personal care

TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a non-medical, in-home services franchise, announced its five newest franchise locations in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Oregon. The new locations will assist community residents with non-medical homecare options, such as companion care, personal care and respite care. 

DALLAS—AccentCare, a provider of post-acute health care,  announced the appointment of Andy Johnston as president of Hospice & Personal Care Services (PCS).

CHICAGO, Illinois—Help at Home, a provider of innovative, high-quality, relationship-based in-home personal care services, announced the acquisition of Prosper Home Care headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Help at Home said the acquisition expands the company’s existing Georgia presence into the Atlanta area and demonstrates its ongoing focus on the state and its growth strategy to add scale and depth in core markets. 

ST. LOUIS (October 25, 2022)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) announced a new strategic initiative today at its annual conference. 

Unveiled as NAHC 2.75, the new initiative builds on the goals of NAHC 2.0, which launched in 2018 with the goal of improving the membership experiences and advocacy of the organization.

BURKBURNETT, Texas (October 11, 2022)—After signing 10 new franchise owners in the third quarter, HomeWell Franchising Inc., the franchiser of HomeWell Care Services, is making significant strides toward its long-term goal of achieving 100 agencies in 2023.

TROY, Mich. (October 4, 2022)—Of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, most remain in their homes throughout the progression of the disease. This option can allow greater comfort, familiarity and quality of life compared to institutional care.

ST. LOUIS (September 30, 2022)—United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced a woman from St. Charles, Missouri to four years and nine months in prison for her role in a $2.5 million fraud involving Missouri’s Medicaid program and a nearly $60,000 fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan.

Judge Clark also ordered Barbara Martin, 63, to repay $2,566,989 to Missouri’s Medicaid program and $58,295 to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SANTA FE, N.M. (August 16, 2022)—Jet Health, Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced the opening of a new location in Santa Fe, New Mexico, operating under its Klarus Home Health brand.

Klarus Home Health Santa Fe will provide skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and home health aides.

CHICAGO (August 4, 2022)—Help at Home, a provider of in-home, personal care services for seniors, announced that it has been named No. 14 on Forbes 2022 List of America's Best Employers for Women. The just-released Forbes list names Help at Home as one of the top on its list of 400 best employers for women in the country. The designation comes from data from more than 30,000 employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people in the U.S.

TROY, Mich. (July 28, 2022)—Best Life Brands, LLC, a franchised organization that includes Blue Moon Estate Sales, CarePatrol, ComForCare, At Your Side Home Care and Boost Home Healthcare, ended the first half of 2022 with multiple awards and 48 additional franchise agreements awarded across all brands.
 

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (July 19, 2022)—CareSmartz360 has announced the launch of all-new custom forms after months of behind-the-scenes development and beta testing.

Custom forms enable users to collect client-specific data and automate processes in minutes without the need for engineering or IT assistance. Users can use the built-in form or create their own client-specific forms using the form builder and advanced features.