CEO Plots Strategy for Arosa+LivHome, Bain’s Impact Investment in Home Care

Earlier this year, Bain Capital Double Impact acquired and combined two regional health care companies, Arosa and LivHome, creating a new national in-home care provider. The combined company is led by Ari Medoff, whose background includes an application to the Marines as well as stints with major investment banks and private equity firms. He’s focused […]

Brookdale Shareholder Puts Forward Plan to Split Up Company

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) should split into two entities, activist investor Land & Buildings said in an open letter released Monday. Under the proposal, Brookdale would create a real estate investment trust (REIT) for its owned properties and a separate public company for its management business, including its ancillary services division that includes home health. […]

Honor Faces Scrutiny Over Growing Partnership Model

It’s been a little more than a year since San Francisco-based startup Honor launched a new strategy focused on partnering with existing home care providers. The partnership approach has so far helped Honor shift to a more sustainable business model and expand its market presence, company leaders say, but it has generated persistent rumors and […]

Brookdale May Face Another Tough Year Before Improvements Gain Traction

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) likely will be dealing with operational challenges throughout the next year, before its turnaround efforts start to bear more substantial fruit in 2020. The stock price for Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brookdale slumped over 11% in trading Monday after RBC Capital Markets analyst Frank Morgan issued further guidance based on this timeline. […]

NAHC’s Dombi: Many Medicare Advantage Insurers Do Not Value In-Home Care

Most Medicare Advantage insurers do not yet appreciate the value of home-based care, according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). “I didn’t enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, because I don’t think they believe in home care yet,” Dombi said in opening remarks at NAHC’s annual conference […]

ComForCare Partnering with Kindred at Home

Kindred at Home, the largest provider of home health and hospice services in the U.S., has signed a preferred partnership agreement with ComForCare. The partnership is a part of ComForCare’s strategic plan to build relationships with providers across the health care continuum in order to serve seniors in a more holistic way, according to the […]