BERKLEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey—Viventium announced an expansion of its human capital management (HCM) platform through the addition of integrated scheduling and time and attendance capabilities. The offering extends the connected Viventium + Apploi workforce experience, providing healthcare organizations with workforce visibility while reducing the complexity of managing employees across multiple systems.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—A study published by Sage Journals found that a majority of adults wish to receive end-of-life care at home, as well as to die at home rather than in a hospital or senior services home. Sage Journals is an online platform that hosts peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE Publishing.
FORT WAYNE, Indiana—Senior1Care has named Cate Palace president of its Northeast region. Palace brings more than 20 years of senior care leadership experience and will oversee the company’s operations and growth across Northeast Indiana, including offices in Fort Wayne, Angola and Syracuse.
TAMPA, Florida—Paradigm, a specialty care management organization that delivers solutions aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with complex injuries and diagnoses, has appointed Jim Ryan to its board of directors.
BALTIMORE & FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—Porter Cares, Inc., a healthcare technology and services company that coordinates patient care and health insurance benefits, announced that Jeff Fox has joined the company as chief growth officer.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Permobil announced it is taking a step forward in enhancing the performance, serviceability and user experience of all its Power Platform wheelchairs.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health has partnered with Fallon Health to provide durable medical equipment (DME) to commercial and Medicare members across Massachusetts.
WASHINGTON—In a joint sign-on letter led by LeadingAge, a coalition of 19 partners representing hospitals, physician and clinician practices, post-acute and long-term care providers, home health and hospice agencies and suppliers warned the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that changes to Medicare provider enrollment provisions included in the proposed payment rule for home health risk penalizing legitimate providers and could result in limiting beneficiary access to care.&n
WASHINGTON—A new report predicts there could be a spike in the volume and valuation of homecare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for 2027.
The report, "Insight into Health Care Services Mergers & Acquisitions," released by the Braff Group, said that M&A transactions have been rising and could return to or even surpass pre-pandemic numbers if the pattern from the first half of 2026 continues.
REDWOOD CITY, California—WellBeam, a healthcare technology company focused on improving longitudinal care management through electronic medical record (EMR) and clinical workflow interoperability, announced a partnership with Kettering Health, a regional integrated health system, and Alternate Solutions Health Network (ASHN), a provider of home health services.
NEW YORK—Medically Modern, a nationwide provider of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), insulin pumps and related diabetes supplies, announced that its acquisition of Mid-Island Medical Supply has expanded the company's insurance coverage from Medicare only to nearly every major commercial and public payer.
MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey—Applause Home Care is expanding its footprint with a new caregiving office in Maplewood, New Jersey. The company said this expansion reflects the company’s ongoing mission to provide better access to nonmedical, in-home caregiving services for clients.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—While next year's planned home health Medicare rates do include a welcome full annual payment update, the overall proposed rule doesn't do enough to undo prior harm or protect access to care across the country, the National Alliance for Care at Home said in public comments on the rule.
LOS ANGELES—Daybreak, a sleep apnea solutions company, has joined Parachute Health, an e-prescribing platform for home medical equipment (HME). Daybreak said this marks its first entry into e-prescribing and makes it available to the more than 300,000 clinicians and prescribers and 3,000 HME provider locations nationwide who use Parachute Health.
IRVINE, California—Flint Rehab, a provider of at-home rehabilitation devices and programs for stroke and brain injury survivors, launched the Remote Neuro Recovery Program, an online program the company said is designed to help people continue making progress when in-person therapy ends or becomes limited.
SAN DIEGO—Resmed, a health technology company focused on sleep, breathing and care delivered in the home, announced a new collaboration with 23XI Racing and its NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick to encourage more people to recognize the signs of sleep apnea and seek diagnosis and treatment.
HUDSON, Florida—ABC Medical, Oxygen & Scrubs celebrated its 21st anniversary as a family-owned, local supplier of medical equipment, respiratory products, mobility solutions and professional scrubs in Pasco and Hernando, Florida counties.
BROOKLYN, New York—Cityblock Health, a healthcare provider that delivers primary care, behavioral and social services to lower income areas, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Homeward Health in an all-stock transaction, alongside a $116 million Series E led by general catalyst.
WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to add as many as 500 new lawyers and other staff members focused on stopping fraud, and home health and hospice are top priorities, according to a memo released by the agency.
United States Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald wrote an updated memo outlining plans for the DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division, which was created earlier this year.
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois—Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed state legislation establishing new guardrails around private equity ownership of intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) service providers.
