GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company specializing in respiratory products for homecare use, announced the launch of VoxiTM 5, a new stationary oxygen concentrator (SOC) designed to enhance access to oxygen therapy for long-term care patients in the United States.
On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies—stethoscope, blood pressure cuff and pulse oximeter.
Forget a lunch break; she often eats a sandwich or some nuts as she heads to her next patient visit.
DURHAM, North Carolina—Avalon Stairlifts, a provider of automated stairlifts and home medical equipment for seniors and others with mobility issues, launched its new battery-powered swivel chair stairlift. The stairlift chair allows the user to swivel to the desired descending position with little to no effort, giving complete control to the user.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—Health Dimensions Group (HDG), a senior living, post-acute and long-term care management and consulting firm based in Minneapolis, has been named a Top Workplace by The Minnesota Star Tribune for a fourth consecutive year.
MELBOURNE, Florida—Kalogon, a provider of smart seating solutions, announced the launch of Bondar, a new Medicare-coded custom-fabricated wheelchair back support. Bondar provides wheelchair users with a full seating system when paired with Orbiter Med, Kalogon’s custom smart seat cushion.
WASHINGTON—Top United States health insurance providers pledged to streamline and improve the prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, Health Insurance Marketplace and commercial plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on Monday, June 23.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Diamond Care Transportation, a provider of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), has expanded its operations to provide comprehensive paratransit transportation, senior ride services and wheelchair transportation throughout South Carolina and into surrounding states including Florida, Washington, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
LOS ANGELES—Cairns Health, a health care technology company focused on radar-driven, artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring and engagement solutions, announced the commercial launch of Luna, the company’s patented ambient sensing and voice-based digital care companion, into multiple homecare providers and senior living communities.
MCKINNEY, Texas—New Day Healthcare, a provider of home-based services, announced that it entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Heritage Home Healthcare, marking New Day’s expansion into New Mexico.
WASHINGTON—A newly introduced bill seeks to modernize Medicaid's approach to private duty nursing in order to improve the quality and accessibility of skilled nursing care. The Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025 (S 1920) was introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH).
Gillette, WYOMING—Campbell County Health has announced the grand opening and relocation of Home Medical Resources (HMR) to its new, expanded location at 1201 W 2nd Street, (formerly the Gillette News Record building).
DAVIE, Florida—MedBetterHealth announced it has officially partnered with Evo Care Group and its subsidiary Faith Home Health Care to deliver dementia services through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services GUIDE Model.
AUSTIN, Texas—Happy Health announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Happy Ring as a class II medical device to facilitate the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia and other sleep related conditions in the home. This new clearance builds on the Happy Ring's earlier FDA clearance for comprehensive, continuous brain and body biometrics.
PORT WASHINGTON, New York—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) and respiratory products, announced that it has acquired the product line of De Oro Devices, the California-based company behind NexStride, a mobility aid designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease and other mobility-limiting conditions.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Netsmart, a provider of health care solutions and software for post-acute care communities, announced that its myUnity electronic health record (EHR) platform has received the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Verification for Home Health. CHAP is a recognized non-profit accrediting organization authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
NEW YORK—Tennr, a health tech startup company, announced a $101 million Series C led by IVP, with participation from new and existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, GV, ICONIQ, Foundation Capital and Frank Slootman. The company has helped process millions of patients across hundreds of providers and has more than tripled its revenue since its Series B two quarters ago.
ELYRIA, Ohio & EDISON, New Jersey—Invacare America, a manufacturing and distributing company that specializes in home and long-term care medical products, announced the partnering of its divisions—Freedom Designs and Matrx, by Motion Concepts. The partnership between the divisions will deliver manual wheelchair and seating solutions for Invacare America’s customers.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri—Trualta, a family caregiver education and support platform, has bolstered its caregiver resource library with a Cancer Care Toolkit, a guide to supporting care recipients with cancer.
LOS ANGELES—Tombot, a robotics company, announced the close—and oversubscription—of its $6.1 million Series A funding round.
Tombot’s flagship product, Jennie the robotic puppy, was designed specifically to treat the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and other health issues.
TEMPE, Arizona— SYNERGY HomeCare, a homecare franchise, has announced its newest location in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, SYNERGY HomeCare in Lakewood, California.
The company is owned and operated by Robert Regan, a Navy combat veteran who spent most of his post-military career working for the United States federal government and is now using his passion for service to launch his own caregiving business.
