homecare

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News March 15, 2022

Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with housekeeping.

BURKBURNETT, Texas (March 15, 2022)—HomeWell Care Services, a nonmedical in-home care provider, has been named a Home Care Pulse Endorsed National Provider for the second year running. Additionally, HomeWell has been named a Best of Home Care Endorsed National Provider for 2022.

These endorsements, based on nationwide client and caregiver feedback gathered by Home Care Pulse, recognize HomeWell as a “Best of the Best” homecare brand in North America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 11, 2022)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is pleased to formally announce that Kristen Wheeler has assumed the role of Executive Director of Private Duty Home Care at NAHC, effective Monday, March 7, 2022. Wheeler comes aboard following the departure of Emilie Bartolucci, who departed in November of 2021.

BURKBURNETT, Texas (March 11, 2022)—HomeWell Franchising Inc, the franchiser of nonmedical in-home care provider HomeWell Care Services, released its 2021 franchise development and financial results. HomeWell’s record-setting results, which include year-on-year revenue growth of more than 40% in several key areas, position the company for rapid expansion and national brand recognition in 2022. 
 
2021 Franchise Development Highlights
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 11, 2022)—The Advanced Care at Home Coalition applauds introduction of the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, which would extend the Acute Care at Home waivers that have allowed for the expanded delivery of hospital-level care at home for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (March 10, 2022)—Home Care Assistance, a provider of in-home care, today introduced a corporate rebrand that unifies the company around a common mission, values and new name. As TheKey, the company will build on a legacy of providing personalized solutions for clients and their families at every aging milestone, creating an unmatched homecare experience.

DENVER (March 4, 2022)—The Justice Department has concluded that the state of Colorado unnecessarily segregates people with physical disabilities in nursing facilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. The department’s findings, detailed in a letter to Colorado Governor Jared Polis, follow a thorough and multi-year investigation into the state’s system of care for people with physical disabilities.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (February 24, 2022)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced its expansion to Hawaii with the opening of a new location in Oahu. Located at 1001 Dillingham Blvd., Ste. 317, in Honolulu, Always Best Care of Oahu is owned and operated by franchisee Tyler Kimura, who was born and raised in Honolulu.

DENVER, Colo. (February 24, 2022)—OnTerra Systems, the developers of RouteSavvy route planning software, announced a new RouteSavvy Mobile App with new delivery and service call management functionality and enhanced smartphone-based GPS tracking.

MINNETONKA, Minn. (February 24, 2022)—Accra, a Minnesota-based provider of homecare services, has promoted Mary Ngunu to be its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead. In her new role, Ngunu will be responsible for implementing and executing all efforts regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion at Accra.
 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 23, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) is pleased to announce the 2022 Fellow Program (FNHIA) cohort, made up of highly accomplished home and alternate site infusion professionals. The program is administered and funded by the National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF), thanks to a generous contribution from Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. (IMS), the 2022 sponsor of the NHIA Fellow Program.
 

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 22, 2022)—WellSky, a global health and community care technology company, announced that it intends to acquire TapCloud, a virtual patient engagement technology company that helps patients, caregivers, and clinicians communicate crucial information in real-time to achieve better health outcomes.

NEW YORK (February 22, 2022)—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for payers, providers and state Medicaid agencies, announced the official launch of Care Insights for Payers, a solution that enables payers to leverage caregivers’ visit frequency with members to capture change in condition alerts and social determinants of health (SDOH) observations, creating additional visibility at the member, risk cohort and population levels.

UNION, N.J. (February 16, 2022)—LifeStation, a provider of medical alert monitoring and telehealth technology services, and Papa, a curated platform of companionship and support for older adults, families and other vulnerable populations, announced a partnership to address the social needs of older and other vulnerable adults. The collaboration offers a new approach to combating loneliness, isolation and its impact on health.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 14, 2022) — The National Home Infusion Foundation (NHIF) is proud to announce that Melissa Leone, RN, BSN is the recipient of the 2022 Lynn Giglione Women in Leadership Award.  
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 11, 2022)—The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care is expanding its Home-Based Primary Care, Medical Foster Home and Veteran-Directed Care programs to make them available at all VA medical centers (VAMC) by the end of fiscal year 2026.

VA will add 58 medical foster homes and 70 veteran-directed care programs to VAMCs across the nation and add 75 home-based primary care teams to areas with the highest unmet need.