Read the latest from HomeCare contributors on how to run your home health agency, whether you're providing skilled care and therapy, managing a care plan, working in the hospice field or supporting personal care.  

The difficulty in navigating nonrecognition in dementia & Alzheimer's patients

It happened more than a decade ago, but the moment remains with her.

Sara Stewart was talking at the dining room table with her mother, Barbara Cole, 86 at the time, in Bar Harbor, Maine. Stewart, then 59, a lawyer, was making one of her extended visits from out of state.

Two or three years earlier, Cole had begun showing troubling signs of dementia, probably from a series of small strokes. “I didn’t want to yank her out of her home,” Stewart said.

New AI solution supports triage nurses in home health & hospice by delivering real-time clinical assessment support, structured triage documentation & escalation guidance.

LEHI, Utah—CareXM, a provider of clinical triage and virtual care coordination solutions for post-acute care, announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Decision Assistant (AIDA) an AI-powered tool designed to guide triage and make home-based care coordination between staff, patients, families and ancillary services partners easier, safer and faster.


Assured Quality homecare introduces initiative to boost cognitive function for seniors living with Alzheimer's and other dementias

NORWICH, Connecticut—Assured Quality Homecare (ASQ), a Connecticut homecare agency, is launching the Healthy Mind Program, a specialized initiative that boosts cognitive function and overall well being for seniors living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Based on SAIDO Learning, this non-pharmacological program stimulates the brain through arithmetic, reading, and writing exercises tailored to the participant’s unique abilities.

PACE provider builds legislative support for high quality, low-risk, cost-saving program

DENVER—InnovAge Holding Corp., a provider of the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) based on participants served, has engaged staff nationwide to reinforce the critical need for this successful senior care program. InnovAge teams are meeting with lawmakers nationwide and building positive support among decision makers about the PACE program. 

The new space will allow for expanded service to medically fragile children

SALINAS, California—Coastal Kids Home Care will begin its 20th year in operation with an expansion of its main headquarters in Salinas, the Rodgers Center for Children’s Health. Made possible with the support of Silicon Valley stalwarts Valeta and T.J. Rodgers, the Center first opened in 2021.

The acquisition will provide further specialized solutions for Medicaid-based care providers

FORT WORTH, Texas—Cubhub, a provider of Medicaid-focused homecare software, acquired TaskMaster Pro (TMP), a software platform for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) service providers across the United States. This acquisition bolsters both companies by combining industry expertise, technology and specialized solutions for Medicaid-based care providers—allowing them to leverage one platform for multiple service lines.


The product integration that will enable faster payment reconciliation for home health & hospice providers

DALLAS—Axxess, a technology platform for health care at home, and Texas Capital, a full-service financial services firm that delivers customized solutions to businesses, entrepreneurs and individual customers, announced a product integration that will enable faster payment reconciliation for home health and hospice providers.

Altocare is the newly formed homecare holding company of Waud Capital Partners

CHICAGO—Waud Capital Partners (Waud Capital), a growth-oriented middle-market private equity firm, announced the acquisition of MedTec Healthcare (MedTec), a provider of in-home care and adult day services. This acquisition represents a milestone in Waud Capital's strategy to build a market-leading platform in home-based care services through its newly formed holding company, Altocare.

This enables clinicians to monitor high risk patients more closely to reduce hospitalizations

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Elumina Health Inc announced the launch of artificial intelligence (AI) based patient risk triaging capability in Basis EHR. Basis EHR leverages AI to identify home health care patients who are at high risk for hospitalization on the basis of their demographic and medical data.

The aim of DocNow Telehealth is to streamline virtual care for post-acute care providers

BELLEVUE, Washington—DocNow, a provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions for post-acute care, announced the launch of DocNow Telehealth, a secure, Zoom-powered virtual care platform built specifically for providers in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), long-term care (LTC) and home health settings.

To mark this 50-year occasion, Health Management Association released a white paper focused on the current state of caregiving

CHICAGO—Help at Home, a national provider of in-home personal care services, announced its 50th anniversary, commemorating five decades of enabling individuals to live with dignity and independence in their own homes. What began as a modest office in Evanston, Illinois, has grown into an organization that is "Doing More for More"—more for its 60,000 caregivers, more for its 70,000 clients and more for the communities it serves.

Beth Slepian was one of the eight women from various industries awarded on April 3

CONCORD, New Hampshire—Granite VNA President and CEO Beth Slepian has been named a 2025 Outstanding Women in Business Awardee by New Hampshire Business Review for her commitment, vision and leadership in health care. The annual awards celebrate New Hampshire women who excel in their professional lives and communities as leaders and as role models.


This partnership aims to enhance patient care, streamline clinical workflows and improve patient outcomes

PHILADELPHIA—Impilo, a provider of at-home health care through connected device and diagnostics operations, announced it has joined the Elation Partner Hub. This partnership aims to integrate Impilo's platform with Elation Health's best in KLAS EHR platform to enhance patient care, streamline clinical workflows and improve patient outcomes.

This release integrates CareConnect's applicant tracking, onboarding & compliance with occupational health services

PORT WASHINGTON, New York—CareConnect, a provider of homecare artificial intelligence (AI), software and services, announced the general availability of Occupational Health Services, automated and integrated directly through Home Health Care Hire, its Applicant Tracking System (ATS), purpose-built for Homecare and Post-Acute Healthcare.

Eduardo Lopez was convicted of one count of participating in a wage-fixing conspiracy and five counts of wire fraud

LAS VEGAS—A federal jury convicted a Nevada man for participating in a three-year conspiracy to fix the wages for home health care nurses in Las Vegas and for fraudulently failing to disclose the criminal antitrust investigation during the sale of his home health care staffing company.  

Leaders from government, industry, nonprofits and academia to focus on uncertainty & change around the future of caregiving

WASHINGTON—The Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced that its 10th Annual National Convening will take place on Tuesday, May 20 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., with Douglas A. Collins, 12th secretary of Veterans Affairs, delivering the keynote address.