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LOS ANGELES—Post-acute health care experience management, research and data specialists Home Care Pulse (HCP) was once again recognized by JFS Care as a leader in home care with three awards: Best of Home Care—Leader in Experience, Best of Home Care—Provider of Choice and Best of Home Care—Employer of Choice.
CINCINNATI, Ohio—FirstLight Home Care announced it was named a 2024 Best of Home Care Endorsed National Provider by Home Care Pulse (HCP).
According to Home Care Pulse, as a Best of Home Care Endorsed National Provider, the homecare company ranks among the top businesses that consistently set and meet the highest standards of care for their clients and families.
WASHINGTON—AAHomecare’s lobbying team and other home medical equipment (HME) stakeholders remain engaged in advocating for including extended 75/25 blended-rate relief among health care provisions in government spending packages needed in advance of March 1 and March 8 funding deadlines. HHS funding is subject to the March 8 deadline.
PHOENIX—The International Franchise Association (IFA) has named Samantha Loy, owner of three Always Best Care offices in Central North Carolina, as a 2023 Franchisee of the Year. Loy was honored at the 64th IFA Annual Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, for being an outstanding franchise establishment owner-operator.
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—IntellaTriage, a provider of after-hours nurse-first triage services for hospice and home health, announced its strategic acquisition of NurseLine, a prominent nationwide provider of hospice and home health triage services. The transaction was completed for an undisclosed sum.
Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the U.S., and Compassus, a national provider of home-based health care services, announced they have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture partnership for BSMH homecare and hospice. Under the agreement, Compassus will manage operations for 10 home health agencies and 11 hospice operations spanning five states.
BOSTON—Biofourmis, a global technology-enabled care delivery company, announced WellSpan Health, an eight-hospital integrated delivery system
BUCKBURNETT, Texas—With 2023 now in the books, HomeWell Franchising Inc., a non-medical homecare provider HomeWell Care Services, reflects on another record-breaking year for the company marked by a series of significant milestones for the organization. HomeWell released its 2023 franchise development and financial results.
2023 Franchise Development Highlights:
ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced three franchise owners in Alabama, Maryland and North Carolina have expanded their territories, growing existing coverage areas to help even more families.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Executive Home Care announced that two of its franchises, located in Richmond, Virginia, and
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Caring Senior Service, a private-duty, non-medical homecare services company, has named Brazoria County, Texas, Caring Senior Service employee Christina Divine as its 2023 Caregiver of the Year.
WASHINGTON—The Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC) Medical Directors published updated Medicare guidelines regarding positive airway pressure (PAP) and respiratory assist device (RAD) supplies.
BETHESDA, Maryland—Accompany Health, a primary, behavioral and social care provider for low-income patients with complex needs, announced its launch on Jan. 30 with $56 million in Series A funding from investors including Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, IVP, Granite Capital Management and Evidenced. The company recently began serving 8,000 patients in Detroit in partnership with a major national health plan.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Franchising, Inc., the franchisor of HomeWell Care Services, a national homecare provider, recently unveiled a redesign of homewellcares.com. The franchise’s new consumer website, officially launched on Dec. 20, is a complete revamp, optimized in virtually all aspects to provide an improved user experience for its online visitors and franchise locations nationwide.
NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid agencies, announced the company welcomed new executive leaders, forged
MELBOURNE, Australia—CareLineLive, the all-in-one homecare management software company, announced its international expansion into Australia intending to improve and deliver care at home.
DENVER—Instacart has partnered with DispatchHealth in an effort to ensure homebound patients have access to nutritious foods. Using Instacart Health technology, DispatchHealth’s in-home providers can now prescribe food interventions as easily as they do traditional medications. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the ongoing battle against the substantial impact of food insecurity on healthcare costs.
MANITOWOC, Wisconsin—Legacy Care Partners Inc., a health care services provider, announced the successful acquisition of Superior Home Health and Superior Hospice of Texas.
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey—FirstLight Home Care, a provider of homecare services, has announced the opening of one of its newest offices in Somerset, serving Piscataway, Somerset, Edison, Plainfield, New Brunswick, Middlesex and surrounding communities.
Burkburnett, TX – January 25, 2024 – HomeWell Care Services was recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur magazine's 2024 Franchise 500, a highly sought-after recognition in the franchise industry.
