HomeCare News

CINCINNATI, Ohio—Cornerstone has partnered with Pat Brown, founder of Surv, to acquire a majority equity interest in the new franchising company, Surv.

LIBERTY LAKE, Washington—Family Resource Home Care, an independent homecare agency based in the Pacific Northwest, announced the acquisition of Beneficial In-Home Care Inc., an Eastern Washington homecare agency with six locations in Spokane, Colville, Wenatchee, Moses Lake, Pullman and Omak. Together, the agencies aim to serve more clients in these markets.

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Four finalists have been announced for the American Association for Homecare's 2025 Van G. Miller Homecare Champion Award. Beth Bowen, Bill Fredericks, Bill Guidetti and Rose Schafhauser were recognized for "their exceptional industry contributions and advocacy efforts," the organization said in its newsletter. 

ARLINGTON, Virginia—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has released a new report showcasing a year of strategic advocacy, innovative tools and community-driven progress.

WASHINGTON—Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (AGG), a law firm with offices in Atlanta and Washington, announced the addition of Bill Dombi, former president and CEO of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), as senior counsel for the firm’s Washington D.C. office.

MINNEAPOLIS—Health Dimensions Group (HDG), a senior living, post-acute and long-term care consulting firm, has promoted Paul Branin to executive VP of growth. With this promotion, Branin will join the company’s executive leadership team.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia—Right at Home, an in-home care and assistance franchise, named Steven Lynch as director of engagement and partnerships. 

With more than 15 years of experience in senior care, community engagement and partnerships, Lynch aims to manage a range of partnership and community engagement activities, including establishing new relationships and communicating Right at Home’s suite of services to stakeholders.

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EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin—Aaniie Inc., a workforce management platform, announced it has reached more than ten million shifts created in 2024 within its homecare platform, Aaniie Care. Serving more than 200,000 caregivers nationwide, the app aims to deliver next-generation software for the caregiving industry.

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a homecare franchise, announced the launch of a new total well-being care program in partnership with BetterHelp, a virtual platform aiming to provide access to mental health support and therapy sessions.

NEW ORLEANS—U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced that Robert Lake, a resident of East Rockaway, New York, was arrested in the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport after disembarking from an international flight. Lake was previously indicted for federal health care fraud on Oct. 18, 2025, for one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of health care fraud.

WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance) submitted comments on the proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contract year 2026 policy and technical changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) programs.

CHESHIRE, Connecticut—Assisted Living Services Inc., a Connecticut-based senior care in-home service provider, announced it has received the 2025 Best of Home Care Leader in Experience award, Best of Home Care Provider of Choice award and Best of Home Care Employer of Choice award from Activated I

DALLAS—Enhabit Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced it has received the Great Place To Work certification. This certification is given based on experiences of current employees working at Enhabit. This year, the company said 83% of its employees said it’s a great place to work, which is 26 points higher than the average U.S. company.

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services announced that multiple of its agencies across the country have been recognized with 2025 Best of Home Care awards from Activated Insights. These awards aim to highlight homecare providers for their commitment to client satisfaction, employee experience and professional excellence.

REXBURG, Idaho—Activated Insights, a provider of technology and analytics solutions for the long-term and post-acute care industries, announced the winners of its 2025 Best of Home Care Awards. The company said this year's winners represent the standards of care in the homecare industry and have demonstrated a commitment to delivering outstanding services to clients and their families.

WASHINGTON—Petros Fichidzhyan, a California man, pleaded guilty to health care fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering in connection with scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $17 million through sham hospice companies and his home health care company, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Fichidzhyan is scheduled to be sentenced on April 14.

DETROIT—Amesite Inc., a technology company specializing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, was recently recognized by NASDAQ for the launch of its AI app, “NurseMagic,” through a feature on the NASDAQ Tower in Times Square. The app aims to support nursing professionals and home health care workers in their patient care efforts throughout the health care industry.

BALL GROUND, Georgia—CAIRE, an oxygen technology manufacturer, announced the launch of the “IntenOxy 5” stationary oxygen concentrator. The company said the product launch aims to provide durable medical equipment (DME) and home medical equipment (HME) customers with access to equipment that requires minimal maintenance and reduced operating expenses. 

PALO ALTO, California—Artificial intelligence (AI) company Sensi.AI released insights from its latest research, Sensi Care Intelligence Research, which aims to demonstrate the challenges and triumphs of senior care.