HomeCare News

DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, released its 2026 Home Health Impact Model along with a new suite of advocacy dashboards, both available within its HCHB Analytics platform. These tools equip home health agencies with data-driven insights to assess how the recently proposed payment changes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may impact reimbursement, operations and financial planning.

ST. PETERSBURG & SUNRISE, Florida—Interim HealthCare Inc., a franchise network offering the full continuum of care, named MissionCare Collective and its flagship product, CoachUp Care, as its national partner for workforce retention. 

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas—Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a man from Trumann, Arkansas was arrested following an investigation into fraudulent claims submitted to the state’s Medicaid program.

BOSTON—Eleos Health, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for behavioral health, announced its expansion into post-acute care, bringing its purpose-built AI platform to home health, palliative care and hospice settings. At the 2025 National Alliance for Care at Home Financial Summit on July 28 in Chicago, Eleos showcased how AI can ease documentation burdens, ensure compliance and improve care quality across the post-acute landscape.

MILWAUKEE—Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) announced the launch of its new Dementia Capable Care Learning Library, an online continued learning solution to help organizations develop a dementia capable workforce, delivering evidence-based, person-centered dementia care.

The on-demand learning library allows staff across health care, senior living, memory care, homecare and hospice organizations to develop and sustain essential dementia care skills.

ATLANTA—More than 55% of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, and enrollment in preferred provider organization plans rose nearly 20% between 2023 and 2024, according to a new report out from Trella Health. 

TAMPA, Florida—District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington sentenced Lino Mallari Gutierrez, aka “Joe Gutierrez," to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison and ordered him to pay more than $5.6 million in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare. 

WASHINGTON—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has put out a list of issues in the government's proposed rule for durable medical equipment (DME) that it's asking providers to submit public comment on in the next 30 days. 

NEWARK, New Jersey—HealthSure 3X, an online health solutions company headquartered in New Jersey, has introduced a platform where patients can access licensed health care professionals at home using virtual in-home medical care. 

BOSTON—Athenahealth, Inc., a provider of network-enabled software and services for health care practices, announced that HarmonyCares, a national provider of in-home primary care services for individuals with complex health care needs, has implemented athenaOne, athenahealth’s suite of electronic health record (EHR), practice and revenue cycle management (RCM) and patient engagement capabilities with embedded artificial intelligence technologies.

PHILADELPHIA—Zeen, by Exokinetics, announced the Zeen, a multi-purpose mobility device, was awarded the contract award by Department of Veterans Affairs—Federal Supply Schedule, number 36F79725D0170. This contract ensures the government best of pricing and services making the Zeen available for veterans in the VA Medical program and other government employees. 

PORTLAND, Maine—BerryDunn, a full-service accounting, tax and consulting firm, announced the National Healthcare at Home 2025 Best Practices Study. The study is conducted in partnership with the National Alliance for Care at Home, LeadingAge and the Council of State Home Care and Hospice Associations.

NEW YORK—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has launched a newly redesigned website to help connect families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses with vital support services, programs and information that can help them.

CHICAGO—Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), a nonprofit organization who identifies, engages and connects stakeholders affected by private equity, announced the release of a new report, "Private Equity’s Investments in Private Duty Nursing," which exposes how the private equity business model influences private duty nursing (PDN) services. The report details how private equity firms' strategies could divert essential resources away from patient care.

DICKINSON, North Dakota—Sanford Health Equip, a provider of home health accessories and medical equipment, announced it is opening a new location in Dickinson, North Dakota.  

ATLANTA—Alora Healthcare Systems, a provider of cloud-based solutions for post-acute care, announced that its full suite of software solutions—home health, hospice and homecare—has earned Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Verified status from CHAP, Inc..

HAMDEN, Connecticut—SimiTree, a provider of revenue cycle, coding and consulting services a provider of post-acute revenue cycle, coding and consulting services, announced SARA (SimiTree Assessment Review AI), a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to improve clinical documentation review, coding accuracy and operational efficiency for home health agencies. 

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a provider of in-home care services to seniors and individuals of all ages, said it has led the homecare industry in territory sales growth for the fifth consecutive year in 2024, with strong momentum continuing through the first half of 2025. 

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—RevSpring, a provider of health care engagement and payment solutions, and Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for post-acute care, are partnering to offer RevSpring solutions to Trella Health customers. 

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health, a health care company that leverages technology to support the delivery of medical products and services, announced the nationwide partnership with health insurance provider, Cigna, to provide patients with nutrition services via telehealth with qualified dietitians to utilize food to improve overall health.