Home Health

BOSTON— HouseWorks LLC, a provider of personal care services in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Maine, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the personal care division at Amedisys, Inc., a provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care.

SUNRISE, Florida—Jennifer Sheets, CEO and president of Interim HealthCare Inc., a franchise network of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and health care staffing services, has been elected to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Board of Directors. Her three-year term began on Jan. 1, 2023.

NEW YORK—Equiva Health, a digital patient engagement and health relationship management solution provider, announced a new partnership with wireless internet service provider Infiniti Mobile, as well as the launch of its new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Through this offering, Equiva and Infiniti will collaborate to serve as a catalyst in helping hospitals, nursing homes, insurers and other health care organizations advance enrollment in ACP and in helping these entities.

ROCKLIN, California—Luna, a provider of in-home physical therapy, announced that it has been chosen as the exclusive provider of in-home physical therapy for AARP members. 

Thirty-eight million AARP members will now have access to in-person physical therapy delivered by a licensed Luna physical therapist in the safety and convenience of their homes. 

New York—Most professional caregivers are motivated by the positive impact they have on their patients' health and well-being, according to a new survey conducted by HHAeXchange.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—Health technology company MatrixCare was awarded the 2023 Best in KLAS: Software & Services designation by KLAS Research for its Home Health EHR solution in two categories.

GILBERT, Arizona – SYNERGY 

MCLEAN, Virginia—ShiftMed, one of the largest W-2 health care workforce management marketplaces, has raised $200 million in investment to expand its national footprint.

"Health care providers continue to struggle with access to credentialed workers as patient needs and volume continues to rise," said Todd Walrath, CEO of ShiftMed. "ShiftMed is positioned to provide health systems with a regulatory compliant W-2 solution that leverages local and part-time resources."

LANDSDOWNE, Pennsylvania—Affectionate Home Health Care Services LLC, a homecare agency providing non-medical care in the home, will pay more than $2.3 million in back wages under a consent judgment, the U.S. Department of Labor reports. 

A federal investigation found that the company willfully shortchanged nearly 400 employees on overtime, the department said in a news release. 

SUNRISE, Florida—Interim HealthCare Inc., a national franchise network of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and health care staffing services, ranked No. 1 in the senior care category of Entrepreneur’s 44th annual Franchise 500. Overall, the company ranked No. 55 in its fifth consecutive appearance on the list, moving up from its 2022 placement (No. 56).

CHICAGO—PurposeCare, a leading provider of coordinated home care and home health services in the Midwest, has announced Rob Barrow as chief operating officer.

Medicare beneficiaries of color used more home health services than white beneficiaries—and were also more likely to rely on unpaid caregivers for their home health care than white beneficiaries, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.

NORTHFIELD, Illinois and SILICON SLOPES, Utah—Medline and CareXM today announced an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement to serve the home health and hospice industry. The partnership between the two companies is focused on leveraging technology to relieve challenges of patient triage to help reduce staff burnout.