At the Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Nova Leap, the expression Thank God It’s Friday (TGIF) has taken on a whole new meaning. Over the years, the company – which is a rapidly growing home care services company that operates in the U.S. and Canada – has become a regular on the M&A scene. Typically, the company […]
For home-based providers, maximizing the seamlessness of a post-hospital care transition is paramount. As hospitals are sending more patients than ever to the home, the ones that can take the patient with the most ease are more likely to win out. RML Specialty Hospital — a long-term acute care hospital that offers critical care — […]
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is, once again, calling for federal policymakers to streamline alternative payment models within the Medicare program. Released late Wednesday, MedPAC’s June report details how that could theoretically be done. The focus on alternative payment models should come as no surprise for those who have been watching closely. In June […]
Excelin Health expands California footprint Excelin Health — a home health and hospice platform — has acquired On My Care. The Fremont, California-based On My Care is an agency that offers skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as social worker and home aide services. The deal further expands Excelin’s footprint in California, […]
As more home care franchise companies begin to embrace company-owned or corporate-owned locations, veterans in the space are analyzing the return on investment of their long-held locations. While company-owned locations are more recent additions at a number home care agencies, BrightStar Care got its start with a handful of company-owned locations in 2002. In fact, […]
With wound care services becoming more prevalent in the home health care world, the risk of being liable for negligence has become greater for providers. Due to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and changing demographics — among other reasons — wound care has gotten more popular among home health care providers of late. And yet, […]
The SCAN Group announced on Thursday that it has acquired The Residentialist Group (TRG), an organization that provides chronic disease management, palliative care and home-based care to seniors. The deal is noteworthy because it marks the first time the organization has acquired an outside company. SCAN declined to disclose financial terms of the deal. “A […]
Though staffing remains the top challenge for the home-based care industry, providers agree that there isn’t one universal panacea. Instead, there are various approaches that have yielded results for different agencies across the country. One of these approaches is making sure that potential clinicians and caregivers know about the job opportunities that exist within home-based […]
Though it’s by definition the delivery of high-acuity care in the home setting, hospital-at-home programs tend to be operated by, and centered around, hospitals. But there are cost benefits to building these programs around home-based care providers, a Health Affairs article published on Tuesday suggests. The research came about as authors from Milliman Inc. and […]
When Margaret Haynes was appointed CEO of Right at Home in April, she had already established herself as a veteran within the company. Since 2014, she has served as chief operating officer. She first joined Right at Home in 2011. What many do not know is that Haynes has not only served as one of […]