Home Health

WASHINGTON—A new report published by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) showed homecare and assisted living costs have surged nearly 50% since 2019. AARP said this surge has wiped out a decade of progress in long-term care affordability for middle-income older adults.

HOBOKEN, New Jersey—Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), a national remote patient monitoring and enterprise remote patient care platform, announced its acquisition of Rimidi, a chronic disease management and remote monitoring company with deep roots in diabetes and cardiometabolic management.

ATLANTA—Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc., a homecare platform focused on providing care to medically complex, high-cost patient populations, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Family First Holding, LLC.

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national provider of non-medical homecare, was recently named a Top Franchise for 2026 by Franchise Business Review (FBR) for the fifth consecutive year. HomeWell was among just 200 franchise brands, representing thousands of franchise owners participating in FBR’s research.

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a provider of in-home care services to seniors and individuals of all ages and an Entrepreneur 500-ranked enterprise, added 101 new territories last year—a new record for the franchisor.

DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a provider of home-based care software and administrative services, launched Curate: Scribe, a new AI-assisted documentation capability embedded within the HCHB electronic health record. 

CINCINNATI—Home Helpers Home Care, a provider of nonmedical in-home companionship and personal care services, announced it awarded 41 franchise agreements between new and existing franchisees in 2025.

HOUSTON—A Russian national made his initial appearance in Houston, Texas, today on a charge that he laundered over $1.2 million derived from a durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud scheme that targeted Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) that administer Medicare Part C.

BEVERLY, Massachusetts—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company offering respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program for up to $30 million of its outstanding common stock.

DALLAS—Axxess, a global technology platform transforming how care is delivered in the home, announced keynote speakers and new EDGE Leadership Certification details for its 2026 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE), taking place May 4–6, at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas.

WATERLOO, Iowa—Registration is officially open for the VGM Heartland Conference, taking place June 8–10, 2026, in Waterloo, Iowa. 

FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of homecare services, announced its participation at the following investor conferences:

PORTLAND, Oregon—The boards of directors of Housecall Providers and CareOregon have approved a definitive agreement for Housecall Providers to become part of Chapters Health System (Chapters Health), a nonprofit provider of hospice and chronic illness care.

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The number of Medicare beneficiaries who used hospice services increased more than 4% in the most recent year of data, according to a new report. 

WAUKESHA, Wisconsin—Kinex Medical Company, LLC, agreed to pay $6,925,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, TRICARE and other federal programs.

ELYRIA, Ohio—PurposeCare has officially opened a new homecare office in Elyria, Ohio, expanding access to in-home support services for families across West Cleveland and Lorain County Ohio.

The Elyria location will provide non-medical homecare services, supporting individuals with daily living activities and long-term care needs.

GREENVILLE, North Carolina—ECU Health announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its home health and hospice business unit to Liberty Home Care and Hospice. The sale will occur pending approval from the North Carolina attorney general's office and will help ensure home health and hospice services remain available for patients and families in the region.

The transition includes all ECU Health Home Health and Hospice operations in North Carolina, including:

WASHINGTON—A new research survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found a large number of adults want to age in place but aren't certain they'll be able to.