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ORANGE COUNTY, California—ONSCREEN, the creator of the Joy artificial intelligence (AI)-companion for seniors, announced that Joy Calls, an AI-powered companion that checks in on seniors over the phone, is now available nationwide.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a non-medical in-home care franchises, has announced a national strategic partnership with PocketRN, a virtual nursing provider, to expand its dementia care support for seniors and their families as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s (CMS) Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model.
FORT WORTH, Texas—VERTESS, a health care mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, announce the acquisition of Pennsylvania-based Helping Hands Home Care Services.
Helping Hands, led by CEO Wyatt Campbell, operates three locations in western Pennsylvania, delivering a range of home-based services, primarily personal care, along with home health and hospice care. The company employs more than 500 staff members who serve approximately 600 patients daily.
WASHINGTON—Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 (HR 7027). The legislation aims to ensure patients have access to rehabilitative care by pausing the payment cuts proposed in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. The legislation also looks to create a more sustainable payment system for Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHAs).
CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp., a home medical equipment provider focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced the closing of its previously announced joint venture transaction with three major health systems and two hospitals to acquire Hart Medical Equipment.
PITTSBURGH—Singlepoint Healthcare, a portfolio of DFW Capital Partners, announced the acquisition of IV Solutions, LLC (IVS), a provider of clinical pharmacy and home infusion services in Wood Dale, Ill.
"This acquisition helps establish a strong foundation for Singlepoint's integrated model and provide access to critical expertise in both clinical care and pharmaceutical services," the company said in a released statement.
PITTSBURGH—Rochester-based Cardinal of Minnesota, which provides residential and in-home services for people with disabilities and employs about 450 people, is under new ownership as longtime CEO Jack Priggen retires.
The Cottages Group of Burnsville, a family-owned, 24-year-old company providing the same services, is now behind the wheel at Cardinal. This acquisition grows its workforce from 250 to 700.
DALLAS—MyDirectives, a provider of digital advance care planning (ACP) solutions, and KanTime Healthcare Software, a provider of enterprise software for post-acute care, announced a strategic partnership to embed MyDirectives for Clinicians directly into the KanTime electronic health record.
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, also known as the Advanced Medical Technology Association, has asked the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts to rule as
FORT SMITH, Arkansas—Mercy Home Health-Fort Smith has been awarded a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for both Quality of Patient Care and Patient Survey Satisfaction, making it the only home health provider in Arkansas to receive five stars in both categories.
PEEKSKILL, New York—Angels on Call Homecare announced it has become the first and only homecare provider in the United States to achieve re-accreditation in Certified Parkinson's Disease Care (CPDC).
SAN FRANCISCO—SilverRide Inc., a mobility-as-a-service platform serving older adults and individuals with movement or cognitive challenges, announced it has doubled ridership volume to 74,000 monthly rides in the first half of 2025, up from 35,000 monthly rides in the same period last year.
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina—Hands of Hope, Agape Care Group’s multi-state home-based pediatric program, has achieved program certification from Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP). One of only nine hospice programs in the nation to achieve distinctive pediatric certification, Hands of Hope offers palliative and hospice care for people age 21 and younger in South Carolina, Georgia and in several areas of North Carolina.
SAN DIEGO—Resmed, the health technology company focused on sleep, breathing and care delivered in the home, announced it has published a sleep study in "The Lancet", a peer-reviewed medical journal. The study shows the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is projected to increase 35% over the next three decades, impacting 46% of all US adults.
BOULDER, Colorado—React Health announced it has expanded its post-sale warranty and non-warranty service program by signing Quality Biomedical as a national factory authorized service center (FASC).
HARTFORD, Connecticut—CareCentrix, a home-centered care company that coordinates care for health plans, patients and providers, announced that it is now operating as a private standalone company following its acquisition by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm based in New York.
Sycamore acquired the business in partnership with Stefano Pessina and his family, who said they have reinvested 100% of their interests in CareCentrix.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas—Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) announced that Healing Hands Healthcare has become the first home health provider in the United States to achieve CHAP’s High-Acuity Care at Home Certification.
The two-day, on-site certification survey was completed on August 20, 2025, in Wichita Falls, Texas. The screening process included home visits, record and personnel reviews and interviews with staff, patients and families.
