Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) reported a decline in personal care census in the third quarter, weeks after agreeing to acquire personal care service (PCS) assets from AccentCare. Addus is rolling out its caregiver app in more states to help it serve more authorized hours, while being selective about the cases it can staff effectively, […]
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To make aging at home a sustainable option for older adults, governments and health care providers must establish stronger payment frameworks and care coordination systems to support older adults and the people who care for them, according to a new publication from the Milken Institute’s Future of Aging and Longevity team. Caregiver shortages and Medicaid […]
Bayada appoints new chief compliance officer Bayada Home Health Care named Melanie Sponholz its new chief compliance officer, according to a post on her LinkedIn profile. Sponholz formerly served as the company’s deputy compliance officer. Prior to joining Bayada, Spolholz taught as an adjunct professor at Fordham University’s School of Law. Sponholz previously served as […]
Family caregiver training startup Abby Care has raised $82 million in series C financing, according to reporting from Fortune. Abby Care, based in San Francisco, trains and pays family members to become trained nursing assistants and home health aides for children, older adults or individuals with disabilities requiring in-home care. The startup uses clinical oversight […]
Always Best Care Senior Services names new chief financial officer Always Best Care Senior Services has appointed Jason Shontz as its CFO. Shontz most recently served as vice president of finance for The Joint Corp (Nasdaq: JYNT), a chiropractic franchisor. He is charged with fostering sustainable franchise growth while prioritizing franchisee financial health. […]
Processing and maintaining referrals, as well as developing channels to foster new ones, remain common choke points in home-based care. Referral-related challenges emerged as a common theme for operational bottlenecks, industry leaders told Home Health Care News. To ease these burdens, companies are trying out AI tools, clinician-led outreach and tightened relationships with franchise owner-operators. […]
Home Helpers Home Care promotes Bobby Kelley to chief development officer Home Helpers Home Care appointed Bobby Kelley, who joined the company in 2005, as chief development officer. Kelley previously served as a franchise consultant and vice president of franchise development. Kelley will now oversee the company’s franchise development sales team as CDO. “Bobby’s promotion […]
Caregivers in New York’s self-directed Medicaid home care program have filed for a union election to be represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. If the workers vote to unionize, 190,000 caregivers who provide home care through New York’s Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) would join the union. “Being a CDPAP caregiver can be […]
Last week, several large, publicly traded home-based care providers took the stage at the 2026 Jefferies Healthcare Services and Technology Conference, offering a back-to-back look at how the industry’s biggest operators are thinking about growth heading into 2027. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH), Addus HomeCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ADUS) and the Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: […]
Home-based care provider Empath Health rolled out an immersive dementia education program in early September. Available across nine Florida counties, the initiative trains professional care teams and first responders while also offering essential guidance and support for family caregivers. The new immersive programming aims to improve how local communities handle dementia-related cognitive decline by giving […]
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