HomeCare News

WASHINGTON—Reps. Jim McGovern and Ayanna Pressley, alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal, announced the reintroduction of the Wigs as Durable Medical Equipment Act, or HR 7546/S 3872—a bill to help support individuals affected by alopecia and patients undergoing chemotherapy. Right now, many private insurance plans cover wigs for those undergoing treatments that cause hair loss or who are affected by alopecia areata.

ZUG, Switzerland—Ohio Medical, a brand of the GCE Medical, will feature the Zen-O and Zen-O Lite portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) at this year’s Medtrade show and conference held March 2-4 in Phoenix, AZ. GCE Medical is the health care arm of the GCE Group and focuses on gas control solutions. Ohio Medical will exhibit at Booth 1148, where it will showcase its portfolio of home medical care equipment.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a global health and community care technology and services company, has expanded its partnership with Adoration Home Health, a nationwide quality and compassionate provider for patients, families and caregivers in their time of need. WellSky will extend its clinical coding and documentation advisory services to additional Adoration locations, further strengthening the organization’s existing post-acute care technology and services partnership.

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is placing a six-month national moratorium on Medicare enrollment for durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers, it announced Wednesday, Feb. 25. 

BLACKSHEAR, Georgia—REMSleep Holdings, Inc., developer of the FDA-cleared DeltaWave nasal pillow system, announced the full commercial launch of the DeltaWave product portfolio across all United States distribution channels, including durable medical equipment (DME) companies and institutional sales.

ATLANTA—Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP), an independent, non-profit accrediting body for home and community-based health care, and Aveanna Healthcare, a platform focused on providing care in the home, announced that Aveanna Home Health and Hospice, a division of Aveanna Healthcare, has been awarded a Disease Program Certification for Heart Failure under the CHAP Disease Program Standards.

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising LLC, the franchiser of national non-medical in-home care provider HomeWell Care Services, announced its 2025 year-end results, following its acquisition by Main Post Partners last month.

NEW YORK—The national nonprofit Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) unveiled the newly redesigned Senior Planet from AARP website. The update showcases Senior Planet’s free virtual and in-person programs, multimedia educational resources and editorial content.

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed local coverage determination (LCD) for a not reasonable and necessary determination for Group 2 power wheelchairs (PWCs) with seat elevation systems (K0830 and K0831) based on the best available evidence.

ST. LOUIS—Responsive Respiratory, a provider of high pressure oxygen products, was recently recognized by Estes Express for operational excellence.

Estes Express, a privately held freight transportation company in North America, honored Responsive Respiratory with the Customer Excellence Award to recognize their operational performance during fiscal year 2025.

MONTVALE, New Jersey—Dynarex Corporation will present a lineup of newly launched and priority products at Medtrade 2026, a conference for home medical equipment (HME) providers, taking place March 2–4 in Phoenix, Arizona. Attendees can explore solutions across respiratory care, wound management, mobility and durable medical equipment.

NEW YORK—Coral Care, a platform focused on in-home pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapy, has raised a $13 million Series A round funding led by Haymaker Ventures, with participation from FCA Ventures and Peterson Ventures.

Additional investors include Alleycorp, Reach Capital, Jefferson River Capital, Greymatter Capital, Mother Ventures and Charge Ventures.

ARLINGTON, Virginia—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), the national trade association representing the home medical equipment (HME) community, released its 2025 Impact Report, offering an inside look at how advocacy and collaboration shaped policy outcomes during the past year.

AAHomecare said the report highlights the advocacy initiatives that shaped reimbursement, access to care and day-to-day operations in 2025.

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey & OR YEHUDA, Israel—Synchrony Medical, a respiratory care technology company and creator of the FDA-cleared LibAirty Airway Clearance System, announced it has closed an oversubscribed $5 million funding round.

ROCKLIN, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a provider of non-medical in-home senior care and assisted living referral services, announced the expansion of Always Best Care of Parkville, Maryland into Fallston, Maryland further extending the brand's reach throughout greater Baltimore, Baltimore City and Baltimore County.

GUMMERSBACH, Germany—Tecfor care Ltd, a provider of care beds and other furniture for homecare and residential care, was officially awarded with the TOP 100 seal 2026, naming it amongst the 100 most innovative medium-sized businesses of Germany.

CARY, North Carolina—Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has received continued approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a national accrediting organization for its hospice and critical access hospital (CAH) programs. The ACHC said the six-year renewal, effective until 2031, is the longest term available.

ST. LOUIS—The owner of a home health care company based in Bridgeton, Missouri and her associates have been accused of allegedly fraudulently billing the Missouri Medicaid Program $1.46 million.

MESA, Arizona—ACME Home Care, a provider of a wide variety of homecare services, has announced the launch of a fully integrated home medical equipment program that gives long-term care clients access to critical mobility and safety equipment including delivery, installation and ongoing support at no additional cost as part of their care plan. Companion care clients with temporary needs can also access equipment through low-fee leases.

DALLAS & NEW YORK—National home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc. announced it will be bought by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries in an all-cash transaction for a total enterprise value of approximately $1.1 billion.