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NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut—Honor Health Network, a provider of personal and post-acute care services, has acquired Connecticut-based Family Care Visiting Nurses & Home Care Agency (FCVN), a Medicare and Medicaid certified home health agency.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced Bill Powers as the recipient of its 2025 Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service.
“Bill exemplifies the values of service and stewardship that the Newberry Award was created to honor,” said BOC Board Chair Cameron Stewart. “His leadership and governance insight helped elevate BOC’s operations and strengthen our commitment to certification and accreditation excellence."
WASHINGTON—Lutheran Services in America announced a new partnership with RRF Foundation for Aging (RRF) to launch Rural Caregiver Voices 2026: Elevating the Rural Caregiver Experience, a national initiative designed to uplift the lived experiences of family caregivers supporting older adults across rural and frontier communities.
BOCA RATON, Florida—Life Care Concierge of South Florida, the nurse-led aging life care management practice that helps seniors age in place, announced it has officially rebranded from Private Duty Home Care Concierge. The rebrand includes a new name, new visual identity and redesigned website.
The company said the new brand better reflects its holistic approach to care and its dedication to supporting the dignity and autonomy of aging adults.
CARY, North Carolina—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has launched its brand campaign, “THE Accreditation CHOICE for Health Care.”
“Accreditation should empower, not encumber,” said José Domingos, president and CEO of ACHC. “While others market simplification as innovation, ACHC has always focused on meaningful quality improvement. We’ve never imposed the unnecessary burdens that others are now trying to undo.”
DALLAS—Axxess announced it has launched Caregiver University as part of its training and certification program. Axxess said this free material provides training for both caregivers and family members around the world to enhance their skills and confidence in delivering care at home.
SUNRISE, Florida & MIAMI—Interim HealthCare Inc., a network of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and medical staffing services, and Paradigm, a revenue cycle management company specializing in government payers, announced they have entered into a partnership to help Interim franchisees accelerate clean claims, reduce denials and improve cash flow across veterans affairs (VA) and Medicaid lines of business.
MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—Hearts for Home Care (H4HC), a national advocacy initiative launched by BAYADA Home Health Care, announced the launch of a bold new brand identity that it said is designed to better reflect and amplify its mission to empower a growing nationwide network of advocates fighting to protect access to homecare.
The new look features an updated logo, inclusive color palette and a more modern design system.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $2 million Caregiver Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prize Competition to support the one in four Americans serving as caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities.
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of management solutions for homecare providers, caregivers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid programs, announced findings from its 2025 Homecare Insights: Caregiver Voices Survey today. The annual survey, which polled over 8,200 caregivers, revealed a significant rise in their comfort with technology.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of nurse-first triage solutions for hospice and home health organizations, has named Harrison Tucker as chief of staff.
In his new role, Tucker's focus is to ensure that the company continues to deliver support to both nurses and patients while enabling the leadership team to advance innovation and growth.
MINNEAPOLIS—Nonin Medical, a provider of noninvasive medical monitoring solutions, announced that its board of directors has appointed medical device industry leader Todd Austin as the company’s next chief executive officer.
Austin brings extensive experience across strategic planning and execution, business development, external partnerships, product portfolio management, marketing and clinical operations.
MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—BAYADA Home Health Care has announced the appointment of Bryony Winn as the company’s next chief executive officer (CEO).
Winn, the first non-family member to lead BAYADA, will join the organization on Monday, March 2, 2026. At that time, David Baiada will conclude his eight-year tenure as CEO by joining the BAYADA Board of Directors and serving as senior advisor to the incoming CEO.
MONTVALE, New Jersey—Dynarex Corporation, a provider of durable medical equipment and disposable medical products, has honored Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Captain Jeremy Sonenschein as the recipient of the 2025 Dynarex EMS First Responder Caring Award (FRCA).
The award recognizes EMS professionals whose leadership, compassion and service strengthen emergency medical care and their communities.
GREENVILLE, South Carolina—A federal grand jury has returned a five-count indictment against Mark Weinberger, 62, of Lake Worth Beach, Florida, for health care fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.
NEW YORK—With Thanksgiving approaching, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is giving six steps to help families plan a dementia-friendly Thanksgiving celebration for their loved ones living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses.
GLASSBORO, New Jersey—“More. Great. Nurses”
That was the chant echoing through the room as BAYADA founder and chairman of the board Mark Baiada energized the crowd during a ceremonial signing event on Nov. 17 at Rowan University. The event launched a new agreement between Rowan and BAYADA Home Health Care that aims to create a debt-free pathway for aspiring nurses and expand access to high-quality home health care in the region.
DETROIT—Residential Home Health and Hospice, a division of Graham Healthcare Group, has announced that it has been awarded Top Workplaces honors for 2025 by the Detroit Free Press. This is the 15th year in a row that Residential Home Health and Hospice has received this award.
PEEKSKILL, New York—Angels on Call Homecare, a provider of dementia, Parkinson's disease and home health services across the Hudson Valley, announced it has achieved recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System—Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the John A. Hartford Foundation, in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA).
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—CenterWell Home Health announced it has collected food and monetary donations amounting to more than 287,000 meals in its 21st annual food drive to feed people in the communities it serves around the country.
CenterWell collected food and cash equivalent to 137,888 meals. With a boost from grants from the Humana Foundation, the tally rose to 287,888 meals—20% higher than last year’s total.
EXTON, Pennsylvania—AideChoice, an app-based platform connecting individuals with short-term non-medical homecare services, announced its official launch following an initial soft launch phase. AideChoice said the app was designed to address the growing need for flexible, on-demand homecare amid evolving health care trends and dispersed family networks.
SALT LAKE CITY—Cotiviti, a provider of data-driven health care solutions, announced it will attend the 2025 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) Annual Training Conference, November 18–21, 2025, in Nashville to showcase 360 Pattern Review, its new fraud prevention and management system. Cotiviti will also be presenting at the event on fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) in home health and personal care services.
