OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced the launch of WellSky CareInsights and WellSky Value-Based Insights at Sentara Home Care Services, the home health arm of Sentara Health, an integrated, nonprofit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina.
WASHINGTON—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) launched two portals to collect end-user and family caregiver stories about the real-world impact of policy changes for non-invasive ventilators (NIV) and continuous glucose monitors (CGM). These stories will be used in advocacy efforts to educate payers and governmental agencies on the access issues and proposed solutions.
LOS ANGELES—Shrivers Hospice has been recognized with the Center of Excellence Award for the Midwest region by The Wound Pros, in recognition of its commitment to wound care and patient service. Shrivers Hospice, a provider based in Ohio, delivers end-of-life care and aims to honor the dignity and individuality of each patient.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—In recognition of Fall Prevention Awareness Month, Executive Home Care is highlighting the importance of creating a safer home environment for seniors and individuals with mobility challenges.
VICTORIA, British Columbia—Ok Alone announced the launch of its safety monitoring center service, which provides immediate emergency response to employees across North America.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) unveiled its new name and logo as well as the initial website of the new national organization that will carry forward the work of serving homecare, home health, hospice and palliative care providers as they deliver patients care in their own homes and communities
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—The direct care workforce, a backbone of the health care industry, is facing unprecedented challenges, as revealed in the newly released 2024-2025 State of the Direct Care Workforce Report by MissionCare Collective.
This report, drawing from extensive data on the well-being of care workers, sheds light on critical issues that industry leaders can no longer afford to ignore, MissionCare said.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced the appointment of Adam Miller as the new vice president of government relations.
DALLAS—Homecare Homebase SM (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, named Erica Bent, RN case manager at Desert Oasis Healthcare Home Health (HPN), as the September 2024 Gold Standard Award winner.
COLUMBUS, Ohio & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, and OhioHealth, a nonprofit health care outreach of the United Methodist Church, announced the finalization of their partnership for home health and hospice services to be called OhioHealth at Home in partnership with Compassus.
