Home Health

(May 4, 2018)—A trio of homecare industry organizations is launching a national digital grassroots campaign to educate consumers and professionals about the health benefits of choosing in-home care for older loved ones or family members recovering from an illness.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 25, 2018)—Florida Blue, a health insurer in Florida, announced a partnership with PopHealthCare to deliver a suite of in-home patient care services to clinically fragile members in the state.

NEW YORK (April 12, 2018)—Great Lakes Caring, National Home Health Care and Jordan Health Services announced a merger that will strategically position the newly combined company.

Prescription Opioids Fail Rigorous New Test for Chronic Pain
In patients with stubborn back aches or hip or knee arthritis, opioids worked no better than over-the-counter drugs or other nonopioids at reducing problems with walking or sleeping. And they provided slightly less pain relief. (Lindsey Tanner/Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 5, 2018)—Registration for the National Association for Home Care and Hospice’s (NAHC’s) 2018 Financial Management Conference & Expo, the premier event for financial managers in homecare and hospice, is now open at the conference’s new website.

NEW YORK (January 23, 2018)—Swift Shift, a mobile-first workforce management platform for the home health care industry, is launching Boost—a recruitment solution for home health care agencies to address the nursing shortage. Boost helps agencies re-engage their inactive workforce with targeted, relevant cases, thereby shortening the recruitment funnel.

CINCINNATI (January 17, 2018)—FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical homecare, has been ranked No. 65 on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list for 2018. This is the seventh consecutive year that the homecare franchise has received this honor.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 11, 2018)—Aspire Health and myNEXUS are pleased to announce a new collaboration focused on providing home health patients with a more comprehensive level of clinical support. Through the partnership, myNEXUS, a technology-driven care and benefit management platform, will help identify patients who may benefit from receiving additional home-based clinical support from Aspire Health’s team of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers and chaplains.

CLEVELAND (December 5, 2017)—Through 2021, revenues for home health care are projected to increase 5.7 percent annually to $104 billion. Growth will be driven by a number of factors, including:

—Via NAHC, WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 4, 2017)—Growth in the private duty homecare industry industry has led to calls for more oversight and regulation and more states are considering legislation to make accreditation for private duty homecare agencies mandatory.

NEW YORK (November 28, 2017)—Alliance Homecare—a concierge home health care provider serving individuals and families in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, has announced the appointment of Patrick Gooney (of Brooklyn) as Director of Marketing. Gooney’s appointment comes in the midst of the company’s expansion to support Alliance Homecare’s new rebranding campaign launched in third quarter 2017.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (November 27, 2017)—Custom Home Health and Custom Hospice, Royal Oak, Michigan-based providers of full-service, customized home health and hospice services, have been named the No. 1 mid-size “Top Workplace” by the Detroit Free Press. This is the sixth consecutive year the company has been awarded “Top Workplace” honors.

Almost Family and LHC Group to Merge
The merger will create a nationwide provider of in-home health care services with a long track record of sucessfully partnering with hospitals and health systems. (Nasdaq/Globe Newswire)