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.