LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—CenterWell Home Health, a home health provider, has collected nearly 90,000 meals in its 20th annual food drive to feed people in the communities it serves nationwide.

Thanks to the many individuals and organizations who gave, CenterWell collected food and monetary donations equivalent to 89,456 meals. 

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced the Choices for Increased Mobility Act (S 5154) to increase access to wheelchairs made with advanced materials by allowing Medicare beneficiaries to upgrade to lighter, more functional wheelchairs without bearing the entire upfront cost.

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a home care franchise ranked on the Entrepreneur 500 list and in the Franchise Business Review’s top 50, announced nine of its locations have joined the Parkinson’s Foundation community

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas & NEW YORK— Netsmart, a health care information technology provider for community-based care, and VNS Health, a provider of post-acute care services and value-based models of care, have announced a collaboration aimed at transforming end-of-life care through machine learning and predictive analytics.

PHILADELPHIA—Bayada Home Health Care, a nonprofit home health care provider, will join the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Philadelphia, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter, as its local presenting sponsor for the second year in a row. Bayada served as the Philadelphia walk's local presenting sponsor in 2023, in which the organization formed 58 teams that collectively helped raise more than $62,000 in support of the walk.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates, a member service organization for durable medical equipment and home medical equipment providers, has released its fourth playbook of the year, “Mastering Business Management and Optimization.” This playbook publication aims to provide actionable insights and advice that enhance business operations, financial health and customer relationships throughout the industry.

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania—River Oaks Home Care, a senior homecare service provider, has been awarded ninth place on the “Philadelphia100” list, in recognition of the company’s growth in the senior care industry. The award was announced during the Philadelphia100 awards dinner ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 17.

TORONTO—Swift Medical, a digital wound care provider, announced its new “Skin & Wound 2” platform, which incorporates the latest fast health care interoperability resources standard, as well as imaging and documentation features. The platform has been used for more than 50 million patient assessments in home health, ambulatory, acute and skilled nursing settings. 

Bill Dombi met his first bully in kindergarten. 

It only took a day for him to fight back, leaving the bully with a bloody nose and Dombi punished in a corner, the retiring president emeritus of the National Association for Homecare and Hospice (NAHC) said as he bid farewell on the last day of the organization’s annual conference in Tampa, Florida.  

ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced Ryan and Ashley Mitchell as the new owners of the Always Best Care franchise in Terre Haute, Indiana. The franchise—located at 605 Ohio Street, Suite 415—will continue to provide senior care services, such as non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services, under the new leadership.