HomeCare News

TORONTO—Swift Medical, a digital wound care provider, announced its new “Skin & Wound 2” platform, which incorporates the latest fast health care interoperability resources standard, as well as imaging and documentation features. The platform has been used for more than 50 million patient assessments in home health, ambulatory, acute and skilled nursing settings. 

Bill Dombi met his first bully in kindergarten. 

It only took a day for him to fight back, leaving the bully with a bloody nose and Dombi punished in a corner, the retiring president emeritus of the National Association for Homecare and Hospice (NAHC) said as he bid farewell on the last day of the organization’s annual conference in Tampa, Florida.  

ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced Ryan and Ashley Mitchell as the new owners of the Always Best Care franchise in Terre Haute, Indiana. The franchise—located at 605 Ohio Street, Suite 415—will continue to provide senior care services, such as non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services, under the new leadership.

PHOENIX—MD Home Health, an Arizona-based home health agency, announced the expansion of its health care services to include in-clinic care, virtual care, remote patient monitoring, house calls and hospice care. This expansion has made the company one of the first privately-held home health agencies in Arizona to offer an omnichannel health care approach.

RALEIGH, North Carolina— The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting all cancers that affect women, and the Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer, a non-profit that strives to support Georgia's breast cancer community, have awarded Atrium Health Navicent with $50,000 and $10,000 grants, respectively. The grants were given to support a mobile mammography program that aims to increase access to breast cancer screenings, which is set to launch later this year.

OZARK, Missouri & ATLANTA—HealthRev Partners, a revenue cycle management partner specializing in technology-driven solutions for home health and hospice agencies, and Trella Health, provider of market intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced a new partnership.

DALLAS—Enhabit Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced it has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an Age-Friendly Health Systems participant.

WASHINGTON—LeadingAge, an organization aiming to support nonprofit aging services providers, released a statement from Katie Smith Sloan, the company’s president and CEO, in response to the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations’ report on Medicare Advantage’s denial of post-acute care. The report, “Refusal of Recovery: How Medicare Advantage Insurers Have Denied Patients Access to Post-Acute Care,” was released Thursday, Oct. 17.

The statement made by Sloan is below.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM and Associates, a member service organization for durable medical equipment (DME) and home medical equipment (HME) providers, is now accepting proposals from prospective speakers for its annual Heartland Conference. The conference, which offers attendees education on topics like clinical rehab, women's health, respiratory, wound care, regulatory and audits, will take place Monday, June 9 through Wednesday, June 11.

By Arthur Allen

The CVS representative popped into Lisa Trumble’s third-floor Berkshire Medical Center hospital room in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to announce that everything was arranged for Trumble to return home, where she relies on IV nutrition due to severe intestinal problems that leave her unable to eat.

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Kris Srinivasan, chief strategy officer at Valere Health, has been selected to fill a vacated American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) board seat in the 2023-2026 class. Srinivasan has gained various health care and payer ecosystem insights through leadership positions in the industry, including previously serving on the AAHomecare Board of Directors and on various state association boards over the last eight years. 

REXBURG, Idaho—Home Care Pulse, Activated Insights and Pinnacle Quality Insights, all long-term and post-acute care technology companies, have consolidated under the unified brand name Activated Insights. The new brand aims to create an integrated platform that delivers mission-critical applications and analytics and enhances care quality across the continuum of care.

DETROIT—Amesite Inc., a business-to-consumer and business-to-business artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solution technology company, released its 2025 Home Health Care Outlook report. The report explores the current state of home health care, offering insights for organizations seeking to navigate challenges and opportunities in 2025.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM Group Inc., a business and professional services provider, announced the ninth Home Medical Equipment (HME) Woman of the Year Award celebration will be held during its Heartland Conference. The conference will take place on June 9-11, 2025, in Waterloo, Iowa.

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced Ariel Calmanovici has taken over ownership of the Always Best Care franchise in Wallingford, Connecticut. Located at 20 Ives Road, Suite 202B, the Wallingford-New Haven office will continue to provide senior care services, including non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services, under Calmanovici’s leadership.

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire—Modivcare Inc., a technology-enabled health care service and integrated supportive care solutions company, has partnered with Tenovi, a cellular-connected remote monitoring solutions company, to deliver Adherium’s “Hailie Smart” inhalers. Modivcare, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Valued Relationships, Inc.

WASHINGTON—House Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) are asking colleagues in the House to join a sign-on letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that aims to reestablish the Medicare 75/25 blended rate for durable medical equipment (

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—In response to the report on the operational disruption at Baxter’s North Cove, North Carolina, facility due to Hurricane Helene, the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) released a guidance list that aims to provide health care organizations with a structured approach for managing product shortages, particularly of diluents, parenteral nutrition (PN) products and small and large volume parenteral solutions.

NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline, a medical-surgical product manufacturer, announced its partnership with Microsoft, software platforms and tools creator, aiming to address the complex supply chain challenges facing health care professionals.