The Pennsylvania-based in-home care agency denied minimum wage & overtime

LEBANON, Pennsylvania—The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a summary judgment in federal court, in an effort to recover more than $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages. The back wages and damages are being recovered for 193 employees of a Pennsylvania homecare agency and its owner, which failed to pay workers the required minimum and overtime wages.

The acquisition of several organizations extends Help at Home’s commitment to homecare & community-based services in Georgia

CHICAGO—Help at Home, a national provider of in-home personal care services, announced the acquisition of several Georgia-based homecare organizations: Care By Your Side, One Care Health and AAMedcare. The acquisition aims to further demonstrate the company's commitment to providing care in Georgia.

The integration between WellSky advanced analytics solutions & a third-party electronic health record creates new opportunities for all home health agencies

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced the launch of WellSky CareInsights and WellSky Value-Based Insights at Sentara Home Care Services, the home health arm of Sentara Health, an integrated, nonprofit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina.

The portals will collect end-user & family caregiver stories about the impact of policy changes

WASHINGTON—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) launched two portals to collect end-user and family caregiver stories about the real-world impact of policy changes for non-invasive ventilators (NIV) and continuous glucose monitors (CGM). These stories will be used in advocacy efforts to educate payers and governmental agencies on the access issues and proposed solutions.

Shrivers Hospice aims to set a benchmark for quality care in Ohio with Center of Excellence Award

LOS ANGELES—Shrivers Hospice has been recognized with the Center of Excellence Award for the Midwest region by The Wound Pros, in recognition of its commitment to wound care and patient service. Shrivers Hospice, a provider based in Ohio, delivers end-of-life care and aims to honor the dignity and individuality of each patient.

The National Alliance for Care at Home release information on how it plans to carry forward the two organizations work

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) unveiled its new name and logo as well as the initial website of the new national organization that will carry forward the work of serving homecare, home health, hospice and palliative care providers as they deliver patients care in their own homes and communities

The 2024-2025 State of Direct Care Workforce Report by MissionCare Collective is a call to action for industry leaders

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—The direct care workforce, a backbone of the health care industry, is facing unprecedented challenges, as revealed in the newly released 2024-2025 State of the Direct Care Workforce Report by MissionCare Collective.

This report, drawing from extensive data on the well-being of care workers, sheds light on critical issues that industry leaders can no longer afford to ignore, MissionCare said.