NEW YORK—The national nonprofit Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) unveiled the newly redesigned Senior Planet from AARP website. The update showcases Senior Planet’s free virtual and in-person programs, multimedia educational resources and editorial content.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed local coverage determination (LCD) for a not reasonable and necessary determination for Group 2 power wheelchairs (PWCs) with seat elevation systems (K0830 and K0831) based on the best available evidence.
ST. LOUIS—Responsive Respiratory, a provider of high pressure oxygen products, was recently recognized by Estes Express for operational excellence.
Estes Express, a privately held freight transportation company in North America, honored Responsive Respiratory with the Customer Excellence Award to recognize their operational performance during fiscal year 2025.
MONTVALE, New Jersey—Dynarex Corporation will present a lineup of newly launched and priority products at Medtrade 2026, a conference for home medical equipment (HME) providers, taking place March 2–4 in Phoenix, Arizona. Attendees can explore solutions across respiratory care, wound management, mobility and durable medical equipment.
NEW YORK—Coral Care, a platform focused on in-home pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapy, has raised a $13 million Series A round funding led by Haymaker Ventures, with participation from FCA Ventures and Peterson Ventures.
Additional investors include Alleycorp, Reach Capital, Jefferson River Capital, Greymatter Capital, Mother Ventures and Charge Ventures.
ARLINGTON, Virginia—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), the national trade association representing the home medical equipment (HME) community, released its 2025 Impact Report, offering an inside look at how advocacy and collaboration shaped policy outcomes during the past year.
AAHomecare said the report highlights the advocacy initiatives that shaped reimbursement, access to care and day-to-day operations in 2025.
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey & OR YEHUDA, Israel—Synchrony Medical, a respiratory care technology company and creator of the FDA-cleared LibAirty Airway Clearance System, announced it has closed an oversubscribed $5 million funding round.
ROCKLIN, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a provider of non-medical in-home senior care and assisted living referral services, announced the expansion of Always Best Care of Parkville, Maryland into Fallston, Maryland further extending the brand's reach throughout greater Baltimore, Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
GUMMERSBACH, Germany—Tecfor care Ltd, a provider of care beds and other furniture for homecare and residential care, was officially awarded with the TOP 100 seal 2026, naming it amongst the 100 most innovative medium-sized businesses of Germany.
CARY, North Carolina—Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has received continued approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a national accrediting organization for its hospice and critical access hospital (CAH) programs. The ACHC said the six-year renewal, effective until 2031, is the longest term available.
