The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) and BAYADA Home Health Care recently kicked off a new initiative to improve conditions, pay and recognition for homecare workers (

BIRMINGHM, Ala. (May 13, 2022)—Medicaid can directly pay for independent home health aides' benefits, including health insurance and skills training, according to a final rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Thursday. The final rule allows State Medicaid agencies to provide home health aides not working with an agency employee benefit premiums and union dues deducted from their paychecks. 

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (May 12, 2022)—Research is now underway for the study “Racial Bias in Orthotics and Prosthetics,” a recipient of a 2021 American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) and Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Learning and Outcomes/Evidence-Based Practice (COPL) Pilot Grant. The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) committed $30,000 to fund the study, which is the first of its kind in the orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) field.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2022)—The Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation, a 501(c)3 research foundation, will operate under a new name—Research Institute for Home Care—and adopt a new tagline: "Advancing homecare through research." In announcing the change, the institute will focus on improving access to and delivery of care in the home by promoting research to inform policy and identify best practices and patient care models.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (May 9, 2022)—The Numotion Foundation announced emergency relief contributions in the amount of $50,000 to organizations serving those affected by the ongoing aggression in Ukraine. The contribution is primarily intended to assist those living with mobility-related disabilities currently facing displacement, economic uncertainty, and a lack of access to appropriate mobility equipment and independent living aids as the result of the worsening crisis in this region.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (May 9, 2022) Ageless Innovation LLC, a global company devoted to reimagining how people positively live and age together through the power of play, announced the expansion of its award-winning Joy for All product line to include a unique collection of card-based games. With the goal of delivering continued joy and fun to older adults and their loved ones, the new games will encourage enjoyable social interactions powered by the proven benefits of reminiscence therapy.

ATLANTA (May 5, 2022)—It’s only been a few weeks since Medtrade West wrapped at the Phoenix Convention Center, and show organizers are now putting their full attention on Medtrade East, scheduled for Oct. 24-26, 2022, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

BOSTON (May 5, 2022)—HouseWorks, an independent homecare company, announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Greater Boston Home Health Care Services, Inc., a homecare provider serving Medicaid, dual-eligible and private pay clients throughout Eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. (May 5, 2022)—Brightree announced that President and CEO Matt Mellott has been awarded “Best MedTech CEO” by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and products in the global health and medical technology market. 

SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 3, 2022)—Element5, an automation-as-a-service solution purpose-built for post-acute care, today announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners. The new funding represents the company’s second investment from Insight, who also led Element5’s $15 million Series A in August 2021.