California

GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company specializing in respiratory products for homecare use, announced the launch of Aurora CPAP masks, a new product within the Inogen portfolio designed for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

LOS ANGELES—A Graceful Way In-Home Care, a home health provider in the Los Angeles area, announced it is celebrating 12 years of providing in-home support to patients across the region. Since its founding, the company has employed hundreds of local caregivers, nurses and support staff. 

The company serves three core populations throughout the greater Los Angeles area:

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Aloha Home Health Care Services, LLC, for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks. The class action lawsuit is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court of the state of California. 

LOS ANGELES, California—Vivid Life Home Care announced the official launch of their new in-home, caregiver-owned cooperative offering personalized support for families across Southern California. 

DUBLIN, Ohio—Cardinal Health announced the opening of its newest distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility will solely be dedicated to the at-Home Solutions business, a medical supplies provider that serves more than 6 million people annually in the United States. In addition, Cardinal Health announced that it will also break ground on a new distribution center dedicated to at-Home Solutions in Sacramento, California, this fiscal year.

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare announced its three newest locations: SYNERGY HomeCare in Temecula, California, SYNERGY HomeCare in Chatsworth, California and SYNERGY HomeCare in Williamsburg, Virginia. The companies will assist residents with non-medical homecare services, such as companion care, personal care and respite care.  

OLUCA LAKE, California—Hollywood Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care, a home health care provider serving Southern California, announced its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance operational efficiency and improve clinical outcomes. The initiative aims to empower both administrative staff and clinical teams with advanced tools that streamline workflows, reduce redundancies and ultimately deliver faster, more responsive care to patients, company officials said.

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), a CMS-deemed accrediting organization serving the durable medical equipment, orthotics, prosthetics and supplies (DMEPOS) industries for more than 40 years, shared updates regarding a three-year cessation in accepting new accreditation and reaccreditation applications in four states: Florida, Texas, California and New York.

SAN DIEGO, California—Chula Vista resident and businessowner Fernando Valenzuela Ayub pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting that he conspired with others to launder millions of dollars of health care fraud proceeds and paid unlawful kickbacks.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey—Viventium, which offers a payroll, HR and compliance platform purpose-built for health care providers, announced software enhancements specific to California Piece Rate Compensation Labor Code AB 1513. Designed to support home health agencies in complying with California’s complex wage laws, these enhancements aim to improve operational efficiency and protect agencies from common mistakes that lead to penalties.

GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company offering respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

SAN FRANCISCO—Seniors Helping Seniors, an in-home care services franchisor, announced the opening of three new franchise locations in the Silicon Valley, including San Jose, West San Jose and Santa Clara, California. The new locations will be led by Sara Leonard, who has a background in corporate business operations.

TORRANCE, California—Caring Transitions, a provider of senior relocation, downsizing and estate sale services, announced the expansion of its Caring Transitions South Bay/Palos Verdes (PV) franchise.

SAN FRANCISCO—Veronica Katz, a San Francisco home health agency owner, was sentenced to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay $543,634 in restitution for committing health care fraud. The sentencing was handed down by James Donato, U.S. District Judge.

ENCINITAS, California—A Place At Home, a senior-focused homecare provider franchise, announced the opening of its fourth California location, A Place At Home Encinitas. Local couple Joscelyn Perez-Van Valzah and Sam Van Valzah opened the location, through which they intend to serve North County San Diego.

OAKLAND, California—Blue Shield of California members now have virtual access to Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, an intensive cardiac rehab program designed to help prevent, treat and even reverse heart disease through lifestyle change.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in California and across the nation, and the expansion of this program aims to help more Californians improve their cardiac health by providing a virtual access option to a successful in-person program.

OAKLAND, California—California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, against Care Specialist HCS Inc., formerly doing business as TLC Home Care Services, and its prior operators, accusing the company and its operators of misclassifying in-home care workers as independent contractors instead of employees in direct

By Rachel Bluth, via Kaiser Health News August 11, 2020

California lawmakers are barreling toward an end-of-month deadline to pass or kill bills amid the biggest public health crisis the state has faced in a century.