The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) has expanded its services in Arizona and California through the acquisitions of two hospice companies this month. Through the purchases of Mesa, Arizona-based Emblem Hospice and Pasadena, Calif.-based Vesper Hospice, the company is continuing to broaden its reach in hospice services across several states. “We are pleased with the measured […]
The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) announced in early January it has acquired home health care company Puget Sound Home Health Care, based in Tacoma, Washington. The acquisition will allow the Ensign Group to broaden its service offerings in the Puget Sound area, the company said. “This acquisition broadens Ensign’s existing operational base in the important south […]
Medical device advocacy group the National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers (NAIMES) today announced it has acquired the Committee to Save Independent HME suppliers and has merged it into the trade organization. The new, larger advocacy group will continue to work toward replacing the national DME bidding process as one of its main initiatives. […]
A Vermont court today settled a case that stands to make in-home care more available to patients who need it. The Medicare Improvement Standard case Jimmo v. Sebelius was approved today during a fairness hearing, marking a “critical” step for thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, according to the Center for Medicare Advocacy. The Centers for Medicare & […]
A former home health care agency provider in Virginia was sentenced this week to 51 months in prison for health care fraud and alteration of records in addition to a consecutive sentence for other charges. Former owner of A Caring Hand Home Health Care Services Inc. Janice Holland, pled guilty in September to the fraud […]
With a growing demand for education programs in senior care management, several colleges and universities introduced programs specific to this area of study with the latest being Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Cambridge College School of Management. Cambridge College’s Senior Care Management concentration for its Master of Management degree will be available beginning in the spring of 2013 […]
Online care provider Care.com is broadening its reach, now adding back-up care services to its list of care resources. Through the acquisition of Brookline, Massachusetts-based Parents in a Pinch, announced Tuesday, the company is expanding its services for employers and individuals. Parents in a Pinch, which employs a team of 15, brings more than 60 […]
Dallas-based Visiting Nurse Association will shutter its home health care services as a result of continued losses, the non-profit organization announced this week. As a result of increased costs, diminished reimbursement rates and a proliferation of for-profit home health care agencies in the area, VNA will shift its focus to its other service offerings including […]
It is a serious concern among baby boomers who do not have any children: who will manage their long-term care? Even for those who are well prepared to pay for long-term care needs, who will actually provide the care and services they will require? The Sacramento Bee takes a look at this topic in an […]
The home care industry is predicted to continue growing at a time when many industries are contracting. In light of the opportunities presented from a business standpoint, a U.S. News report this week focuses on a population that is particularly positioned to gain: Older entrepreneurs. Through franchise opportunities offered by organizations like Home Instead, people […]