NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline announced it has entered into a distribution and supply agreement with TenderHeart Health Outcomes, a Texas-based provider of medical supplies and patient-centric programs.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Caring.com, a senior living referral service and a site for care reviews, published the results of its 2025 Senior Mental Health Study. The study, based on a survey of more than 4,000 Americans aged 65 or older, found that one in three seniors have a clinical diagnosis of anxiety or depression.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse-first triage solutions, announced the appointment of James (Jim) Lezzer as vice president of Interoperability. In this newly created role, Lezzer will lead the company's ongoing efforts to deepen integration between its proprietary triage platform, IntellaHub and major electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
PALM SPRINGS, California—Desert Oasis Healthcare (DOHC) announced that Osmundo Saguil has been awarded the Physician of the Year Award by the California Association of Health Services at Home (CAHSAH). This award honors physicians who demonstrate exceptional dedication to homecare, ensuring its vital role in the health care system.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada—Tactical Back Office (TBO) announced the promotion of Mae Padaoan to training director.
Mae Padaoan, who built TBO's training program from the ground up, brings technical precision and interpersonal leadership to this expanded role. Her methodology centers on a philosophy she practices daily: "Great training builds confidence. A clear focus on the client builds trust. Together, they create lasting impact."
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey—Viventium, which offers a payroll, HR and compliance platform purpose-built for health care providers, announced a partnership with Exclugo, an artificial intelligence-powered exclusion monitoring and license verification company. This collaboration will integrate Exclugo's real-time, continuous exclusion monitoring and license verification services into Viventium's platform, offering health care providers a path to monitoring compliance.
RIVERVIEW, Florida—Florida residents Lorenzo Dickens and Kiara Dickens have opened a new location of Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care services, a franchisor with over 200 franchise partners and 400 territories nationwide, to serve the South Hillsborough County area, including Riverview, Apollo Beach, Gibsonton, Brandon, Ruskin, Wimauma and Valrico.
WASHINGTON—Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act (S 1797), a bipartisan bill that would make mental health services provided by clinical social workers more available to Medicare beneficiaries.
A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting her father in his assisted living apartment in Roseville, California. An aide who was trying to induce him to do something—Smith no longer remembers exactly what—said, “Let me help you, sweetheart.”
LOS ANGELES—Axle Health, a technology company in home health care operations, announced a Series A financing round of $10 million. The investment was led by F-Prime, with participation from Y Combinator, Pear VC and Lightbank.
