The report highlighted market growth driven by aging demographics & M&A activity

BOSTON—Capstone Partners, a middle market investment banking firm, released its April 2025 Home Care Sector Update, reporting that an aging U.S. population and consumer preference for receiving care at home and aging-in-place are expanding the homecare market.

The council will address urgent care workforce needs

WASHINGTON—National Skills Coalition (NSC) announced the launch of the Care Workforce Advisory Council—and released a new brief on care workers—to address the urgent challenges facing the care workforce as demand for long-term care and childcare services continues to grow nationally. The council comprises 20 industry-leading professionals and experts in direct care, early childhood care and education and workforce development. 

Hallmark announced the appointment of Jim Teas as chief revenue officer & Nick Brignola as chief financial officer

CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts—Hallmark, a health care workforce management technology company, announced the appointment of Jim Teas as chief revenue officer (CRO) and Nick Brignola as chief financial officer (CFO). Hallmark said these leadership additions reinforce its commitment to accelerating its growth and delivering workforce solutions for health care providers.

The company will also conduct a conference call for all interested parties

ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan—InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., a national health care service provider, facilitating outpatient care for durable medical equipment manufacturers and health care providers, announced it will issue first quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, May 8, 2025, before the market opens.

The company will also conduct a conference call for all interested parties on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 9 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results.

The new outpatient homecare practice provides physical, occupational & speech therapy

HOUSTON, Texas—U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., a national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics and provider of industrial injury prevention services, announced the acquisition of an outpatient homecare practice that provides physical, occupational and speech therapy through its 50%-owned subsidiary, MSO Metro, LLC (Metro). 

New franchise signings, expansions & industry awards lead the company's first quarter

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia—Premium Service Brands (PSB), a home services franchising company, is celebrating 27 new franchise signings, national awards for both its brands and leadership team and the continued rollout of its Nesto platform.

Strong Franchise Growth Across Brands

In Q1, PSB signed 27 new franchise agreements across five of its brands, fueling momentum for the whole system and its portfolio:

Schwartz is an executive with more than two decades of experience

SAN DIEGO, California—Resmed, a provider in health technology focused on sleep, breathing and care delivered in the home, announced the appointment of Salli Schwartz as chief investor relations officer, effective April 21, 2025. In this role, Schwartz will lead Resmed's global investor relations function and report to Mick Farrell, chairman of the board and CEO.

The company will now offer on-demand assistance in Texas

COLUMBIA, Maryland—Villi, an in-home services company operating in Texas, is expanding to Maryland to provide on-demand assistance uniquely enabling adults to have the freedom to live confidently in their own homes. Villi’s online platform makes it easy to find a companion for a plethora of services such as household chores, companionship, meal preparation, errands and more.

Daniel Silvers was named to the board of directors

DENVER—Modivcare Inc., a technology-enabled health care services company that provides a platform of integrated supportive care solutions focused on improving health outcomes, announced that Daniel Silvers has been appointed to its board of directors, effective April 24, 2025. The appointment of Silvers completes the board’s previously announced plan to add three new independent directors pursuant to its contractual obligations with its lenders.

The report highlights network growth, health plan engagement & AI-powered innovations

NEW YORK—Parachute Health, a digital order management platform for home medical equipment (HME), unveiled its latest State of DME ePrescribing report with data through Jan. 1, 2025, showcasing significant growth in digital ordering, deeper engagement from health plans and advancements in AI-powered automation. The report provides a guide on:

The American Association for Homecare & the Arkansas Medical Equipment Providers aided in passing the legislation on continuous glucose monitoring systems

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas—Arkansas’s Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed into law Act 857, which amends the coverage of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) in the Arkansas Medicaid program. This industry legislation protects CGM access by:

The difficulty in navigating nonrecognition in dementia & Alzheimer's patients

It happened more than a decade ago, but the moment remains with her.

Sara Stewart was talking at the dining room table with her mother, Barbara Cole, 86 at the time, in Bar Harbor, Maine. Stewart, then 59, a lawyer, was making one of her extended visits from out of state.

Two or three years earlier, Cole had begun showing troubling signs of dementia, probably from a series of small strokes. “I didn’t want to yank her out of her home,” Stewart said.

The partnership will provide on-demand pay for 500,000+ health care employees

PLANO, Texas—Tapcheck announced a strategic partnership with Viventium, which offers a payroll, HR and compliance platform purpose-built for health care providers. Tapcheck, a provider of on-demand pay services, will integrate its earned wage access (EWA) feature directly into Viventium's robust payroll and HR platform, enabling access to Tapcheck’s pay benefits for a swiftly growing health care workforce of more than 500,000.

The integration aims to enhace patient engagement, cash recovery & operational efficiency for infusion providers

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Allegiance Group announced its partnership with WeInfuse, a software solution for infusion providers. Completed late last year, this collaboration follows the integration of Allegiance Group’s COLLECTPlus program with the WeInfuse software system. The COLLECTPlus–WeInfuse integration is designed to enhance patient engagement while improving cash recovery and operational efficiency for infusion providers.

New AI solution supports triage nurses in home health & hospice by delivering real-time clinical assessment support, structured triage documentation & escalation guidance.

LEHI, Utah—CareXM, a provider of clinical triage and virtual care coordination solutions for post-acute care, announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Decision Assistant (AIDA) an AI-powered tool designed to guide triage and make home-based care coordination between staff, patients, families and ancillary services partners easier, safer and faster.