SARASOTA, Florida—The Tidewell Foundation board of trustees announced its new board officers for its 2025 fiscal year. The Florida-based nonprofit hospice provider, which is a member of Empath Health, was established in an effort to provide philanthropic support to Tidewell Hospice and Empath’s not-for-profit affiliate organizations.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Mölnlycke Health Care, a Swedish medical technology company, announced Guillaume Joucla has been appointed as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Joucla will take office as CFO and member of the company’s executive leadership team in January.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth, a health care at home solutions provider, announced that Russell Schuster has been appointed as its new chief commercial officer.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—Steve Landers, CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance), announced Sherl Brand will join The Alliance as its first chief operating officer (COO) beginning in January 2025.
NEW YORK—Eddii, a health technology company that focuses on diabetes management solutions, announced the launch of its new virtual diabetes care platform, eddii-Care for Adults. The platform, which is for adults living with type one or type two diabetes, has launched in eight states: California, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
WASHINGTON—LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit providers of aging services, released a statement from its president and CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, regarding on the recently released Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contract year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D proposed rule. The full statement by Sloan is detailed below.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a non-medical homecare provider, announced it was identified by Franchise Business Review (FBR) as one of 2024’s top 100 franchises for veterans.
WASHINGTON—The Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition, a patient and disability advocacy group, has sent a letter to Congress urging Congressional leadership to include the 75-25 blended relief rate in its year-end legislative package, the American Associaton for Homecare (AAHomecare) wrote in a recent e-newsletter to members.
ENCINITAS, California—A Place At Home, a senior-focused homecare provider franchise, announced the opening of its fourth California location, A Place At Home Encinitas. Local couple Joscelyn Perez-Van Valzah and Sam Van Valzah opened the location, through which they intend to serve North County San Diego.
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina—RedSail Technologies, a pharmacy solutions provider, announced it has simplified its website service offerings to its partner’s name and brand.