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The company received its fifth Best of Mahopac Award in Home Health Care Services in 2024 & was inducted into the Mahopac Business Hall of Fame

MAHOPAC, New York—Angels on Call Homecare, a licensed homecare services agency, announce its induction into the Mahopac Business Hall of Fame after being awarded the 2024 Best of Mahopac in Home Health Care Services for the fifth consecutive year. The company said the recognition highlights its commitment to delivering care to clients and their families, as well as its positive impact on local communities.

The partnership aims to ensure safety & accessibility for adults aging at home

CINCINNATI, Ohio—Handyman Connection, a home improvement franchise for professional handyman services, announced a partnership with Jukebox Health, a national provider of clinically-led home modifications. Through the partnership, Jukebox will be able to assess safety risks and recommend Handyman Connection franchisees to provide modifications to homes.

The Rural American Hospice Insights report offers insights into hospice care perceptions, as well as recommendations for hospice care providers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance) and Transcend Strategy Group, a marketing agency for homecare companies, published the results of their Rural American Hospice Insights report, a new study that explored perceptions of hospice care amon


The special report analyzed Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries’ access to home health & key trends that shape access to care

ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and integrated customer relationship management solutions, released a special edition report, which revealed declining access to home health agencies among Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries. 

The report investigated trends that shape home health accessibility, as well as how the expanding Medicare-eligible population often strains access to home health services. 

The foundation’s cancer fund intends to assist with out-of-pocket homecare & DME costs

GERMANTOWN, Maryland—The HealthWell Foundation, an independent non-profit organization that provides financial assistance for underinsured Americans, announced it has opened a new fund that aims to assist with out-of-pocket costs for cancer homecare services and durable medical equipment (DME).

The Camden, New Jersey, location owners aim to bring compassionate senior care to the area

CAMDEN, New Jersey—Always Best Care Senior Services, a provider of non-medical in-home care and assisted living referral services, opened its newest franchise in Camden, New Jersey. The new location will be owned and operated by Munirah Ahmad and Steven Thomas and aims to serve seniors in Gloucester City, Camden and surrounding areas.

The company rebranded to reflect the CareGivers of America name & to honor the South Florida region it serves

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida—Florida First Senior Home Care announced it has changed its company name to “CareGivers of America.” The name change intends to reflect the company’s relationship with the South Florida homecare company that has served more than 650 clients throughout the region.

The company’s new physical-digital remote health care platform will debut at the Consumer Electronics Show expo in January

MINNEAPOLIS—Ōmcare, a Minnesota-based digital health technology company, announced it will debut its new home health platform, Ōmcare Home Health Hub, at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Expo. The company said the platform will feature a physical-digital approach to remote health care aiming to change care models for the aging population.


Zingage plans to offer its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered administrative & operational tools to Axxess’ home health & homecare clients

DALLAS—Axxess, a global technology platform for health care at home, has partnered with Zingage, a caregiver engagement platform, to offer its clients with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered administrative and operational tools that can help reduce turnover, improve compliance and deliver better care.

The accreditation organization’s excellence in dementia care program made expansions into the care areas of assisted living, homecare & hospice care

OLD LYME, Connecticut—Purple Flag for Dementia Care, an accreditation program aiming to improve the quality of dementia care services, announced its excellence in dementia care program is set to expand into three additional care areas: traditional assisted living, homecare and hospice care.

The San Francisco Bay area defendant was sentenced to prison & ordered to pay more than $543,000 for submitting false Medicare payment claims & thwarting FBI investigations

SAN FRANCISCO—Veronica Katz, a San Francisco home health agency owner, was sentenced to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay $543,634 in restitution for committing health care fraud. The sentencing was handed down by James Donato, U.S. District Judge.

The company’s newest franchise location aims to bring peer-to-peer in-home senior care to the Northeast Pittsburgh community

PITTSBURGH—Seniors Helping Seniors, a senior care services provider, announced the opening of its newest in-home care services franchise location in Northeast Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company said this expansion aims to bring personalized care to the senior community in Pittsburgh and focus on a peer-to-peer caregiving model.


AAHomecare has opened the nominations for its Homecare Champion Award, which aims to recognize excellence in the homecare and home medical equipment industries

ARLINGTON, Virginia—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), a nonprofit organization advocating for home medical equipment (HME) services and supplies policies, announced that nominations have opened for its Van G. Miller Homecare Champion Award.

The company announced the keynote speaker & early bird pricing for its 2025 AGILE conference, as well as details on the conference’s upcoming CMS hospice outcomes & patient evaluation (HOPE) workshop

DALLAS—Axxess, a global technology platform for health care at home, announced its keynote speaker for its upcoming Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE) conference, as well as a new hospice outcomes and patient evaluation (HOPE) workshop and early bird pricing for AGILE 2025. The conference will be held Monday, May 5 through Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Dallas, Texas.

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Inspector General found more than $7 billion in expected recoveries & receivables for taxpayers, according to a new report

WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their fall 2024 semiannual report to congress (SAR), which found more than $7 billion in expected recoveries and receivables from misspent Medicare, Medicaid and other health and human services funds.