DALLAS—Care Options for Kids (COFK), a pediatric specialists provider, announced Eric Welsh as its new chief marketing and talent acquisition officer. Welsh plans to utilize his experience in home health care marketing to continue the company’s growth.
DALLAS—Care Options for Kids (COFK), a pediatric specialists provider, named Robert Scharff as executive vice president (VP) of revenue cycle. An experienced health care operations and revenue cycle management leader, Scharff aims to support the company’s mission and provide care to children and their families.
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts—Ascend Learning LLC, a learning technology company, announced the appointment of Lissy Hu as its new CEO. Hu will assume this position as Greg Sebasky, former CEO, is retiring after 10 years and transitioning to the role of Ascend board of managers chairman.
WASHINGTON—A Texas doctor was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison and ordered to pay more than $34 million in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment (DME) and cancer genetic testing without seeing, speaking to or otherwise treating patients.
ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota—Knute Nelson and Walker Methodist announced their new name and brand—Vivie. With more than 150 years of combined service to older adults in their communities, Vivie unites two legacies under one name and vision.
BOSTON & DALLAS—Medically Home, a tech-enabled services company operationalizing decentralized ca
WASHINGTON—This year’s LeadingAge annual meeting, which was held at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, announced its Aging Services Award winners: Lourisa “Lulu” Solomon and David Gehm. The annual meeting, which hopes to bring in mission-driven providers who represent the continuum of aging services, brought together over 6,000 attendees from across the country this year.
LONGVIEW, Texas—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced the opening of a new franchise location in Longview, Texas. The new location will be managed by franchisee Keith Carter, who seeks to provide senior care services, including skilled home health, non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services to the aging population in Longview.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico—The Health Group, an insurance marketing organization, has partnered with Electronic Caregiver, a digital health solutions company and provider of the virtual caregiver “Addison Care,” in an effort to empower health insurance agents and improve client solutions. This partnership aims to improve both the portfolios of health agents and the lives of their clients.
NEW YORK—With Halloween approaching, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering five tips for family caregivers to help their loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses remain comfortable and safe during the holiday.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Breastpumps, a national durable medical equipment (DME) provider specializing in helping pregnant and nursing women receive maternity and postpartum supplies, lactation education and perinatal resources through insurance, announced the results of a proprietary survey that highlights the impact p
BOSTON—CopilotIQ, a health tech company seeking to help older adults with chronic conditions, and Biofourmis, a global technology-enabled care delivery company aiming to provide in-home care solutions, announced a merger.
CHICAGO— Help at Home, a national provider of in-home personal care services, announced the acquisition of Caregiver Services Inc. (CSI), a caregiver referral services provider. Help at Home said the acquisition aims to expand its homecare presence in Florida, as well as its Medicaid managed care programs and homecare services for aging seniors.
SAN DIEGO—ResMed Inc. has seen an increased demand for sleep devices and masks, which has helped drive an 11% increase in year-over-year revenue, the company reported in its quarterly results. The company, which specializes in sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other respiratory conditions products, announced the results for its quarter that ended Sept. 30, which is the first quarter of its 2025 fiscal year. The highlights included:
LANSING, Michigan—Molina Healthcare of Michigan, a provider of government-funded health care like Medicare and Medicaid, has partnered with the Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan (4AMI) and the Impart Alliance at Michigan State University to establish a direct care worker (DCW) help fund, which aims to assist professionals in
RENTON, Washington & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Providence, a not-for-profit health system serving the Western United States, and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, announced an agreement to form a joint venture in home health, hospice, community-based palliative care and private duty caregiving services.
MANSFIELD, Ohio—Right at Home, an in-home care franchise with locations across the U.S. and five other countries, is looking to expand with a new location in Mansfield, Ohio. This expansion aims to allow entrepreneurs in the area to improve their communities and provide care and peace of mind for their clients.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM and Associates, a member service organization that includes durable medical equipment, wound care, home modifications, and orthotics and prosthetics providers, welcomed two new directors: Cindi Petito as director of clinical networks and Nikki Grace as director of the Orthotic Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA). In her new role, Petito aims to support the company’s U.S.
DALLAS— Axxess, a global technology platform for health care at home, has named longtime leader Tim Ingram as its new executive vice president (VP) for talent acquisition. In this new position, Ingram aims to work with company leaders around the world in an effort to ensure new hires reinforce the company’s culture and mission: “The Axxess Way.”
