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SECAUCUS, New Jersey—For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes.
This might seem appealing on the surface, but the development has Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians up in arms.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, has introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act to provide support to state programs that fund home- and community-based long-term care services.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced Mike "Ike" Isaacson has taken a new role as senior vice president of government relations. In this new role, he will focus on advocating for and elevating the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) industry.
DENVER, Colorado – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) elected AHCA’s Board of Governors and NCAL’s Board of Directors for the 2023/2024 term. Phil Scalo of New Jersey was elected as AHCA Chair, and Mark Maxfield of Idaho was elected as NCAL chair.
NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut—Corcoran Consulting Group LLC announced the addition of Guy Tommasi, an authority in the realm of private duty non-medical homecare, to its team of experts.
PHILADELPHIA—ACU-Serve Corp. (ACU-Serve or the company), a provider of end-to-end revenue cycle management, announced that it has received a majority growth investment from Lovell Minnick Partners LLC (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, business services and financial technology companies.
DALLAS—Havencrest Capital Management (Havencrest), a Dallas-based health care private equity firm, announced the second acquisition under its Avid Health at Home (Avid) platform: Well Care Home Care (WCHC), the home care division of North Carolina-based Well Care Health.
WASHINGTON, Maryland—The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) have laid out an “aggressive timeline” to possibly merge the two organizations and rebrand, NAHC President Bill Dombi said.
JACKSON, Michigan—Elara Caring, the full-scale, multi-state home health provider of clinical and personalized services across the patient continuum, has executed a lease on a new, state-o
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Executive Home Care, an in-home care provider with established operations up and down the East Coast, announced an expansion with the recent signing of franchises in Colorado, Florida and Maryland.
WATERLOO, Iowa—On Monday, Oct. 16 VGM Group, Inc. announced both the passing of the company co-founder and board chairman, Jim Walsh as well as a series of planned leadership transitions expected to take place in the coming months.
According to VGM, Walsh died of natural causes in his home on Thursday, Oct. 12, surrounded by his family. He was 74.
WASHINGTON—MissionCare Collective (MCC) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) have unveiled a pivotal study entitled, "One Voice.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national non-medical in-home care provider, has launched a new Dementia Care Support program. The specialty care service, unveiled in late September, is tailored to seniors with dementia to help them manage its adverse effects, including memory retention and cognitive function.
DALLAS—Axxess, a technology innovator for health care at home, and Sulos, a HIPAA-compliant solution offering a holistic approach to patient engagement and population management, announced a collaboration that will prioritize transparency and early intervention to elevate healthcare outcomes. The joint venture harnesses data, especially between visits, to pinpoint patients in need of support, which can significantly reduce hospital readmissions and the need for emergency care.
ATLANTA—SageHome, a provider of aging-in-place bath remodeling services in the United States, announced its acquisition of Safe Showers LLC. This acquisition extends SageHome’s operations into Texas and across the South and reflects a step change in the company’s acquisition activity.
NEW YORK—In a groundbreaking collaboration, Pinnacle Home Care, a provider of home care services in Florida, has partnered with DailyPay—a provider of on-demand pay. This alliance introduces a new benefit to Pinnacle Home Care's rewards package.
ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of home medical equipment (HME) and infusion growth and productivity solutions, announced the release of its new integrated Marketscape customer relationship management (CRM) for HME and infusion organizations. Trella customers will gain a unified user experience that brings together strategy, planning, sales execution and performance insights.
SACRAMENTO, California—The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced securing a nearly $100,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed against Cambrian Homecare, Inc. (Cambrian Homecare) in July over the company’s alleged failure to report employee pay data.
NEW YORK—Firmament, a provider of structured equity and debt capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises, announced an investment in Prime Providers ("Prime" or the "Company"), to support the Company's acquisition of Right Choice In-Home Care ("Right Choice"). Prime is a home-based health care organization providing private-duty nursing, applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy and related services to patients across California.
