home-based care

MIAMI—According to industry experts, 2025 will bring advancements in patient care technology that aim to reshape the way medical beds for home use are designed and utilized. As health care shifts toward home-based solutions, home medical beds can be a critical tool for improving patient safety, caregiver support and quality of life. 

Rafi Vertheim, product director at Med Mobility Homecare, recently discussed these innovations in an interview with Healthcare News Center.

DENVER—InnovAge, a provider of census-based Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), announced it is celebrating 35 years of helping seniors age independently in their homes and communities.

DENVER—DispatchHealth, an in-home medical care provider, announced it has received the Accreditation Commission for Health Care's (ACHC) new in-home hospital care accreditation for its care services. The company said this recognition aims to further the standard of hospital-alternative homecare that it provides to patients.

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), a credentialing organization that provides accreditation for facilities that supply durable medical equipment, orthotic and prosthetic products, announced the launch of a new accreditation product for pharmacies, in partnership with the Long-Term Care at Home Pharmacy Quality Commission (LTC@HQC).

RENTON, Washington & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Providence, a not-for-profit health system serving the Western United States, and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, announced an agreement to form a joint venture in home health, hospice, community-based palliative care and private duty caregiving services.

NEW YORK & PORT WASHINGTON, New York—HHAeXchange, a homecare management solutions company for providers, caregivers, managed care organizations and state Medicaid programs, announced it has acquired Sandata Technologies, an innovative technology solutions company for home- and community-based services (HCBS). 

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Prochant, a provider of revenue cycle management services for the home-based care industry, announced the promotion of Joey Graham to CEO and the promotion of Gabby Whitmire to chief growth officer (CGO).

WOBURN, Massachusetts—GMSS Holdings, LLC, a medical supply distributor and the parent company of Geriatric Medical & Surgical Supply, LLC, announced it has acquired DDP Medical Supply, a distributor of medical and diabetic supplies. The company said the acquisition will expand GMSS Holdings' footprint and form a medical supply distribution network focused on chronic, post-acute and homecare providers.

WATERLOO, Iowa—Leitten Consulting has released a comprehensive report highlighting the critical need for Medicare to shift its focus from competitive bidding to proactive investment in durable medical equipment (DME). The report, authored by Brian Leitten, underscores the cost savings and health benefits of providing timely DME to Medicare beneficiaries. 

PITTSBURGH—North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. and Haven Medical Group, LLC (Haven Hospice), a Florida-based company for comprehensive hospice care, completed its sale of select assets to BrightSpring Health Services, a provider of home- and community-based health services for complex populations. The Braff Group originated the transaction and served as the exclusive financial advisor to Haven Hospice.

LONDON, England—Essence SmartCare, an Internet of Things (IoT) remote care solutions company, announced the integration of “Care@Home,” an end-to-end senior care solution, in partnership with Skyresponse, an alarm management platform. 

PORT WASHINGTON, New York—CareConnect, a homecare artificial intelligence and software services company, announced the launch of Home Care Insights, the first in a series of new websites that provide health care organizations with recruitment, engagement and retention insights. Home Care Insights aims to optimize the workforce and deliver care, the company said.

CHICAGO—Help at Home, a national provider of in-home personal care services, announced the acquisition of several Georgia-based homecare organizations: Care By Your Side, One Care Health and AAMedcare. The acquisition aims to further demonstrate the company's commitment to providing care in Georgia.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Molina Healthcare of Ohio awarded the Center for Community Based Care (CCBC) with a $125,000 grant. CCBC is a nonprofit foundation branch of the Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice (OCHCH).

CARY, North Carolina—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) has launched two new specialty credentials: the distinction in age-friendly care for home health and hospice, and the distinction in outcomes for home health. The addition of these credentials aims to further ACHC’s commitment to set quality standards for home-based care services, the company said.

NEW YORK—Tomorrow Health, a home-based health care platform, announced the expansion of its growth team with the hiring of Gabriela Perez as chief growth officer, as well as Craig Thompson, general manager and senior vice president of sales, and Peter Saul, director of provider growth.

A new platform developed by the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) merges and analyzes data to help health care organizations answer key questions about the rapidly expanding market of home-based medical care.

HENDERSON, Nevada—Health Mobius’ Kamal Haddad will participate in a panel discussion, “Focusing on Care Where Health Meets the Home”, on Tuesday, May 9, at 8 a.m. PT during the ECRM Home Health Care Session at Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Henderson, Nevada.

MONTREAL, Canada—AlayaCare, a developer of home- and community-based care operations platform, announced Visit Optimizer—helping homecare organizations increase their workforce efficiency and enhance caregiver scheduling for better client care and outcomes. Visit Optimizer is a feature developed by the AlayaLabs team, created to leverage innovative advanced algorithms, machine learning and AI for the AlayaCare Cloud platform.