LANDSDOWNE, Pennsylvania—Affectionate Home Health Care Services LLC, a homecare agency providing non-medical care in the home, will pay more than $2.3 million in back wages under a consent judgment, the U.S. Department of Labor reports.
A federal investigation found that the company willfully shortchanged nearly 400 employees on overtime, the department said in a news release.
DALLAS—Tickets are now available for Stand Up for Homecare, the networking event at Medtrade that raises funds for home medical equipment (HME) advocacy.
The reception will be held March 29 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the F Lobby of the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, where Medtrade will be held. Tickets are available here or as an add-on to Medtrade registration.
SUNRISE, Florida—Interim HealthCare Inc., a national franchise network of homecare, senior care, home health, hospice and health care staffing services, ranked No. 1 in the senior care category of Entrepreneur’s 44th annual Franchise 500. Overall, the company ranked No. 55 in its fifth consecutive appearance on the list, moving up from its 2022 placement (No. 56).
ORANGEBURG, New York—Durable medical equipment company Dynarex Corporation has announced Bari+Max, a new line of bariatric products.
According to the company, Bari+Max encompasses a robust selection of heavy-duty products featuring weight capacities of up to 1000 pounds. The line spans mobility, bathroom safety, long term care beds, home care beds, patient lifts and slings, and more.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri— Husch Blackwell’s Hospice practice team handled a record number of hospice audits during 2022, part of a surge in audits witnessed by the industry, the company said. Attorneys at Husch Blackwell worked on more than 200 audit matters for hospices throughout 2022, a number the group anticipates will remain steady or potentially increase in the coming year.
ELYRIA, Ohio—Invacare Corporation has announced that has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying the move would help the company move forward with less debt and invest in the future.
REXBURG, Idaho—Home Care Pulse (HCP), a provider of experience management, training and reputation management in the post-acute industry, announced the appointment of Bud Meadows as its chief executive officer.
WASHINGTON—The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, and with it a range of waivers and regulatory changes that have benefited the homecare industry.
MIAMI—A federal jury has convicted two Florida doctors for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not need and that were procured through the payment of kickbacks, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
