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NORTHFIELD, Illionois—Medline has signed a new prime vendor agreement with James River Home Health & Hospice, a home health and hospice provider serving patients and families across its care network.
DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB) announced the winners of its 2026 Customer Awards and the recipients of its scholarships for homecare aides. The annual programs recognize organizations and individuals demonstrating excellence across clinical quality, operational performance, industry leadership, innovation and professional development.
SALT LAKE CITY—Epitel, Inc. announced that its REMI Neuro Monitoring Home Health Hub has been selected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to participate in a home innovation challenge. Epitel said it is one of the first two companies selected to advance to the program’s interaction phase.
SAN FRANCISCO—Ferry Health launched out of stealth with an AI personal assistant that handles healthcare tasks for patients, starting with finding a medical provider and getting an appointment. The company said it has raised $9 million in seed funding from a variety of donors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Avid Ventures, Layout Ventures, SV Angel, Box Group and Asymmetric Capital.
DARDANELLE, Arkansas—Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of the Department of Human Services (DHS) Janet Mann announced a framework to assist families on the Community and Employment Support (CES) Waiver waitlist. DHS said it will begin work on providing supportive living services to families currently on the CES waitlist, all of whom are automatically enrolled in the Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE).
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee—LivTech, a provider of comprehensive healthcare tech solutions specifically designed for long-term post-acute care, has appointed three new executives to its in-home division to lead commercial operations and scale point-of-care solutions.
Brad Savon, chief technology officer, in-home division
CINCINNATI—Home Helpers Home Care, a provider of in-home care services, has promoted Bobby Kelley to chief development officer.
Kelley, a member of the company’s franchise development team for more than 20 years, will join the organization’s executive leadership team and lead the franchise development sales team.
NEW YORK—PHI National's authoritative annual report, "Direct Care Workers in the United States: Key Facts 2026," shows direct care jobs themselves are still paying a median of $17.99 per hour—with annual earnings leaving nearly half of the workforce reliant on public assistance to make ends meet.
IRVING, Texas—LifeCare Home Health & Hospice Family has launched a new corporate website designed to make it easier for patients, families, referral partners and healthcare professionals to understand LifeCare's growing family of companies and connect with home health, hospice and in-home care services in their communities.
SEATTLE, Washington—Medbridge, a digital health platform for clinician education, care delivery and patient engagement, launched its new Pediatric Clinical Skills curriculum. Built for home health, hospice and private duty organizations, Medbridge said its new program is among the first to combine specialized pediatric education, competency validation and point-of-care clinical support in one platform.
FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of homecare services, announced a definitive agreement to acquire the personal care division of AccentCare for approximately $275 million.
PEEKSKILL, New York—Angels on Call Homecare has been named a 2026 Best of Home Care Employer of Choice from Activated Insights.
The Employer of Choice designation recognizes homecare agencies earning high marks from verified care professional feedback and outperforming local competitors in workforce satisfaction.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising LLC, the parent company of national non-medical homecare provider HomeWell Care Services, has received a Brandon Hall Group Gold HCM Excellence Award in the Best Use of a Blended Learning Program category for its LaunchWell franchise onboarding and certification program.
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee—LivTech, a provider of healthcare tech solutions specifically designed for long-term post-acute care, announced an investment in its in-home care division with the launch of Alora Anywhere 2.0.
MINNETONKA, Minnesota—UnitedHealth Group announced it will eliminate prior authorization requirements for 1,700 service codes, including many under home healthcare and durabl
SEATTLE—Frazier Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has made Frazier Executive in Residence Jonathan Lujan the new CEO of MatrixCare. The appointment follows the closing of its acquisition of MatrixCare from Resmed.
DENVER—Modivcare, a provider of non-emergency transportation, personal care services and monitoring solutions, announced the appointment of Matt Williams as chief corporate affairs officer.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri—Hall Render, a national law firm focused exclusively on healthcare, has welcomed Elizabeth Tucker and Brett Travers as shareholders to its recently opened office in St. Louis, Missouri. Tucker is a healthcare operations and regulatory attorney primarily representing clients in the long-term care sector, and Travers advises healthcare clients on real estate and corporate matters.
