Well Care Health is divesting its personal home care division to Avid Health at Home. For Well Care Health, it’s an opportunity to capitalize off of the demand for its well-established home care footprint, while also focusing on a new strategic direction moving forward. “There’s a couple of drivers behind [the move],” Well Care Health […]
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Personal home care and home health care are both branches connected to the post-acute care family tree. As such, home care leaders believe that there are numerous ways that their organizations can help alleviate home health provider pain points. One major pain point that can be seen across home health care are referral rejection rates. […]
When National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Bill Dombi left a home health care-focused hearing in Washington D.C., earlier this month, he did so on an emotional high. That’s because, after a long two years for home health providers and advocates, things were finally starting to look up. The hearing he attended was […]
Family Tree Private Care wants to be more than just a home-based care agency — the company wants to be known as experts in aging. This means delivering on a multi-service line approach, Alex Bonetti, the founder and CEO of Family Tree, told Home Health Care News. “We still have some work to do to […]
The Halifax Group has acquired the worldwide home care division of Sodexo, which includes the Comfort Keepers brand. Overall, more than 700 home-based care locations across the world are included in the deal. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Financial details were not disclosed. “We just love the [home care] space […]
More than three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is still seeing major gaps in long-term care for seniors, according to a new AARP report. “We know that some states are taking steps to innovate or put new policies in place, such as paid leave for family caregivers, or a payroll […]
Home-based care providers have an opportunity to differentiate themselves by honing in on what they’re great at. A number of factors are transforming the environment in which home-based care providers operate: the rise of value-based care, regulatory scrutiny, reimbursement falling behind rising costs and staffing shortages. Amid all of that, more than ever, providers need […]
Alliance Homecare has teamed up with Sollis Health, a members-only urgent and emergency medical care concierge service. The partnership will give Alliance’s home health clients access to complimentary Sollis memberships. The partnership allows Alliance to extend care for its clients beyond the home in the event of emergencies or more acute illness, Amanda Howland, director […]
When dissecting what makes a successful provider in home-based care, the spotlight often gravitates towards the C-suite level, or to the caregivers or home health aides on the ground. That’s generally for good reason. However, lost in the shuffle at times are the middle managers who are consistently leaned on to execute a CEO’s vision […]
The home- and community-based services provider BrightSpring Health Services once again is planning to go public. Backed by the PE firm KKR, BrightSpring originally planned to raise $800 million in an IPO. In November of 2022, it ultimately decided against that course of action. Now, an IPO – this time with a goal of raising […]