Read the latest from HomeCare contributors on how to run your home health agency, whether you're providing skilled care and therapy, managing a care plan, working in the hospice field or supporting personal care.
PHILADELPHIA—Patina, the virtual and in-home care provider, announced the launch of a new population health service called Patina Total Health (TM). The service provides personalized, age-friendly care and support to help Medicare Advantage plan members stay healthy, get the right care and more easily navigate their health care.
DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, has named Janie "Heather" Wilson, LCSW, social worker at Compassus in Brookhaven, Mississippi, as the March Gold Standard Award Winner.
MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—BAYADA Home Health Care—a nonprofit provider of home health, personal homecare, private duty nursing and hospice services—urged federal lawmakers to consider the cost-savings potential of home health care as they work to reduce federal expenditures.
WACO, Texas—AxisCare, a provider of homecare management software, announced Greg Bean's appointment to the role of vice president of revenue cycle management.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—Health Dimensions Group (HDG), a senior living, post-acute and long-term care management and consulting firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has hired Barbara Klick as executive vice president of quality. With this position, Klick will join HDG’s Executive Leadership Team.
NEW YORK—Mobile Health, a provider of occupational health, wellness and compliance services nationwide, has announced the appointment of Kenneth Faltischek as CEO. Faltischek is an experienced health care executive and long-term Mobile Health advisor who will lead the company into its next stage of innovation and expansion.
FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of homecare services, announced that W. Bradley Bickham, the company’s president and chief operating officer, will retire in March 2026.
CINCINNATI, Ohio—Home Helpers Home Care, a provider in non-medical, in-home companionship and personal care services, promoted Bobby Kelley and Clay McKee to vice presidents of franchise development in recognition of their contributions to grow and strengthen the homecare franchise.
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Georgia—Stratix Corporation, a provider of managed mobility services (MMS), released new research highlighting the role of mobile technology in the home health care sector. The study, based on insights from 175 home health care leaders, explores key challenges organizations face and how mobile technology can be leveraged to address these issues effectively.
NEW YORK—Angels On Call Homecare announced its recognition as a Community Partner in Parkinson's Care by the Parkinson's Foundation. This membership program enhances the quality of care for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Angels On Call said this partnership underscores commitment to providing specialized, compassionate care that empowers clients to live with dignity and purpose.
WASHINGTON—The Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act has been reintroduced by a bipartisan coalition of legislators including Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), John Joyce (PA-13), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37). The bill would enable occupational therapy (OT) to be ordered as a stand-alone home health service for Medicare beneficiaries.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida & NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Forcura, the intelligent workflow management company, and Medalogix, a clinical decision support company, announced that they have combined. Together, the companies will create a post-acute care technology platform focused on the advancement of intelligent patient care within home-based care providers and ultimately across the entire health care continuum.
DENVER & BOSTON—DispatchHealth and Medically Home announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Once the deal closes, Medically Home will become part of DispatchHealth. The combined entity will extend care into the homes of patients across 50 major metropolitan areas in partnership with nearly 40 health systems, as well as most major health plans and value-based care entities.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) released the following statement on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) March 2025 Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. MedPAC’s congressionally mandated report provides analysis and recommendations on various Medicare programs, including home health and hospice.
After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a crossroads.
He didn’t need to be in the hospital any longer. But he was still in pain, unsteady on his feet, unready for independence.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas—Arosa, a provider of integrated care management and in-home caregiving, announced the opening of its newest office in Kansas City, serving both Missouri and Kansas residents.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care services, a franchisor with more than 180 franchise partners and over 350 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years. Now, local resident Nick Deitmen has opened a new location to serve the Nashville, Bellevue, Antioch, Belle Meade, Green Hills, Brentwood, East Nashville, Donelson, and Madison communities in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON—LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, announced that Kim Gaskell, vice president of operations for member organization
DALLAS—Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE) conference's Distinction Awards. This year more than 20 home health, hospice, palliative and homecare organizations are finalists across four categories. The finalist organizations represent Axxess clients who have achieved excellence in areas of growth, innovation, quality and compliance.
WASHINGTON—In-home care brings value to patients and taxpayers and should be expanded—but instead, it’s facing drastic cuts, Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece told members of Congress at a hearing.
DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), a home health and hospice provider, announced that it has achieved Level 2 recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System—Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Enhabit said this recognition honors its dedication to providing high-quality, evidence-based care to older adults, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are consistently met.
North Haven, Connecticut—To help home health and hospice organizations meet compliance standards and comply with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP), Corcoran Consulting Group (CCG) has partnered with Cliniqon, a tech-enabled company that specializes in home health and hospice coding and quality assurance, following all protocols and regulatory standards set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
