FORT MYERS, Florida—Merits Health Products announced the appointment of Bret Tracy as vice president of sales and marketing, effective July 6, 2026.
Tracy brings more than 26 years of experience in the complex rehab technology (CRT) and home medical equipment (HME) industries. He previously served with Merits Health Products from 2017 to 2024 before joining ATLAS Technology and now returns to Merits in his new role.
MODESTO, California—Ashley Caldwell, a long-term care insurance and veteran affairs (VA) advocate at Amada Senior Care Modesto in Modesto, California, has been highlighted by Influential Women for her work in senior care.
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania—Pristine Home Care, a Philadelphia-founded homecare agency, marked its third consecutive Gold win for Best Home Care in the Philadelphia Inquirer's Philly Favorites competition with a small gathering in Bethlehem. It also received recognition from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California—Aleksandra Dubina, CEO of Westlake Village Hospice, Inc., has been acknowledged as an Inner Circle Five Year for her contributions to hospice and palliative care.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Executive Home Care franchisees across the country recognized professional caregivers during Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month through a nationwide partnership with Loved01 Cares. Throughout June, selected Executive Home Care franchisees presented Loved01 Cares "Live Like a Legend" caregiver gift sets to caregivers who "exemplify excellence" in dementia care, person-centered support and compassionate service to clients and their families.
NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline entered new agreement with HPSI Purchasing Services, a group purchasing organization (GPO) serving thousands of members, including home health hospice, senior living and nursing home providers across the United States.
BOSTON—Tactile Systems Technology agreed to pay $550,959 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare seeking reimbursement for medically unnecessary pneumatic compression devices in violation of the federal False Claims Act.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Sleep, a division of Aeroflow Health and supplier of continuous positive airway pressure machines and sleep apnea supplies, announced donations to Beds for Kids and Project Sleep to improve sleep health quality both locally and nationwide.
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania—The Pennsylvania Homecare Association (PHA) announced praise for the inclusion of a Medicaid reimbursement increase for home health nursing visit services in Pennsylvania's fiscal year 2026-27 budget.
The Pennsylvania Homecare Association is a statewide membership organization of more than 700 homecare, home health and hospice providers.
BOSTON—A new House bill aimed at aiding homecare workers who deal with seniors has been introduced by the state of Massachusetts. An Act to Improve Massachusetts Home Care (S 3170) was introduced to create a licensing process for homecare workers, who provide non-medical care such as dressing, meal preparation, bathing and other tasks that help older adults age in place.
