Home Health

WASHINGTON—Medtech association AdvaMed announced Robery Cohen will be the next chair of its Digital Health Tech board of directors. Cohen is the vice president of innovation and technology of the orthopaedic group at Stryker.He succeeds Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, global chief science and technology officer at GE HealthCare, who served as the inaugural chair of the board overseeing the then-newly created division.  

Cohen will serve a two-year term beginning this month.  

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) has announced the appointment of Timothy Safley as strategic advisor to its durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) program. Safley brings more than three decades of leadership across DMEPOS, specialty and infusion pharmacy and home health/hospice, including senior roles in national provider operations and the development of accreditation programs at a national accrediting organization.

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia—Sherry Kesler has been named vice president of post-acute services at WVU Medicine, overseeing home health, hospice and home medical equipment. 

TALLAHASSEE, Florida—Big Bend Hospice announced beginning in January 2026, it will expand its hospice services into Jackson, Calhoun and Gulf counties.

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.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana—Superior Health Holdings, a provider of home health and hospice services across Louisiana, announced the acquisition of the Bayou Country hospice operations of Hope Healthcare and Hospice BC, LLC, a community-based hospice provider headquartered in Houma, Louisiana. 

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.

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).

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.

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.

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national non-medical homecare provider, was identified by independent research firm Franchise Business Review as one of the top 100 franchise ownership opportunities for veterans.

PHILADELPHIA—Caresify Home Care announced the launch of Circle of Care, a signature care initiative designed to elevate how seniors and families experience homecare. The model combines Caresify’s programs—including safety, dementia support, post-hospital recovery, life enrichment, technology-enabled communication and family guidance—into a single framework.

LOS ANGELES—A Graceful Way In-Home Care, a home health provider in the Los Angeles area, announced it is celebrating 12 years of providing in-home support to patients across the region. Since its founding, the company has employed hundreds of local caregivers, nurses and support staff. 

The company serves three core populations throughout the greater Los Angeles area:

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky and uMed announced a new partnership that expands patient access to national clinical research registries—longitudinal programs that track real-world patient outcomes and experience—by enabling homecare patients to participate in clinical studies from their home.