Home Health

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana—Superior Health Holdings, a provider of home health and hospice services across Louisiana, announced the acquisition of the Pulse Home Health and Hospice, a community-based provider of care to patients and families in Louisiana.

FLORIDA—A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted the owner of a marketing company, and former NFL player, for his role in a years-long scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) out of nearly $200 million by allegedly selling patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need.

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services agencies across the country have been recognized with the 2026 Best of Home Care awards from Activated Insights. These national awards recognize top-performing homecare agencies based entirely on verified client and caregiver satisfaction surveys.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth Corp., a national provider of providing patient-centered, health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment (HME), medical supplies and related services, announced that Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) has recently upgraded the ratings of AdaptHealth, LLC, including the corporate family rating to Ba2 from Ba3 and the senior unsecured notes rating to Ba3 from B1.

NEW YORK—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) announced it is offering scholarships of up to $5,000 to college-bound high school seniors whose families have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related illnesses as part of its annual Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship.

DALLAS—Findings in the new 2026 Axxess Industry Growth Insights Report show 60% of care-at-home leaders believe artificial intelligence (AI) will have the greatest impact on the industry by 2030, but fewer than one in four organizations have made AI-specific investments.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates has announced that Boone Lockard has been promoted to vice president of HME (home medical equipment), respiratory and wellness.

Lockard joined VGM in 2022 with frontline experience as a respiratory therapist, and he has more than 16 years of experience spanning clinical practice, operations, billing, sales and management.

INDIANAPOLIS—Rehab Medical, a provider of complex rehab technology (CRT), announced the acquisition of Boomer Medical Equipment, doing business as Risch Home Health Care, a home medical equipment provider serving Central Ohio. The acquisition was finalized Jan. 1, 2026. 

TYLER, Texas—Choice Health at Home, a provider of home health, hospice and personal care services across the Southwest United States, announced the acquisition of Cy-Fair Health Care in Texas and Alliant Home Health, Palliative and Hospice Care in Colorado (“Alliant”).

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national franchise provider of in-home care for seniors and homebound individuals, has been acquired by Main Post Partners, a private equity firm based in San Francisco. 

WASHINGTON—The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced an increase in the expenditure cap for in-home and community-based services for veterans with certain complex medical conditions.

CONCORD, New Hampshire—Granite VNA announced Sarah Love, a family support specialist for Healthy Families America (HFA), was recently honored with New Hampshire Home Visiting Learning Hub’s Shining Star Award.

HUDSON VALLEY, New York—Angels on Call Homecare, a homecare provider serving communities across New York, announced it has been named a Best in Class Employer by Caregivers of New York, recognizing the organization's employee recognition program, specialized training pathways and clinical support infrastructure.

TAMPA, Florida—Activated Insights, a workforce analytics and compliance training company serving the homecare, long-term care and post-acute care industries, announced the winners of the 2026 Best of Home Care Awards.

Presented for the past 13 years by Activated Insights, the Best of Home Care Awards recognize homecare agencies across North America that excel in building strong care teams and delivering high-quality care.

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced it is now accepting nominations for its Certificant of the Year (COY) Award. This award honors a BOC-certified professional for achievements in service, research and outreach.

DALLAS—Elara Caring, a provider of skilled home health, hospice, behavioral health and personal care services, announced that it has entered into an agreement for an investment from Ares’ Private Equity Group and DaVita.