CHESHIRE, Connecticut—Assisted Living Services, Inc. in Connecticut earned recognition from Home Care Pulse, a firm in quality assurance for homecare. The family-owned company received three 2023 Best of Home Care awards; Leader in Excellence, Employer of Choice and Provider of Choice. According to Home Care Pulse the Leader in Excellence Award is the highest distinction and is bestowed only to select homecare businesses that consistently place among the top in 10 or more quality metrics.
The addition of new brands to the program will allow existing HHAeXchange customers to connect with and obtain services from a variety of solutions providers to better serve members
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for state Medicaid programs, managed care organizations and providers, announced the company has added six new solutions provi
The Franchisee of the Year Award recognizes leading franchise owners
ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced that Bryant Greene, owner of five Always Best Care offices in Philadelphia and Delaware, has been named a 2023 Franchisee of the Year by The International Franchise Association (IFA). Greene was honored at the 63rd IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This new bill could help hundreds of thousands more seniors and people with disabilities receive life-sustaining care services at home and in their communities
Washington, D.C.—A new bill has been introduced in Congress that would increase Medicaid and state funding for home- and community-based services (HCBS) and provide resources to states for the caregiving workforce.
Supporters say the HCBS Access Act would, over time, eliminate lengthy waiting lists for homecare services.
AAHomecare seeks clear guidance from CMS for patient care post-PHE
AAHomecare and oxygen stakeholders joined major respiratory associations in asking HHS to protect access to respiratory products for patients who qualified for care under relaxed guidelines during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).
Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and elevated rates of disability.
The list represented nearly 38,000 franchise owners who participated in FBRs research.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a provider of non-medical homecare, was recently recognized as a Top Franchise for 2023 by Franchise Business Review (FBR), ranked among more than 360 franchise brands. The list represented nearly 38,000 franchise owners who participated in Franchise Business Review’s research.
The ranking identifies the franchisors with the greatest unit growth in the U.S. and Canada.
Gilbert, Arizona–SYNERGY HomeCare, a national franchisor in homecare, has been recognized as one of Entrepreneur’s Fastest Growing Franchises. The ranking identifies the franchisors with the greatest unit growth in the U.S. and Canada. The fastest-growing accolade follows the homecare franchisor’s inclusion on the 44th annual Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 in January 2023.
Heumann was widely known as the "mother" of the disability rights movement
Judy Huemann, an American disability rights activist who was widely known as the “mother” of the disability rights movement, died at 75 on Saturday, March 4 in Washington D.C. In addition to being at the forefront of the passage of disability rights legislation, Huemann also founded national and international disability advocacy organizations, held federal government positions in the U.S.
Companies aim to support the association's public policy work with this tier
A group of AAHomecare member companies aim to support the association’s public policy work by joining the new Legacy corporate partner tier. Companies now supporting the association at the new level are making an annual dues commitment of $125,000; they include Apria & Byram, ResMed & Brightree and Medline.