TYLER, Texas (July 28, 2021)—Choice Health at Home, LLC, formally announced the acquisition of Oklahoma-based Alpha Home Health and Hospice. For Choice, the transaction marks the third in Oklahoma since Jan. 1, 2021, creating a substantial service footprint in the state.
David Jackson, founder and CEO of Choice Health at Home made the announcement and commented on this flurry of activity.
Updated July 27 at 1:34 p.m. with new information.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2021)—As new variants of COVID-19 are on the rise and vaccination rates are stalling around the country, LeadingAge joined leading health care organizations calling for requiring vaccines for all staff in long-term care and other health care settings.
WASHIGNTON, D.C. (July 23, 2021)—A bipartisan group of Senators led by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) have introduced the Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act (S. 2344), a bill to provide $1 billion in grants to states and other eligible entities to support innovative projects and programs focused on recruitment, retention and training for direct care workers, as well as family caregivers.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (July 23, 2021)—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse-based triage and telehealth solutions, announced the addition of Rob Queener as vice president of operations. Queener will preside over all non-clinical operations at the company, ensuring the development and implementation of efficient, cost-effective systems that will drive IntellaTriage’s financial and patient care objectives.
NEW YORK (July 22, 2021)—The national, independent nonprofit FAIR Health has recently been awarded a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation, a national organization dedicated to improving the care of older adults, to pilot a new set of shared decision-making (SDM) and other health care engagement tools geared toward older adults with serious illness. The initiative, which launched on July 1, will include a robust dissemination campaign and evaluation of the new tools.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2021)—A top aging services organization applauded forward progress on proposals to help older Americans, but warned Congress not to walk back from critical investments in America’s aging services—including the president’s $400 billion pledge to provide home-based care for millions of older adults who need help with essentials like getting in and out of bed, bathing and eating meals.
NEW YORK (JULY 20, 2021)—Healthify, a company that works with health care organizations to integrate social determinants of health (SDoH) into the health care ecosystem, and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit home and community-based health care organizations, announced a partnership to improve the health and well-being of patients throughout the New York Metropolitan Area by addressing vital social needs.
WASHINGTON, D.C (July 16, 2021)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and a group of like-minded organizations representing America's health providers have written a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), asking them to:
• oppose an extension of mandatory Medicare sequestration as a pay-for in any infrastructure package; and
LARKSPUR, Calif. (July 16, 2021)—By the Bay Health (BTBH) announced the appointment of Amira Barger, Tracy Stempel Hogan and Greg LeClaire to the board of directors. These three new board appointments reflect the organization’s broadening services and expanding role serving the Bay Area with hospice care, palliative care, comfort care, grief counseling, pediatric care and skilled home health care services.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 15, 2021)—Mission Healthcare, one of California’s largest home health, hospice and palliative care providers, announced the acquisition of Northern California-based Healthy Living Network, a multi-state provider of home health.
NEW YORK (July 13, 2021)—ArchCare, the Archdiocese of New York’s health care system that every day cares for more than 9,000 seniors, the poor and persons with special needs, announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Scott LaRue has been named to Crain’s New York “Notable in Health Care” list for 2021. This recognition honors C-suite leaders in the health care sector who have demonstrated a willingness to share their expertise with others in the field.
DALLAS, Texas (July 13, 2021)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software for home-based care, announced a co-marketing partnership with nVoq Incorporated. HCHB is committed to becoming “better together” by encouraging clinicians to use nVoq’s accurate, secure speech-to-text technology in the office, on the g, or in the home when providing care. nVoq’s suite of leading-edge speech recognition solutions includes nVoq.Mobile Voice for the Android tablet, and nVoq.Voice for Windows users.
FORT WORTH, Texas (July 13, 2021)—Jet Health, Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced the acquisition of Signal Home Health & Hospice, a San Antonio, Texas-based company. The acquisition marks Jet Health’s seventh acquisition and furthers the company’s strategy to build a premier home health and hospice provider across the western and southwestern United States.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (July 13, 2021)—Best Life Brands, LLC, a family of companies focused on the well-being of clients along the continuum of senior care, awarded 47 new franchise agreements across all brands in the first half of 2021, continuing to build on record-breaking numbers from 2020. The impressive franchise development underscores the continued and growing needs of seniors.
LAFAYETTE, La. (July 9, 2021)—LHC Group, Inc., a national provider of in-home health care services and innovations for communities around the nation, and SCP Health, a national clinical leader in acute unscheduled care, announced the formation of a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver advanced clinical care services in the home.
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 9, 2021)—Stax by Fattmerchant, a complete all-in-one solution for managing the payment ecosystem, announced its partnership with CareTime, a software company for the homecare industry. CareTime will debut a new integrated payment processing solution through the partnership, allowing homecare agencies to meet the needs of their private-pay customers who demand more flexible payment options such as credit card and ACH.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 6, 2021)—Health and well-being company Humana Inc. announced that Susan Diamond, currently serving as Humana’s interim chief financial officer and segment president for the Home Business, has transitioned to the permanent role of CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, effective immediately.
CHICAGO,(July 6, 2021)—Chicago-based health tech provider Dina announced that Dr. Maryann Lauletta has joined the company as CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER to further advance its mission of delivering more care in the home and community.
This is a new role for Dina, a care-at-home platform and network that supports the health care industry’s transition to virtual and in-home care. Lauletta will work out of the company’s Philadelphia hub.
NEW YORK, N.Y. & MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (July 6, 2021)—Partners Health Plan (PHP) and StationMD launched a partnership to improve access to medical care for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD), which includes those with cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, autism and other physical and mental impairments.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 1, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) isn’t ready to make dramatic changes yet to the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) but could reduce base payment rates as soon as 2023 if current tren
WASHINGTON, DC (June 29, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would i
