Business Operations

ELYRIA, Ohio—PurposeCare has officially opened a new homecare office in Elyria, Ohio, expanding access to in-home support services for families across West Cleveland and Lorain County Ohio.

The Elyria location will provide non-medical homecare services, supporting individuals with daily living activities and long-term care needs.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM announced it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its annual VGM Heartland Conference from June 8–10, 2026, in  Waterloo, Iowa. Registration officially opens on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and attendees can take advantage of a special one‑day $225 anniversary rate—the lowest price of the year.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates has released a new playbook for members on strategic business planning. “VGM Playbook: Disrupting the Traditional HME Strategy” is designed to help home medical equipment (HME) providers rethink their approach to strategic business planning in the rapidly changing sector.

BRADENTON, Florida—Hoveround Mobility Solutions (HMS), a manufacturer of personal mobility solutions, has announced a partnership with Merits Health Products USA to enhance manufacturing efficiency, optimize supply chain operations and expand product offerings. 

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.

LAS VEGAS—ATLAS Technologies announced the addition of a new Vice President of Sales, Jason Dillon, as of July 1, 2024.

Dillon has a proven track record in sales and leadership roles. He recently served as the director of sales for Trella Health, formerly known as PlayMaker Health. In this role, he supported home medical equipment (HME) and infusion suppliers, developed software solutions and increased productivity for customers.

ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care, a senior care franchise system in the United States, is now serving seniors in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and surrounding communities, such as Deming, La Mesa, Mesquite, Sunland Park and White Sands. Always Best Care of Las Cruces provides non-medical in-home care, mobile medical alert services and senior living and memory care referral services.

NASHVILLE—Traditions Health has recently hired Kimberley Boyd as its new vice president of operations for the hospice business line. In this capacity, Boyd will be responsible for oversight of Texas and Georgia, strategic financial goals and streamlining of operational efficiencies.

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nursefirst triage services for hospice and home health, named Tony Schulte as chief operating officer in July. Schulte will oversee all departments on the operations team at IntellaTriage including quality assurance, training and education, workforce management and a team of hospice and home health Triage Nurses nationwide, with more than 250 nurses and growing.

WATERLOO, Iowa (April 19, 2022)—VGM & Associates has released the second playbook of the year, “VGM Playbook: Growing Your Business with Data and Technology.”