Business Briefs: 24Hr HomeCare Pens JV With SNF

24Hr HomeCare Starts JV With SNF Provider of in-home caregiving services to seniors and the disabled, 24Hr HomeCare has entered into a joint venture with a Los Angeles-based skilled nursing facility (SNF), Guardian Rehabilitation Hospital, to form Continuum Homecare. Continuum Homecare is a non-medical in-home care division to extend care to patients in their homes. […]

Business Briefs: Two Philips Partnerships Take Home Care Tech to New Heights

Philips Enters Into Two Partnerships to Improve Health Care Tech Royal Philips (Nasdaq: PHG) recently entered into two partnerships with technology companies. Philips initiated its first collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) to advance connected health across the entire health continuum. Qualcomm Life’s 2net Platform will act as the medical device connectivity solution for Philips’ […]

24Hr HomeCare Expands Partnership with Uber

A West Coast-based home care provider has teamed up with a senior services company and Uber in a new on-demand transportation program. RideWith24, the new service established with 24Hr HomeCare and Uber, is just the latest example of home care companies partnering with ride service businesses in California and throughout the country. 24Hr HomeCare began […]

Inc. Names 13 Home Care Companies Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing

Buoyed by a growing demographic of Americans who want to age in place, home care companies are among the fastest-growing companies in the country, according to a recent ranking of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies. In the most recent Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 list, 13 home care companies made the cut. It’s no surprise these companies snagged […]

New Overtime Rule May Pose Little Threat to Home Care

A new wage rule that increases overtime benefits for millions of American workers is expected to put some wage pressures on employers across many industries, but how much it will impact home health care is still up for debate. The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its new overtime salary exemption limits that will become effective December […]

Private Duty Provider Joins Bundled Payment Program

Home health agencies are becoming more involved with bundled payment initiatives by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), but the private duty side of home care may have a harder case to make to become a partner in these programs. However, one West Coast non-medical provider has managed to prove the value of […]

How One Home Care Agency is Partnering with Uber

As hospitals continue to work to reduce readmissions and overall costs across the continuum of care, one home health agency is partnering with Uber in Los Angeles to improve transportation when seniors move from a hospital stay back into their homes. Uber, an on-demand ride service company based in San Francisco, recently announced it has […]