, a health care workforce company, for a purchase price of up to $40 million.
NEW YORK—With the holiday season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering five holiday “do's and don’ts” to help the more than 7 million American families caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses celebrate the holidays with their loved ones in a dementia-friendly way.
