LIVINGSTON, Tenn. (February 19, 2021)— Encore Healthcare announced Katie Pennington, RRT as director of clinical operations for the company. Pennington has served as Encore's clinical implementation specialist over the last year and has established an outstanding reputation with Encore customers for clinical and operational excellence.
ALBANY, New York (February 18, 2021)--At a time when homecare providers face a 50% workforce recruitment-and-retention funding cut and other reductions in New York’s state budget, the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) has issued a report showing the devastating impact of COVID-19 on homecare operations and workforce amid a rising demand for services and escalating new costs for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other needs.
Cars are getting safer: there are backup cameras, lane departure warnings, and sensors that apply the brakes when the sense an obstruction. But for all the technology being poured into cars, power wheelchair users lacked the same protection—relying on just a seatbelt in many cases.
BALA CYNWYD, Penn. & BRONX, N.Y. (February 18, 2021)—Connect America, a provider of connected health solutions, announced its partnership with Urban Health Plan to bring remote patient monitoring (RPM) services to patients living in the underserved communities of the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan.
BURKBURNETT, Texas (February 17, 2021)—HomeWell Care Services a nonmedical in-home care franchise, announced that the company has been named a 2021 Home Care Pulse Endorsed National Provider for the first time in the company’s history.
NASHVILLE (February 17, 2021)—The Independent Home Care Alliance is experiencing a renaissance after the challenges brought on by 2020. Founder and Advocate, Kunu Kaushal, has pledged $1.26 million in funding to remodel and repurpose the Independent Home Care Alliance (IHCA) as a business process outsourcing (BPO) organization, with the mission to provide as much backend support to independent homecare owners and operators as possible.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 16, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions welcomes Daniel Curling as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Curling has more than 20 years of experience in technology related positions in both private equity and public companies building new platforms and services that enable business growth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 16, 2021)—With the next COVID-19 relief package currently under development and possibly coming with a significant price tag—upwards of $1.9 trillion as requested by the Biden administration—many elected officials and stakeholder groups are proposing increased funding to Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 16, 2021)—In recognition of their dedication and knowledgeable contributions to our membership, AAHomecare staff David Chandler, Ashley Plauché, and Mina Uehara received promotions within the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare).
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (February 16, 2021)—SaniSnooze, a subsidiary of MedMattress.com, has launched a mattress specifically created for users suffering with bedwetting and nighttime incontinence. Research shows that over 5 million children and 25 million adults suffer from some sort of urinary incontinence in just the United States alone.