ROSEVILLE, California—The summer travel season has arrived, and the caregivers at Always Best Care Senior Services are sharing tips to help seniors and their families plan an enjoyable, memorable trip for everyone. Experts with the in-home senior care franchise system in the United States know that traveling with aging loved ones can require special considerations.
WALTHAM, Massachusetts—EPOCH Senior Living, a Northeastern senior living organization, hosted the final Purple Flag raising event at its Bridges by EPOCH at Westford community. The partnership was first established in June 2023 when EPOCH launched its system-wide initiative to implement the senior care quality enhancement program across all 12 of its Bridges by EPOCH locations with memory care.
ROCKLEDGE, Florida—Originally created out of a combination of both necessity and opportunity during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health First’s Hospital at Home program has officially reached 1,000 patients—as hospital leaders seek to grow the program as a permanent fixture in medical care.
LOS ANGELES—Five individuals were arrested in Los Angeles on criminal charges related to their roles in a years-long scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $15 million through sham hospice companies and then to launder the fraud proceeds.
TWINSBURG, Ohio—Edgepark announced it is the first to launch a nationally available ostomy storefront through Parachute Health, a provider of ePrescribing software for durable medical equipment (DME). Through this new storefront, Edgepark can now receive digital prescription orders directly from health care providers for patients' ostomy supplies through Parachute Health.
IRVING, Texas—PioneerRx, RedSail Technologies' provider of pharmacy management software, announced a new integration with Medzoomer, a prescription delivery service. This collaboration enables PioneerRx pharmacies to offer seamless, efficient and secure delivery of medications to patients' doors.
TROY, Michigan—ComForCare, a franchised provider of in-home caregiving services, announced the launch of DementiaWise 2.0. This expanded program builds upon the foundation of its original proprietary program, DementiaWise, an occupation-based, team-centered training program designed to help elevate the standard of dementia care.
CINCINNATI, Ohio—Sharon Romaine Ward, 52, formerly of West Chester, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to fraudulently billing more than $8.5 million to Medicare, Medicaid and Veterans Affairs home health care programs between 2015 and 2021.
AKRON, Ohio—ACU-Serve, a provider of health care management solutions, announced the addition of Kyle Neese as senior account executive. With more than eight years of experience in the respiratory care industry, Neese brings expertise and a passion for fostering client partnerships to his new role.
WASHINGTON—House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Checking-In on CMMI: Assessing the Transition to Value-Based Care.”
NEW YORK—Special Touch Home Care (STHC or the company), a provider of homecare services since 1984, has launched its new website (cdpas.com) dedicated to consumer directed personal assistance ser
FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of homecare services, announced a definitive agreement to acquire the personal care operations of Gentiva for an anticipated purchase price, after customary purchase price adjustments, of approximately $350 million.
CARLSBAD, California—Advanced Diabetes Supply (ADS), a national distributor of specialized diabetes supplies, has announced a new leadership appointment. Blair Baldwin joins the company as the new senior vice president of operations. The announcement was made by ADS CEO Bill Mixon.
WASHINGTON & ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently revised guidance regarding the implementation of the hospice certifying physician enrollment requirement.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois—Touching Hearts At Home is hosting an educational speaker session featuring registered dietitian Sofia Szanto on Thursday, June 27 at 6 p.m. CT at the Empty Corner in Arlington Heights. The session will focus on "Nutrition Nexus Objectives," aimed at empowering seniors and their caregivers with essential knowledge on maintaining a healthy diet.
NEWARK, New Jersey—A Florida man was sentenced to 96 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) kickback scheme, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna, District of New Jersey, and U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, Southern District of Florida, announced today.
CGS shared guidance on billing wheelchair electronics to DME MAC Jurisdiction B and Jurisdiction C pages. Power Wheelchair Electronics Clarification, published on May 30, is a step in the right direction of providing clear coverage guidelines for Medicare, the American Association for Homecare said.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $7.8 million for 17 projects that will improve public transportation for people with disabilities, older adults and low-income individuals. One of the projects included pertains to increasing access to home health organizations in South Dakota.
WARWICK, Rhode Island—AccentCare, a nationwide provider of home health, hospice and personal care services, announced the opening of its Warwick hospice location and its expansion into Rhode Island.
PLANO, Texas—Choice Health at Home (Choice), a home health, hospice, personal care provider specializing in the treatment of patients in the comfort and convenience of their own home, announced a partnership with Resilient Healthcare (Resilient), a tech-enabled health care company that delivers high-quality care to patients’ homes and communities virtually and in person. This partnership will provide Choice access to a suite of digital health technologies and hospital-at-home programs.
