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The company is showcasing how its AI platform can be useful in the post-acute care industry.

BOSTON—Eleos Health, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for behavioral health, announced its expansion into post-acute care, bringing its purpose-built AI platform to home health, palliative care and hospice settings. At the 2025 National Alliance for Care at Home Financial Summit on July 28 in Chicago, Eleos showcased how AI can ease documentation burdens, ensure compliance and improve care quality across the post-acute landscape.

The library will provide training courses for health care, senior living & homecare organizations to be better equipped at dementia caregiving

MILWAUKEE—Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) announced the launch of its new Dementia Capable Care Learning Library, an online continued learning solution to help organizations develop a dementia capable workforce, delivering evidence-based, person-centered dementia care.

The on-demand learning library allows staff across health care, senior living, memory care, homecare and hospice organizations to develop and sustain essential dementia care skills.

HarmonyCares will implement the use of athenaOne, an AI technology that provides electronic health records & patient engagement capabilities

BOSTON—Athenahealth, Inc., a provider of network-enabled software and services for health care practices, announced that HarmonyCares, a national provider of in-home primary care services for individuals with complex health care needs, has implemented athenaOne, athenahealth’s suite of electronic health record (EHR), practice and revenue cycle management (RCM) and patient engagement capabilities with embedded artificial intelligence technologies.

The study is meant to assess how home-based care providers are responding to the changing health care industry

PORTLAND, Maine—BerryDunn, a full-service accounting, tax and consulting firm, announced the National Healthcare at Home 2025 Best Practices Study. The study is conducted in partnership with the National Alliance for Care at Home, LeadingAge and the Council of State Home Care and Hospice Associations.

The new design will be more easily accessible to users with new sections & a virtual help assistant

NEW YORK—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has launched a newly redesigned website to help connect families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses with vital support services, programs and information that can help them.


The report shows private equity's influence on private duty nursing leads to higher costs, reduced care for medically complex children & adults

CHICAGO—Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), a nonprofit organization who identifies, engages and connects stakeholders affected by private equity, announced the release of a new report, "Private Equity’s Investments in Private Duty Nursing," which exposes how the private equity business model influences private duty nursing (PDN) services. The report details how private equity firms' strategies could divert essential resources away from patient care.

The company was awarded the status based on its accomplishments in home health, hospice & homecare software solutions

ATLANTA—Alora Healthcare Systems, a provider of cloud-based solutions for post-acute care, announced that its full suite of software solutions—home health, hospice and homecare—has earned Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Verified status from CHAP, Inc..

SARA is designed to focus on clinical documentation review, coding accuracy & OASIS insights

HAMDEN, Connecticut—SimiTree, a provider of revenue cycle, coding and consulting services a provider of post-acute revenue cycle, coding and consulting services, announced SARA (SimiTree Assessment Review AI), a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to improve clinical documentation review, coding accuracy and operational efficiency for home health agencies. 

The company announced a 64% territorial growth with 76 new territories added in 2024

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a provider of in-home care services to seniors and individuals of all ages, said it has led the homecare industry in territory sales growth for the fifth consecutive year in 2024, with strong momentum continuing through the first half of 2025. 

Peter Roussonicolos was sentenced to 12 years for allegedly filing false reimbursement claims for DME

PORT SAINT LUCIE, Florida—A Florida man was sentenced to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud Medicare with false reimbursement claims for durable medical equipment (DME). He was also ordered to pay $21,195,540.18 in restitution and forfeiture in the amount of $2,514,040.


Home Helpers Home Care of Freehold is partnering with the Ocean County Vocational Technical School on a new certified home health aide program

FREEHOLD, New Jersey—Home Helpers Home Care of Freehold is partnering with the Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) on a new certified home health aide (CHHA) program designed for adults seeking to enter the growing health care field.  

The study will use the wearable NeuroEM Therapeutics' TEMT-RF cap to address cognitive symptoms associated with the disease

ATLANTA—CareONE Concierge has announced the launch of a new research study to evaluate an innovative wearable device aimed at addressing cognitive symptoms associated with Alzheimer's-related dementia, and it is now accepting applicants for the study. The study will utilize the NeuroEM Therapeutics' TEMT-RF cap, a non-invasive device that has received breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The brand update includes a new website section that includes tips for planning for in-home care

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—CaringInfo.org, a program of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), is expanding its resources with a new website section—"Planning for In-Home Care"—as well as a brand refresh to align with its growing audience. CaringInfo provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers to make informed decisions about home, serious illness and end-of-life care and services.

The company says it is using artificial intelligence to increase efficiency & improve clinical outcomes

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.

M&Y Care, LLC, a Michigan company, will pay the funds to resolve allegations of billing at a higher rate/overbilling for non-medical staff services

DETROIT—United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced that M&Y Care, LLC (M&Y Care), a provider of home health services to Michigan patients, agreed to pay a total of $334,807.20 to the United States and the State of Michigan to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.


The organization is accepting several durable medical equipment items including tub benches & wheelchairs

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—As flood recovery continues in Texas, Project MEND announced it is stepping up to support individuals and families affected by the disaster.

The San Antonio-based organization, a provider of refurbished medical equipment to those in need, is deploying durable medical equipment (DME) through the relocation centers in the impacted areas.

The RESTED-AD Study said writing down five events from the day before sleep can improve cognitive function & memory performance

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—A straightforward nightly activity may act as a memory-boosting tool. Writing down just five events from the day significantly improved memory performance in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and healthy older adults the following day, according to a recent study.

Always Best Care of Woodbridge, Virginia will serve Prince William County & surrounding areas

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced the opening of a new location in Woodbridge, Virginia. Owned and operated by Isata Kamara, this new office will serve the local senior community. Located at 13512 Minnieville Rd, Suite 274, Always Best Care of Woodbridge is dedicated to providing in-home care and senior living referral services to the aging population in Prince William County, and surrounding areas.