Home Health

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national non-medical in-home care provider, has launched a new Dementia Care Support program. The specialty care service, unveiled in late September, is tailored to seniors with dementia to help them manage its adverse effects, including memory retention and cognitive function.

DALLAS—Axxess, a technology innovator for health care at home, and Sulos, a HIPAA-compliant solution offering a holistic approach to patient engagement and population management, announced a collaboration that will prioritize transparency and early intervention to elevate healthcare outcomes. The joint venture harnesses data, especially between visits, to pinpoint patients in need of support, which can significantly reduce hospital readmissions and the need for emergency care.

ATLANTA—SageHome, a provider of aging-in-place bath remodeling services in the United States, announced its acquisition of Safe Showers LLC. This acquisition extends SageHome’s operations into Texas and across the South and reflects a step change in the company’s acquisition activity.

NEW YORK—In a groundbreaking collaboration, Pinnacle Home Care, a provider of home care services in Florida, has partnered with DailyPay—a provider of on-demand pay. This alliance introduces a new benefit to Pinnacle Home Care's rewards package.

ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of home medical equipment (HME) and infusion growth and productivity solutions, announced the release of its new integrated Marketscape customer relationship management (CRM) for HME and infusion organizations. Trella customers will gain a unified user experience that brings together strategy, planning, sales execution and performance insights.

SACRAMENTO, California—The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced securing a nearly $100,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed against Cambrian Homecare, Inc. (Cambrian Homecare) in July over the company’s alleged failure to report employee pay data.

NEW YORK—Firmament, a provider of structured equity and debt capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises, announced an investment in Prime Providers ("Prime" or the "Company"), to support the Company's acquisition of Right Choice In-Home Care ("Right Choice"). Prime is a home-based health care organization providing private-duty nursing, applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy and related services to patients across California.

WASHINGTON—The Halifax Group (Halifax), a middle market private equity firm that partners with management to invest in market-leading companies, announced that it has agreed to acquire the Worldwide Home Care division of Sodexo, (company), including its home care subsidiaries in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Brazil. 

The Cigna Group, headquartered in Connecticut, has agreed to pay $172,294,350 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting and failing to withdraw inaccurate and untruthful diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to increase its payments from Medicare.

DALLAS—Elara Caring, a full-scale, multi-state home health provider of clinical and personalized services, has acquired American Family Home Health, a 35-person, privately owned skilled home health care provider in Huntley, Illinois, within Winnebago County.

The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) added another home medical equipment (HME) industry veteran to the team. Stephanie Legree was named to a newly created project manager position. Legree has more than 20 years of experience at Binson’s Home Health Care in progressively responsible positions, including her most recent role as co-director of the business office and vice president of government affairs.

ATLANTA—Integra Partners announced the addition of Trella

MICHIGAN—A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted Yogesh Pancholi for orchestrating a $2.8 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy and engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity theft and witness tampering.

PHILADELPHIA—Medical Guardian, a provider of personal emergency response systems (PERS) and health care engagement services, announced the launch of the newest product in its lineup of medical alert solutions—the MGMini Lite. Weighing less than an ounce, this device is designed to address the dynamic and evolving needs of aging adults and caregivers.

NORCROSS, Georgia—Healthyr, a provider of at-home health tests and solutions, announced a partnership with Koning Health, a pioneer in breast imaging technology. This collaboration aims to empower women worldwide by offering advanced, non-invasive breast health solutions.

DALLAS—Elara Caring, the full-scale, multi-state home health provider of clinical and personalized services across the patient continuum, received two 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Techno

DALLAS and DETROIT—Axxess, a home health care technology company, announced a strategic partnership with Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting, LLC. Axxess clients can now use Gateway's coding and compliance services to show a patient's current health status while under service and maximize revenue and efficiency.

NEW YORK—Alliance Homecare announced its move into a new full-floor office suite in Manhattan, at 2 West 45th Street. The office features state-of-the-art technology for large-scale presentations, two conference rooms and a 1,200-square-foot training center.