HomeCare News

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) unveiled its new name and logo as well as the initial website of the new national organization that will carry forward the work of serving homecare, home health, hospice and palliative care providers as they deliver patients care in their own homes and communities

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—The direct care workforce, a backbone of the health care industry, is facing unprecedented challenges, as revealed in the newly released 2024-2025 State of the Direct Care Workforce Report by MissionCare Collective.

This report, drawing from extensive data on the well-being of care workers, sheds light on critical issues that industry leaders can no longer afford to ignore, MissionCare said.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced the appointment of Adam Miller as the new vice president of government relations.

DALLAS—Homecare Homebase SM (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, named Erica Bent, RN case manager at Desert Oasis Healthcare Home Health (HPN), as the September 2024 Gold Standard Award winner.

COLUMBUS, Ohio & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, and OhioHealth, a nonprofit health care outreach of the United Methodist Church, announced the finalization of their partnership for home health and hospice services to be called OhioHealth at Home in partnership with Compassus.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—Tendo announced that Powerback Rehabilitation, a nationwide provider of personalized physical, occupational and speech therapy services, has partnered with Tendo to offer its services through Tendo’s Care Connect and MDsave marketplaces. The Powerback Rehabilitation to You program enables individuals to recover in their own homes, offering flexible scheduling, customized therapy plans and comprehensive support.

HAMMOND, Louisiana—North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital has been added to Newsweek’s 2024 list of America’s best physical rehabilitation centers. Out of the 300 inpatient rehabilitation facilities recognized on the list, North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital ranks in the top 10 of Louisiana rehabilitation centers.

Burlington, ONTARIO—VGM Canada announced the finalists for the third annual Canadian home medical equipment (HME) Woman of the Year Award.

The three finalists are Stacey Burnett, regional manager of Motion Specialties; Brenlee Mogul-Rotman, national clinical and technical education manager for Permobil; and Tammy McDowell, home health care manager for Boggio Family of Pharmacies.

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising Inc., the parent company of the national nonmedical homecare provider HomeWell Care Services, has received the Brandon Hall Group Silver Award for Excellence in Learning Experience Platform (LXP) Implementation. This award recognizes the Learning Lab that HomeWell launched last year to support its franchise system.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Executive Home Care, a provider of in-home care services, announced the launch of its "Roses for Resilience" initiative. On this National Senior Citizens Day, caregivers across the company's franchise network are delivering hundreds of roses to senior clients, symbolizing appreciation and respect for the elderly.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Molina Healthcare of Ohio awarded the Center for Community Based Care (CCBC) with a $125,000 grant. CCBC is a nonprofit foundation branch of the Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice (OCHCH).

ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in North America, announced the opening of its newest franchise in Northwest Calgary, Alberta. The franchise, owned and operated by Sade and Ibraheem Ogunrinola, will provide comprehensive senior care services, including non-medical in-home care and 24/7 senior living referral services.

RICHMOND, Virginia—The Bon Secours Home Care and Hospice programs, which serves the greater Richmond area, announced a new name: Bon Secours Home Care and Hospice by Compassus. The name change reflects a joint venture partnership between Bon Secours Mercy Health, a Catholic health system in the U.S., and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based health care services, which was finalized earlier this year.

NEW YORK—Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan that helps clients realize their investment objectives, sha

LOS ANGELES—The Wound Pros announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Park as a medical director. The Wound Pros said Park brings a wealth of experience in internal medicine and hospital care to the company, which specializes in treating and managing non-healing wounds in long-term care facilities.

DUBLIN, Ohio—Cardinal Health (CAH) announced the opening of a new distribution center in Greenville, South Carolina, which will focus on its at-Home Solutions business. The new distribution center is expected to add roughly 200 jobs to the region over time. CAH at-Home Solutions provides home health care medical supplies and helps customers across the nation manage their medical supply needs, including those who have chronic or critical medical conditions.

DURYEA, Pennsylvania—Pride Mobility, a provider of mobility products, officially launched the Go Go Carbon, a mobility scooter that offers users portability, a modern look and a lightweight solution. 

Weighing in at 35 pounds without its lithium battery, the Go Go Carbon folds down into a compact bundle in seconds and with a few simple steps, Pride said. Once folded, it can be towed like luggage, and due to its compact size, it fits into car trunks and other tight spaces.

MADISON, Wisconsin—EnsoData, a provider of health care artificial intelligence (AI), and Nonin, a provider of pulse oximetry devices, announced a partnership to address the underserved and undiagnosed sleep apnea patient population with a collaborative home sleep apnea testing approach.

ROCHESTER, New York—The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has announced that Mickae Lee of Permobil and Larry Jackson of Sunrise Medical have joined the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors as president and treasurer respectively. In addition, John Miller of Miller’s Rental and Sales and Michael Barner of the University of Michigan have completed their terms on the Executive Committee but will remain on the board.

DALLAS—Intrepid USA Inc., headquartered in Dallas, and various wholly-owned subsidiaries have agreed to pay $3.85 million to resolve the allegations that Intrepid violated the false claims act in connection with two lines of its business. The first allegation was that Intrepid knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for home health care services for patients who did not qualify for the Medicare home health care benefit or where services otherwise did not qualify for Medicare reimbursement.