Home Health

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising LLC, the franchisor of national non-medical in-home care providerHomeWell Care Services, has been ranked on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list for the sixth consecutive year. HomeWell ranked No. 2,403, climbing more than 1,000 spots from its 2025 ranking and 2,081 spots since its inaugural appearance on the list in 2021.

PHILADELPHIA—Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker announced the launch of Standing Up for Home Care Workers, a labor law enforcement initiative Walker said is designed to protect homecare workers’ wages and ensure homecare agencies and other third-party employers comply with Pennsylvania law.

El Segundo, CALIFORNIA—24 Hour Home Care plans to permanently lay off 738 employees effective Sept. 15, according to a California state employment filing. 

The home health company filed the plans through a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) report, which California employers must do within a 30-day period if there are any layoffs that impact 50 or more workers. 

FORT WAYNE, Indiana—Senior1Care has named Cate Palace president of its Northeast region. Palace brings more than 20 years of senior care leadership experience and will oversee the company’s operations and growth across Northeast Indiana, including offices in Fort Wayne, Angola and Syracuse.

TAMPA, Florida—Paradigm, a specialty care management organization that delivers solutions aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with complex injuries and diagnoses, has appointed Jim Ryan to its board of directors.

BALTIMORE & FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—Porter Cares, Inc., a healthcare technology and services company that coordinates patient care and health insurance benefits, announced that Jeff Fox has joined the company as chief growth officer.

WASHINGTON—A new report predicts there could be a spike in the volume and valuation of homecare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for 2027.

The report, "Insight into Health Care Services Mergers & Acquisitions," released by the Braff Group, said that M&A transactions have been rising and could return to or even surpass pre-pandemic numbers if the pattern from the first half of 2026 continues.

REDWOOD CITY, California—WellBeam, a healthcare technology company focused on improving longitudinal care management through electronic medical record (EMR) and clinical workflow interoperability, announced a partnership with Kettering Health, a regional integrated health system, and Alternate Solutions Health Network (ASHN), a provider of home health services. 

MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey—Applause Home Care is expanding its footprint with a new caregiving office in Maplewood, New Jersey. The company said this expansion reflects the company’s ongoing mission to provide better access to nonmedical, in-home caregiving services for clients.

BROOKLYN, New York—Cityblock Health, a healthcare provider that delivers primary care, behavioral and social services to lower income areas, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Homeward Health in an all-stock transaction, alongside a $116 million Series E led by general catalyst. 

LINCOLN, Nebraska—Nebraska's state auditor says his office’s recent examination of the state of Nebraska's Aged and Disabled (AD) Waiver program has uncovered ongoing weaknesses in controls used to prevent improper billing by service providers.

SALEM, Oregon—Home health and hospice agencies have been added to a list of Oregon healthcare employers for strengthening protections workplace violence in healthcare settings.

LAS VEGAS—Tactical Back Office (TBO), a provider of healthcare staffing and process outsourcing, announced the promotion of Lauren Barranti to vice president of payer relations, effective Sept. 1.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates has released its latest playbook. “VGM Playbook: Emerging Markets and How to Expand Your Business” is designed to help VGM members identify new growth opportunities, diversify revenue streams and expand their impact in the non-acute healthcare landscape.

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota—Altru Health System announced its home health services will permanently close effective Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.

The agency's home health services include skilled nursing, physical therapists, occupational therapists, home health aides and medical social work. 

Ken Hanson, senior marketing and communications specialist at Altru, confirmed the closure to Fargo, North Dakota-based news outlet Valley News Live.

PERAMUS, New Jersey—Valley Home Care, a skilled home health services agency, announced it has earned Medicare’s highest patient satisfaction rating of five stars. The rating encompasses the categories below, each of which received four or five stars from patients, culminating in the overall five-star designation.