OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced Bill Powers as the recipient of its 2025 Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service.

“Bill exemplifies the values of service and stewardship that the Newberry Award was created to honor,” said BOC Board Chair Cameron Stewart. “His leadership and governance insight helped elevate BOC’s operations and strengthen our commitment to certification and accreditation excellence."

CONCORD, New Hampshire—Granite VNA, a home health and hospice agency, announced it has promoted two leaders to expanded roles. Jennifer Brechtel has been promoted to director of community engagement and Brittany Cumba has been promoted to manager of quality. Brechtel previously held the role of director of community health and Cumba served as clinical staff educator.

WASHINGTON—Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to Senate leadership expressing bipartisan support for policies that preserve the Medicare hospice benefit under Medicare, including for Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries.

WASHINGTON—Lutheran Services in America announced a new partnership with RRF Foundation for Aging (RRF) to launch Rural Caregiver Voices 2026: Elevating the Rural Caregiver Experience, a national initiative designed to uplift the lived experiences of family caregivers supporting older adults across rural and frontier communities. 

BOCA RATON, Florida—Life Care Concierge of South Florida, the nurse-led aging life care management practice that helps seniors age in place, announced it has officially rebranded from Private Duty Home Care Concierge. The rebrand includes a new name, new visual identity and redesigned website.

The company said the new brand better reflects its holistic approach to care and its dedication to supporting the dignity and autonomy of aging adults. 

MONTVALE, New Jersey—Dynarex Corporation, a medical supply company, announced the launch of the Resp-O₂ Vortex 72 closed suction catheter, a respiratory solution the company said is engineered to support safer, more efficient airway management for ventilated patients.

CARY, North Carolina—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has launched its brand campaign, “THE Accreditation CHOICE for Health Care.” 

“Accreditation should empower, not encumber,” said José Domingos, president and CEO of ACHC. “While others market simplification as innovation, ACHC has always focused on meaningful quality improvement. We’ve never imposed the unnecessary burdens that others are now trying to undo.”

DALLAS—Axxess announced it has launched Caregiver University as part of its training and certification program. Axxess said this free material provides training for both caregivers and family members around the world to enhance their skills and confidence in delivering care at home.

SUNRISE, Florida & MIAMI—Interim HealthCare Inc., a network of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and medical staffing services, and Paradigm, a revenue cycle management company specializing in government payers, announced they have entered into a partnership to help Interim franchisees accelerate clean claims, reduce denials and improve cash flow across veterans affairs (VA) and Medicaid lines of business.

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—Hearts for Home Care (H4HC), a national advocacy initiative launched by BAYADA Home Health Care, announced the launch of a bold new brand identity that it said is designed to better reflect and amplify its mission to empower a growing nationwide network of advocates fighting to protect access to homecare.

The new look features an updated logo, inclusive color palette and a more modern design system.