DALLAS (January 8, 2019)—Capital Senior Living Corporation, an operator of senior housing communities, has announced that its board of directors has appointed health care executive Kimberly S. Lody as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Lody, a CSU director since 2014, will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors and succeeds Lawrence A. Cohen, who retired at the end of 2018.
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SHOREVIEW, Minn. and TORONTO (December 17, 2018)—Maxwell Healthcare Associates (MHA), a post-acute operational, financial, technological and regulatory consulting firm, announced Swift Skin and Wound as its exclusive digital wound care management solution of choice for MHA home health clients.
DETROIT (December 5, 2018)—ComForCare Health Care Holdings, LLC, a provider of homecare, is rolling out private duty nursing across the franchise system. The announcement was made at the company’s annual franchise conference, held recently in Dallas.
BURLINGAME, Calif. (December 5, 2018)—CareLinx, an online home caregiver network, announced the national launch of Medicare At Home. The product enables Medicare Advantage plans to safely and efficiently enhance their supplemental benefits with non-skilled homecare.
BOSTON (December 4, 2018)—Mavencare, a homecare technology company, has announced its expansion to Boston.
Using proprietary technology, Mavencare screens caregiver applicants, matches families with caregivers, collects in-home data, utilizes an intelligent notification system, and houses all communication between caregivers, clients, health care partners and the Mavencare team.
CHICAGO (December 4, 2018)—myCNAjobs, a recruitment service built for senior care and a free resource for caregivers, announces a new job placement initiative to help American Red Cross-trained nurse assistants obtain jobs in health care and combat the caregiver shortages and retention challenges plaguing the health care industry. myCNAjobs will provide job placement services for graduates of Red Cross CNA training programs across the nation and track valuable hire and retention data.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (November 29, 2018)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), representing providers and suppliers of home and specialty infusion therapy, announced that its board of directors has appointed Connie Sullivan, BSPharm, president and chief executive officer, effective December 1, 2018. Sullivan will be the first pharmacist to hold the position of CEO since NHIA’s inception in 1991.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (November 26, 2018)—Nancy Geiger (East Patchogue), director of the Gurwin Home Care Agency, recently accepted the Norma Recco Advocate of the Year Award from the Long Island Chapter of the New York State Association of Health Care Providers (NYSAHCP) for her outstanding contributions in public advocacy to advance home and community-based care.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (November 21, 2018)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced that it has opened its newest franchise in Wallingford, Connecticut.
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SAN FRANCISCO (November 14, 2018)—Honor, a provider of homecare services company and founder of the Honor Care Network, announced the opening of the company’s second operations center to be located in Austin, Texas. The new 30,000 square foot operations center in North Austin will complement Honor’s current operations center in Concord, California, where the company manages its care operations.
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LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. (November 8, 2018)—Two of Washington state’s largest homecare agencies, Seattle-based Family Resource Home Care and Spokane-based Family Home Care, announced completion of a merger that will make the combined entity one of the largest homecare providers in the nation. The new combined entity will retain the Family Resource Home Care name.
KENILWORTH, N.J. (November 5, 2018)—Supportive information addressing the challenges faced by family caregivers of older adults will be highlighted on merckmanuals.com, an online medical reference, for National Family Caregivers Month in November.
CHICAGO (October 29, 2018)—The American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM), a professional organization for physicians, nurse practitioners and other providers of home-based primary care (HBPC), announced the release of a digital toolkit of educational resources to help payers and providers understand how HBPC significantly improves quality and reduces costs for more than two million seriously ill and home-limited older adults.
CINCINNATI (October 25, 2018)—FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical homecare, was listed by Franchise Business Review as one of the Top 100 Franchises for Veterans and one of the 100 Most Innovative Franchises for 2018.
HARTFORD, Conn. (October 23, 2018)—CareCentrix announced that it has earned URAC accreditation in Health Utilization Management. URAC promotes health care quality through accreditation, certification and measurement. By achieving this status, CareCentrix has demonstrated a comprehensive commitment to quality care, improved processes and better patient outcomes.