Home Health

FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania—The Nurses Service Organization (NSO) has released findings in its 2025 data set claim report that shows a growing rate of malpractice claims involving nursing professionals. "The Nurse Professional Liability Claim Report: 5th Edition" highlights the top professional exposures facing nurses, including professional liability claims and license protection matters, as well as case studies, analysis and insights. 

TORONTO—Steve Cranna of VGM Canada announced his retirement as director of government relations and new business development at the end of September 2025.

CINCINNATI—FirstLight Home Care, a provider of non-medical homecare services, announced its 300th franchise location. The 300th franchise location, set to open in Delaware, will provide the same homecare services, including senior care, companion care, personal care, memory care, respite care and veteran care as the company's other locations across 39 states. 

PHILADELPHIA—BAYADA Home Health Care, a nonprofit home health care provider, announced it has been awarded $1 million from the Regina Charitable Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation to sponsor 75 caregivers in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on their path to becoming nurses.  

IRVINE, California—PocketRN, a virtual nursing company, and Comfort Keepers, a provider of in-home care, announced they are partnering to implement the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) alternative payment model, Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE). The program is designed to enhance the quality of life for people living with dementia and to support their family members.

OREGON—The Oregon Association for Home Care (OAHC) announced it is calling for submissions of presentation proposals for its 2026 Annual Conference and education workshops. This will be a competitive process, and abstracts will be evaluated on their relevance to practice and appropriateness for the target audience. While all abstracts may not be accepted for the annual conference, they may be considered for another aspect of OAHC educational programming for the year.

AUSTIN, Texas—Sensi.AI announced it is hosting Sensi by the Shore—a retreat designed for caregivers of the senior community that will take place Nov. 9–12.

LIVINGSTON, Tennessee—Encore Healthcare announced the return of the Smoky Mountain Symposium (SMS) 2025, a premier continuing education event for respiratory therapists, sleep technologists and nurses. This year’s symposium will take place October 23–24, 2025 at the Ramsey Hotel & Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, at the gateway of the Great Smoky Mountains.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a global health and community care technology and services company, released findings from a national study of the health care workforce conducted in partnership with the Center for Generational Kinetics, a thought leadership research firm. 

CERRITOS, California—HealthView Home Healthcare Services announced that Fortune Magazine has ranked it 12th on its 2025 Best Workplaces in Health Care list. Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Health Care list is based on employee feedback regarding culture, leadership and overall workplace experience.

The company said the recognition is especially meaningful for an organization like HealthView, where both office and field staff in home health and hospice work closely together.

DES MOINES, Iowa—Innovive Health, a home health care agency serving complex behavioral health patients, hosted a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of its new Iowa office in Des Moines, Iowa. The event featured local business leaders including the executive director of the Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce, Innovive Health leadership and clinical experts, and Iowa managed care partners. 

NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline announced that it signed a Prime Vendor agreement with Commonheart, a not-for-profit home health and hospice organization based out of Waukesha, Wisconsin.

DALLAS—Axxess, a global technology platform for health care at home, has partnered with Helper Heroes, a virtual assistant staffing provider, to offer Axxess clients access to trained virtual assistant staff. The companies said this will allow organizations to streamline operations, fill back-office gaps and improve productivity, all while reducing overhead costs and retaining key staff.

DALLAS & IRVING, Texas—Elara Caring and National HME have entered into an exclusive agreement under which National HME will deliver its DME services to Elara Caring’s 49 hospice locations across the United States. Elara Caring is aa national home health provider offering clinical and personal care services, and National HME is a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) solutions and services.

MONTVALE, New Jersey—Rater8, a company that manages health care reputation management, announced the official launch of the rater8 Visibility Engine (raVE), a platform designed to help health care organizations take control of their online presence in an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient search behavior.

PHILADELPHIA—BAYADA Home Health Care, a nonprofit home health care provider, has partnered with the University of Washington (the UW) to analyze home health care practices, funded by a $310,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

AMITYVILLE, New York—Bryan Skilled Home Care, a licensed homecare services agency based in Amityville, New York, providing care to Medicaid Managed Long Term Care and NHTD/TBI Waiver participants, announced it has achieved over 90% caregiver adoption of its mobile care platform. This accomplishment earned the agency an award at the 2025 HHAeXchange New York Customer Summit.

DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced its participation in the Jefferies 2025 Healthcare Services Conference.

Enhabit’s president and CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer and Chief Financial Officer Ryan Solomon will participate in a fireside chat on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10:55 a.m. CT. 

NEW YORK—PHI National, an organization that works to ensure quality care for older adults and people with disabilities by creating jobs for direct care workers, announced the release of its annual research report, "Direct Care Workers in the United States: Key Facts 2025." 

PHILADELPHIA—UnderX, a United States-based provider of incontinence care, announced the launch of its new business-to-business (B2B) sales initiative. With the addition of a B2B sales representative, UnderX is now positioned to serve hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living communities nationwide.