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DALLAS—Homecare Homebase SM (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, announced the opening of its Customer Award nominations, which recognizes its customers in the home-based care industry for exceptional care and innovation.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey—Viventium, which offers a payroll, HR and compliance platform purpose-built for health care providers, announced software enhancements specific to California Piece Rate Compensation Labor Code AB 1513. Designed to support home health agencies in complying with California’s complex wage laws, these enhancements aim to improve operational efficiency and protect agencies from common mistakes that lead to penalties.
NEW BERN, North Carolina—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise, announced the opening of its latest franchise in New Bern, North Carolina. Led by husband-and-wife team Trinette Reo and David Reo, the new franchise, located at 1335 South Glenburnie Road, will provide senior care services, including non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services to New Bern’s local population.
CHICAGO—With a record-breaking number of Americans projected to travel this Memorial Day weekend—an estimated 45.1 million traveling at least 50 miles from home between May 22 and May 26, according to American Automobile Association (AAA)—the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) provided T.R.I.P. tips to families traveling with a loved one who has dementia.
LOS ANGELES—Jewish Family Service LA announced the launch of CareFamily, a new approach to private homecare for older adults that puts families in control of their caregiving needs. CareFamily guides clients in directly employing caregivers rather than relying on agencies, saving families up to $100,000 per year.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance), Aetna Medicaid, a CVS Health company, and MissionCare Collective have begun a collaborative effort to increase access to home health care for older adults and those with disabilities, and increase supports for direct care workers in Illinois, Louisiana and North Carolina.
NEW YORK—The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP filed a pre-motion letter proposing additional court intervention to protect continuity of care on behalf of older and disabled New Yorkers who are at risk of losing access to critical in-home care services through the Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) following the state’s
OMAHA, Nebraska—Right at Home, a company that provides in-home care and assistance, announced the recipients of the 2025 Caregiver of the Year awards. This recognition celebrates the dedication, compassion and service provided by caregivers across the nation and worldwide. This year, Right at Home honored 13 individuals who exceeded expectations in fulfilling the company’s mission to improve the quality of life for its clients.
DALLAS, Texas—Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, has completed a Re-Identification Risk Determination (RRD).
CHICAGO & NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm focused on building health care services and information technology businesses, announced a new partnership with Paradigm Health, a provider of hospice and palliative care services.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey—Viventium, who offers a payroll, HR and compliance platform purpose-built for health care providers, published The 2025 Healthcare Workforce Management Report.
FORT WORTH, Texas—VERTESS, a leading health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, announced a strong start to 2025, marked by the closure of five significant transactions across various health care sectors.
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ANN ARBOR, Michigan—Long-term care services help meet health and personal care needs like bathing, dressing and eating when a person can no longer perform them independently. In August 2024, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging asked a national sample of adults age 50 and older about their experiences with and views on planning and preferences for long-term care.
WASHINGTON—ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, voiced its strong support for the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act. This legislation would establish a benefit category for prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) under Medicare and Medicaid.
AUSTIN, Texas—Responding to the growing demand for high-quality hospice care in Central Texas, VITAS Healthcare has expanded its reach in the Austin area by opening a new administrative office in Pflugerville. With the addition of this North Austin location, VITAS now serves the entire metro area and surrounding counties, bringing more access to compassionate, expert end-of-life care for patients and their families.
ITHACA, New York—The School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR School) and Weill Cornell Medicine School of Cornell University have received a $300,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to administer a worker-focused survey of home health aides. It will allow for a comparison of homecare work in different institutional contexts, including the prevalence of labor unions in the north and limited collective representation in the south.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a global health and community care technology and services company, announced that WellSky Enterprise Referral Manager has been named “Best Home Health Care Solution” in the ninth annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program. The program will be conducted by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global digital health and medical technology market.
WASHINGTON & NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana—The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced that Nathaniel Lacktman is the company's new chair of the Board of Directors.
DENVER, Colorado—Modivcare Inc., a health care services company that provides supportive care solutions to address social determinants of health, announced the planned departures of two members of its executive leadership team as the company continues to align its structure with its evolving business model and modernization strategy.
WEST JORDAN, Utah—CareXM, a provider of clinical triage and virtual care coordination solutions for post-acute care, announced that Carla Davis has been appointed as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective May 6, 2025. Davis joins the board following a 30-year career in home health and hospice, serving most recently as senior vice president of Hospice Operations at LHC Group.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota—Sumitomo Corporation has, through its group company, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (collectively Sumitomo Corporation Group), acquired ActivStyle, LLC, a U.S. provider of home medical supplies for patients with chronic conditions, in May 2025. Prior to this, in April 2025, Sumitomo Corporation increased its stake in Vast Medical Holdings, the parent company of Quest, a provider of home medical equipment, supplies and services for people with diabetes.
