KNOXVILLE, Tennessee—LivTech, a provider of health care tech solutions specifically designed for long-term care, announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Tracy Kim as chief marketing officer (CMO) and Natalie Shipley as chief revenue officer (CRO).
BILLERICA, Massachusetts—Guardian Angel Senior Services, a privately owned senior homecare company, promoted three of its staff members during the company's annual meeting. Longtime employees Lynne Walkling, Anne Marie Brightman and Angela Rocheleau have been tapped to serve as members of the Guardian Angel Senior Services executive leadership team.
KISTA, Sweden—Tomas Puusepp has been appointed chair of Permobil. Puusepp, who has served on Permobil’s board for almost 10 years, will assume the role in June, succeeding Martin Lundstedt, who has chaired the board since 2013.
PITTSBURGH—Golden Rule Hospice (GRH), an Atlanta-based hospice agency, has been acquired by James River Home Health (JRHH), a portfolio company of RiverGlade Capital.
"This partnership combines two well established and respected premier providers of hospice and palliative care services, it also uniquely joins two passionate and clinically led cultures," said Mark Kulik, home health, homecare and hospice senior managing director of the Braff Group, which headed up the deal team.
NEW YORK—The nonprofit FAIR Health was awarded a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation to expand the use of price-informed shared decision-making tools and resources on the award-winning FAIR Health for Older Adults website.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Patty Murray introduced the Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act. The legislation that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to guarantee minimum wage and overtime protections for more than 3 million homecare workers.
LEBANON, Tennessee—Permobil has announced the release of the second edition of its Workplace Accessibility Guide, an expanded resource designed to help employers, architects, facility planners and organizations create productive and approachable work environments.
ATLANTA—TZMO USA, a provider of adult incontinence products, announced a new partnership with Pharmacy Select LLP. This collaboration represents TZMO USA’s continued expansion within the U.S. pharmacy channel, the company said.
Through this partnership, Pharmacy Select member pharmacies will gain expanded access to the Seni brand, expanding the availability of incontinence solutions for individuals aging in place and those who rely on community pharmacies for care.
WASHINGTON—The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) encouraged individuals to consider volunteering with their local hospice during National Volunteer Month this April.
WASINGTON—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) called on home medical equipment (HME) suppliers—particularly oxygen suppliers and respiratory care stakeholders—to voice their support for the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act of 2025.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Linda T. Sánchez and Sen. Mark Warner introduced the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (CARE) Act to modernize the Medicare hospice benefit, protect patients and taxpayers from fraud and expand access to essential services and caregiver support.
NEW YORK—Conduit Health, a consumer-oriented provider of insurance-covered medical supplies and services for Medicare and Medicaid patients, announced a $17 million Series A to expand its vertically integrated model that brings clinical care, insurance authorization and medical supply fulfillment together.
ARLINGTON, Texas—Luraco Health and Beauty LLC announced that its medical massage chair technology has been officially licensed and accredited as durable medical equipment (DME). This designation formally recognizes Luraco's medical massage chairs as equipment suitable for use within health care and clinical wellness environments.
OCEANSIDE, California—Honest Medical (HonestMed), an e-commerce website that offers health care products, donated $15,000 worth of mobility and durable medical equipment, including rollators, wheelchairs, walkers, canes and more to Interfaith Community Services in Escondido, California. HonestMed also contributed $8,000 in adult incontinence supplies to the San Diego Diaper Bank, which is part of the San Diego Food Bank. These supplies included adult diapers, briefs, pads and underwear.
MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania—Residential Home Health, an affiliate of Graham Healthcare Group, announced the acquisition of Covenant Home Health of Havertown, a home health provider serving Bucks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and York counties. The combination strengthens Residential's presence in Eastern Pennsylvania, extending its reach into Philadelphia and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON—A new report published by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) showed homecare and assisted living costs have surged nearly 50% since 2019. AARP said this surge has wiped out a decade of progress in long-term care affordability for middle-income older adults.
HOBOKEN, New Jersey—Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), a national remote patient monitoring and enterprise remote patient care platform, announced its acquisition of Rimidi, a chronic disease management and remote monitoring company with deep roots in diabetes and cardiometabolic management.
ATLANTA—Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc., a homecare platform focused on providing care to medically complex, high-cost patient populations, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Family First Holding, LLC.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national provider of non-medical homecare, was recently named a Top Franchise for 2026 by Franchise Business Review (FBR) for the fifth consecutive year. HomeWell was among just 200 franchise brands, representing thousands of franchise owners participating in FBR’s research.
WASHINGTON—Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Susan Collins, co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, have introduced legislation aimed at improving access to diabetes technologies that includes provisions to keep insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) out of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics and orthotics (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program for five years.
