BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (July 13, 2021)—Best Life Brands, LLC, a family of companies focused on the well-being of clients along the continuum of senior care, awarded 47 new franchise agreements across all brands in the first half of 2021, continuing to build on record-breaking numbers from 2020. The impressive franchise development underscores the continued and growing needs of seniors.
Earlier in 2021, SYNERGY HomeCare announced it had sold 13 territories during its first quarter, up 116% over the prior year; it sold 35% more territories in 2020 overall compared to 2019 and now counts more than 180 franchisees around the United States. The Arizona-based agency, which provides personal care, launched its franchise system in 2005.
LAFAYETTE, La. (July 9, 2021)—LHC Group, Inc., a national provider of in-home health care services and innovations for communities around the nation, and SCP Health, a national clinical leader in acute unscheduled care, announced the formation of a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver advanced clinical care services in the home.
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 9, 2021)—Stax by Fattmerchant, a complete all-in-one solution for managing the payment ecosystem, announced its partnership with CareTime, a software company for the homecare industry. CareTime will debut a new integrated payment processing solution through the partnership, allowing homecare agencies to meet the needs of their private-pay customers who demand more flexible payment options such as credit card and ACH.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 9, 2021)—Forcura, a health care technology company that enables safer patient care transitions and coordination, announced that two new executives have joined the company. Laura Montesantos joins as vice president of product management and David Kerr begins as vice president of engineering. Montesantos and Kerr will work together to build upon Forcura’s Care Coordination Platform and enhance capabilities.
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 8, 2021)—North Carolina home medical equipment (HME) suppliers closed a loophole that could have weakened Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) rate floor policy and in addition were able to secure an extra two years of protections through recent action in the North Carolina Legislature.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (July 8, 2021)—Ki Mobility is excited to announce the newest addition to the Little Wave family, The Little Wave Arc! The Arc is a stylish and lightweight pediatric tilt-in-space chair with easy-to-use features for the caregiver and parent.
BALL GROUND, Ga. (July 8, 2021)—CAIRE Inc., an oxygen manufacturer providing products for the entire continuum of care, announced the U.S. launch of its next-generation telehealth solution—myCAIRE—at its corporate headquarters and Respiratory Center of Excellence.
TOWSON, Md. (July 8, 2021)—BLACK+DECKER has announced the launch of BLACK+DECKER Health—a new product category within the BLACK+DECKER brand that will be dedicated to providing health and wellness solutions direct-to-consumers. As part of this announcement, the company has introduced goVia, a new product line of personal emergency response systems (PERS) designed to promote confident mobility for active older Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 6, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) has published proposed changes to the Oxygen National Coverage Determination (NCD) based on public comments from last year’s opening of the National Coverage Analysis (NCA) for Home Use of Oxygen Use to Treat Cluster Headaches. Proposed changes include but are not limited to: