KANSAS CITY, Missouri—Trualta, a family caregiver education and support platform, has bolstered its caregiver resource library with a Cancer Care Toolkit, a guide to supporting care recipients with cancer.
LOS ANGELES—Tombot, a robotics company, announced the close—and oversubscription—of its $6.1 million Series A funding round.
Tombot’s flagship product, Jennie the robotic puppy, was designed specifically to treat the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and other health issues.
TEMPE, Arizona— SYNERGY HomeCare, a homecare franchise, has announced its newest location in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, SYNERGY HomeCare in Lakewood, California.
The company is owned and operated by Robert Regan, a Navy combat veteran who spent most of his post-military career working for the United States federal government and is now using his passion for service to launch his own caregiving business.
BIRMINGHAM— A study published in the journal Home Healthcare Now revealed that roughly 57% of home health care workers (HHCW) have experienced some sort of violence wo
AKRON, Ohio—ACU-Serve, a provider of health care revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions, announced the acquisition of TANYR, a provider of infusion RCM services.
ORLANDO, Florida—Gilgal Medical, a provider of home medical equipment, announced its national expansion with the opening of two new warehouse facilities in Los Angeles and Dallas.
DALLAS, Texas—Axxess, the global technology provider for health care at home, has partnered with Rellevate, a provider of financial technology services, to offer Axxess clients digital banking and payment solutions tailored to the needs of the health care workforce.
DURYEA, Pennsylvania—On June 16, Pride Mobility launched its new hard top canopy accessory for outdoor scooters.
WASHINGTON—Findings from the Employee Long-Term Care survey, published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), found gaps in employee awareness of personal long-term care (LTC) needs, employer-sponsored caregiving programs and knowledge of how to access long-term services and supports in the community.
Responding to charges that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, Trump administration officials misleadingly counter that it targets only waste, fraud and abuse.
ADA, Oklahoma—Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 2 for the Chickasaw Nation’s home health program, Minticha Apila Home Health, marking a step forward in the delivery of health care services to Chickasaw citizens and First Americans.
WASHINGTON—In its recently released budget documents, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has indicated that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is likely to start the next round of competitive bidding.
MISSOULA, Montana—Venture Medical, LLC, a provider of wound care solutions, announced its acquisition of certain assets of ProgenaCare Global, LLC, a biotechnology company known for its keratin-based wound healing technologies, including ProgenaMatrix and intellectual property underlying an expected future product line.
WISCONSIN—Michael G.V. Comino was sentenced to 22 months; imprisonment for conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Comino was also ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution to Medicare.
BURLINGTON, Ontario—VGM Canada announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 HME Leader of the Year award. The award, formerly known as the HME Woman of the Year Award, is open to all individuals working in the home medical equipment (HME) or mobility industry in Canada.
TEMPE, Arizona—PocketRN, a provider of virtual nursing care, and SYNERGY HomeCare, a homecare company, announced they will form a national partnership to test the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) alternative payment model designed to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers.
TEMPE, Arizona—Arkos Health announced a new alignment of its leadership team.
HOUSTON, Texas—Somnum Bene Holdings LLC, the holding company of cpap.com, a direct-to-consumer provider of sleep apnea products and solutions, announced the appointment of Joe Megibow as its new chief executive officer. Megibow replaces co-founder Johnny Goodman, who will transition to an active board role.
RALEIGH, North Carolina—DwellSafe, the tech-enabled platform that focuses on how health care and home safety come together, announced that Jim Greatorex has joined the team as a strategic advisor. A longtime industry leader and former vice president of VGM Live at Home, Greatorex brings more than 30 years of experience in home safety, accessibility and care-centered innovation.
