Read the latest from HomeCare contributors on how to run your home health agency, whether you're providing skilled care and therapy, managing a care plan, working in the hospice field or supporting personal care.  

Under the agreement, National HME will deliver its DME services to Elara Caring's 49 hospice locations across the United States

DALLAS & IRVING, Texas—Elara Caring and National HME have entered into an exclusive agreement under which National HME will deliver its DME services to Elara Caring’s 49 hospice locations across the United States. Elara Caring is aa national home health provider offering clinical and personal care services, and National HME is a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) solutions and services.

The raVE platform aims to improve health care business's online presence by leveraging AI for better patient engagement

MONTVALE, New Jersey—Rater8, a company that manages health care reputation management, announced the official launch of the rater8 Visibility Engine (raVE), a platform designed to help health care organizations take control of their online presence in an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient search behavior.

Bryan Skilled Home Care received an award for its high caregiver app adoption rate at the 2025 HHAeXchange New York Customer Summit

AMITYVILLE, New York—Bryan Skilled Home Care, a licensed homecare services agency based in Amityville, New York, providing care to Medicaid Managed Long Term Care and NHTD/TBI Waiver participants, announced it has achieved over 90% caregiver adoption of its mobile care platform. This accomplishment earned the agency an award at the 2025 HHAeXchange New York Customer Summit.

Enhabit's president & CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer & chief financial officer Ryan Solomon will participate in a fireside chat during the conference

DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced its participation in the Jefferies 2025 Healthcare Services Conference.

Enhabit’s president and CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer and Chief Financial Officer Ryan Solomon will participate in a fireside chat on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10:55 a.m. CT. 


PHI National released its annual report covering high demand for essential workers, economic challenges they face & current policy issues

NEW YORK—PHI National, an organization that works to ensure quality care for older adults and people with disabilities by creating jobs for direct care workers, announced the release of its annual research report, "Direct Care Workers in the United States: Key Facts 2025." 

UnderX will offer customized wholesale programs backed by support for caregivers & administrators.

PHILADELPHIA—UnderX, a United States-based provider of incontinence care, announced the launch of its new business-to-business (B2B) sales initiative. With the addition of a B2B sales representative, UnderX is now positioned to serve hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living communities nationwide.

The Most Profitable Franchise list is based on the Franchise Business Review's annual franchisee satisfaction survey of more than 35,000 owners

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a provider of non-medical homecare, was recently named a 2025 Most Profitable Franchise by Franchise Business Review (FBR), a franchise market research firm, based on FBR’s annual franchisee satisfaction survey of more than 35,000 owners. 

The company has announced new locations opening in Ohio, Florida & South Carolina

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare has announced the opening of its four newest locations: SYNERGY HomeCare of Proctorville, SYNERGY HomeCare of Seminole, SYNERGY HomeCare of West Palm Beach and SYNERGY HomeCare of Columbia. The companies will assist residents with non-medical homecare services, such as companion care, personal care and respite care. 

Teton.ai plans to use the $20 million in funding to improve quality care & reduce cost of premium senior care

COPENHAGEN, Denmark & SAN FRANCISCO—Teton.ai, the predictive intelligence company for modern health care, announced a $20 million Series A fundraise led by Plural, which also led Teton’s seed round, with participation from Bertelsmann Investments, Antler Elevate and Nebular with a follow-on investment from PSV Tech. 


Meela is a voice companion that supplements human interaction through daily phone call check-ins

NEW YORK—Meela Inc., a personalized artificial intelligence (AI) companion for seniors, has announced $3.5 million in seed funding led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV). With these funds, Meela said it will invest in research and development to expand its product capabilities and clinical efficacy research.

The report showed a significant increase in Medicare spending toward skin substitutes in just two years

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a review of Medicare Part B payment trends for wound care products known as skin substitutes that the office said “raises major concerns about fraud, waste and abuse.”

In March 2023, OIG issued a report that identified significant gaps in manufacturer compliance with new average sales price (ASP) reporting requirements for skin substitutes. 

Erin Hilligan joins the HDG executive leadership team with more than 30 years experience

MINNEAPOLIS—Health Dimensions Group (HDG), a senior living, post-acute, and long-term care management and consulting firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has named Erin Hilligan as its chief operating officer (COO). With this role, Hilligan joins HDG’s executive leadership team.

The partnership will enable nationwide distribution of MedRhythms' currently available devices, InTandem & MOVIVE

PORTLAND, Maine—MedRhythms, Inc., a provider of neurologic and physical rehabilitation, announced its partnership with Edwards Health Care Services (EHCS), a provider of direct-to-home medical products. The partnership will enable nationwide distribution of MedRhythms' currently available devices, InTandem, for adults with chronic stroke walking impairments and MOVIVE for people with Parkinson's disease (PD), to patients with Medicare and/or commercial insurance.


Netsmart CareFabric was chosen to enhance hospice & palliative care services & to improve patient outcomes

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Hospice of the Western Reserve (HOWR), a nonprofit provider of hospice and palliative care services, announced it has selected the Netsmart CareFabric to support its post-acute service lines on a single platform. The Ohio-based provider said it aims to further its mission to provide compassionate palliative and end-of-life care by leveraging a unified platform that supports its clinical, financial and operational efficiencies across the agency’s 11 locations.