HomeCare News

GREENVILLE, North Carolina—ECU Health announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its home health and hospice business unit to Liberty Home Care and Hospice. The sale will occur pending approval from the North Carolina attorney general's office and will help ensure home health and hospice services remain available for patients and families in the region.

The transition includes all ECU Health Home Health and Hospice operations in North Carolina, including:

NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline has signed a new supply agreement with Better Life Medical & Surgical Supply, a home medical equipment (HME) provider based in Hallandale Beach, Flordia, that provides services to patients and customers across Florida.

WASHINGTON—A new research survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found a large number of adults want to age in place but aren't certain they'll be able to. 

RICHMOND, Virginia—Long-term care cost growth slowed in 2025 following multiple years of elevated increases, according to the latest CareScout Cost of Care Survey.

WASHINGTON—The National PACE Association (NPA) announced a milestone for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) with the opening of its 200th PACE program, PACE Northeast Michigan in Alpena, MI.

CONCORD, New Hampshire—Granite VNA, a New Hampshire-based not-for-profit home health and hospice agency, has named James Culhane as its next president and CEO. He will succeed Beth Slepian, who has served in that role since 2015, upon her retirement in June 2026.

Culhane has served as president and CEO of Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice in New London, New Hampshire, since 2015.

BARBOURSVILLE, West Virginia—Village Caregiving (VCG), a privately-owned homecare agency in the United States, announced the appointment of Anna Lawhon to chief compliance officer (CCO). 

WALNUT CREEK, California—Paradigm, a specialty care management organization focused on delivering solutions for individuals with complex injuries and diagnoses, announced several leadership updates the company said are designed to strengthen organizational alignment and support the company’s continued growth..

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee—LivTech, a provider of health care tech solutions specifically designed for senior care, announced an expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Ron Kozlin as chief financial officer (CFO) and Andrew Goode as vice president of development. 

LivTech said Kozlin and Goode’s industry expertise will help LivTech accelerate software as a service (SaaS) innovation and financial strategy.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a global health and community care technology and services company, announced the expansion of AI capabilities within its next‑generation WellSky CarePort Referral Intake solution. The enhancement uses AI-driven document extraction and clinical summarization to consolidate referrals arriving from multiple channels into a single, actionable worklist in one platform.

PHOENIX—At Medtrade 2026, Parachute Health, the order management platform for home medical equipment (HME) providers, announced a new initiative designed to strengthen collaboration between HME providers and health plans through a unified digital authorization workflow.

PHILADELPHIA—BAYADA Home Health Care, a provider of home-based health care services, has been named to the U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural list of best home health providers.

PHOENIX—Three new takes on core homecare products won the top awards at Medtrade’s New Product Pavilion, covering the mobility, aging in place and sleep apnea treatment markets. 

The Provider’s Choice Awards were announced on Wednesday, March 4 as the show wrapped up in Phoenix. The awards are based on votes from attendees who view the products on the show floor; HomeCare sponsors the pavilion.

SAN DIEGO—Resmed, a health technology company focused on sleep, breathing and care delivered in the home, announced the launch of the AirTouch F30i Comfort mask in the United States, a new CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) full face mask. With a breathable fabric, Resmed said the AirTouch F30i Comfort is designed to help more people start and stay on CPAP therapy.  

MONTVALE, New Jersey—Dynarex Corporation, a manufacturer of medical supplies and durable medical equipment, launched a new negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) pump and an expanded line of wound care products designed to support complex wound management across acute, post-acute and homecare environments.

The portable system weighs 11.3 ounces and offers up to 72 hours of battery operation.

CLEVELAND—Innovative Medical Equipment, LLC (IME), the manufacturer of ThermaZone, debuted its new line of lumbar-sacral orthosis (LSO) back braces with integrated heating and cooling therapy at the annual Medtrade expo in Phoenix, Arizona, which took place March 2-4, 2026.

The ThermaZone LSO braces combine structured lumbosacral support with ThermaZone's thermal therapy technology.

WASHINGTON—U.S. News & World Report, a health care rankings and consumer advice media company, released its first-ever ratings for Best Home Health. This new evaluation provides a resource for millions of Americans seeking high-quality health care in the comfort of their own homes following a hospital stay or illness.

WACO, Texas—AxisCare, an in-home care management software company, has been recognized in the latest round of The DaVinci Awards judging, earning a two-star certification in the area of 'technology' for its homecare software.

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) and the Research Institute for Home Care (the Institute) released the 2025 Hospice Chartbook. The chartbook provides a look at the patients being served in hospice, who they are demographically and clinically, and more.