CareFamily guides clients in directly employing caregivers, rather than relying on agencies

LOS ANGELES—Jewish Family Service LA announced the launch of CareFamily, a new approach to private homecare for older adults that puts families in control of their caregiving needs. CareFamily guides clients in directly employing caregivers rather than relying on agencies, saving families up to $100,000 per year.

PropheSee was awarded "Best Predictive Analytics Solution" as part of the MedTech Breakthrough Awards

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—CCS, a provider of clinical solutions and home-delivered medical supplies for those living with chronic conditions, announced new data-driven findings that show the company’s proprietary artificial intelligence-enabled predictive analytics and intervention platform—PropheSee—effectively identified approximately 28% of 55,000 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients at risk of lapsing on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) therapy.

The organizations are working to increase access to home health care in Illinois, Louisiana & North Carolina

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance), Aetna Medicaid, a CVS Health company, and MissionCare Collective have begun a collaborative effort to increase access to home health care for older adults and those with disabilities, and increase supports for direct care workers in Illinois, Louisiana and North Carolina.

One change they are asking for would be to extend the preliminary injunction until Aug. 15

NEW YORK—The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP filed a pre-motion letter proposing additional court intervention to protect continuity of care on behalf of older and disabled New Yorkers who are at risk of losing access to critical in-home care services through the Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) following the state’s

The Protecting Retirement & Health Benefits for Working Families Act will safeguard critical federal benefits & services

NEW JERSEY—Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced the Protecting Retirement and Health Benefits for Working Families Act to safeguard Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Veterans Affairs and other critical federal benefits and services.

Sherrill said she introduced the bill in response to federal programs and jobs being cut by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Kerr joined the company with more than 25 years experience in the health care technology industry

ATLANTA, Georgia—Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for post-acute care, HME and Infusion organizations, announced the addition of David Kerr to Trella Health's leadership team as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Reporting directly to Scott Tapp, CEO of Trella Health, Kerr will lead Trella's technology vision and innovation strategy.

The company welcomed Neiko Lavery, Tonya Rochette & Rusty Mosca to the board

CONCORD, New Hampshire—Granite VNA recently appointed Northeast Delta Dental Associate General Counsel Neiko Lavery, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Hampshire Director of Human Resources Tonya Rochette and Nathan Wechsler & Company, P.A., Principal Oreste (Rusty) Mosca to its Board of Trustees. 

The company held the annual awards celebration in Omaha, Nebraska

OMAHA, Nebraska—Right at Home, a company that provides in-home care and assistance, announced the recipients of the 2025 Caregiver of the Year awards. This recognition celebrates the dedication, compassion and service provided by caregivers across the nation and worldwide. This year, Right at Home honored 13 individuals who exceeded expectations in fulfilling the company’s mission to improve the quality of life for its clients.

The new palette's colors offer a more environmentally sustainable option

MT. JULIET, Tennessee—Sunrise Medical announced the launch of a brand-new color palette for its QUICKIE adult manual, ZIPPIE pediatric and JAY back products across the North American, EU and APAC markets. 

Each shade has been curated to coordinate with other color elements to complement the buyer's style. New colors available include midnight blue, mystic purple, turbo green and pink power. 

The University of Michigan asked adults age 50 & older about their views, preferences on long-term care

ANN ARBOR, Michigan—Long-term care services help meet health and personal care needs like bathing, dressing and eating when a person can no longer perform them independently. In August 2024, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging asked a national sample of adults age 50 and older about their experiences with and views on planning and preferences for long-term care.

This legislation would establish a benefit category for prescription digital therapeutics under Medicare & Medicaid

WASHINGTON—ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, voiced its strong support for the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act. This legislation would establish a benefit category for prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) under Medicare and Medicaid.

The company now serves the entire metro area and surrounding counties

AUSTIN, Texas—Responding to the growing demand for high-quality hospice care in Central Texas, VITAS Healthcare has expanded its reach in the Austin area by opening a new administrative office in Pflugerville. With the addition of this North Austin location, VITAS now serves the entire metro area and surrounding counties, bringing more access to compassionate, expert end-of-life care for patients and their families.

Walker Rheem and Jason Smith have both been promoted to higher leadership roles

ANAHEIM, California—Walker Rheem has been named executive vice president and general manager of MK Battery. Formerly MK’s vice president of business development, energy storage and stationary power, Walker brings nearly 25 years of senior leadership experience in the battery industry to his new position.

The grant was awarded to the ILR School and Weill Cornell Medicine

ITHACA, New York—The School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR School) and Weill Cornell Medicine School of Cornell University have received a $300,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to administer a worker-focused survey of home health aides. It will allow for a comparison of homecare work in different institutional contexts, including the prevalence of labor unions in the north and limited collective representation in the south.

This is the sixth consecutive year that WellSky has been honored by the MedTech Breakthrough Awards program

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a global health and community care technology and services company, announced that WellSky Enterprise Referral Manager has been named “Best Home Health Care Solution” in the ninth annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program. The program will be conducted by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global digital health and medical technology market.