Looking back at Congress’ role in improving home-based care workforce issues in 2022, the industry saw more of an “aspirational” year than a “productive” one. That’s according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). He expressed this sentiment during a presentation at the Home Care 100 conference in […]
Over the past few years, a number of home-based care companies have been able to achieve rapid, inorganic growth. Due to these organizations’ acquisition prowess, their leaders have become experts in spotting deal landmines and goldmines. On the home care side, Care Advantage Inc. has become one of these companies. The Richmond, Virginia-based Care Advantage […]
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health has rolled out a hospital-at-home program — the first in central Virginia. Richmond, Virginia-based VCU Health is an academic medical center in the Piedmont region. VCU Health at Home’s service lines includes home-based primary care, primary and specialty telehealth appointments, remote patient monitoring as well as skilled home health and […]
Home Care Pulse — one of the home care industry’s top research and education firms — has purchased Activated Insights and Pinnacle Quality Insight, in two separate acquisitions. Financial terms were undisclosed. Activated Insights is an analytics platform designed to help senior care providers to collect data from both employees and the individuals receiving that […]
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs have been ubiquitous in the home health space for the past few years, but in light of the nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP), the process may begin to hold more weight than ever. Broadly, QAPI is a catch-all term for any kind of auditing […]
Faced with headwinds such as staffing constraints and cost-of-care increases, home-based care companies have been forced to become more strategic when it comes to referrals and sales. One such company, American Advantage Home Care, is very familiar with this process. When its president and CEO, Cleamon Moorer, first purchased the company in 2019 with his […]
Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) believes it’s in a rare position to capitalize on growth opportunities moving forward. There are many reasons why its president and CEO, L. Heath Sampson, believes that. One of those reasons is the social determinants of health work that the company is doing. “We have 36 million members across the nation […]
InTandem Capital Partners LLC, a health care services-focused private equity firm, has completed a strategic equity investment in HouseWorks. Both organizations declined to reveal financial details, but did confirm that it was a majority investment. “As a growing organization, partnering with InTandem Capital allows the company to expedite our growth goals, leveraging their deep expertise […]
Elara Caring adds Dr. Kevin Henning to its leadership team Elara Caring — one of the largest home health providers in the U.S. — has named Dr. Kevin Henning as its chief medical officer. “Dr. Henning joins Elara at an incredibly exciting time,” Elara Caring COO Ananth Mohan said in a press statement. “We are […]
Years before he became a powerhouse attorney for the home-based care industry, Angelo Spinola was a caregiver. Ultimately, it wasn’t his calling, but it gave him a taste of the industry that he advocates for today. Part of that advocacy means educating providers on today’s regulatory landscape and helping them avoid being low-hanging fruit for […]