Movers & Shakers: Salus Homecare, Mediware

Ortiz Appointed Community Liaison for Salus Homecare Orange County Irvine, California-based Salus Homecare has added Missie Ortiz to its team as its community liaison, the home care and home health agency announced. Ortiz brings more than 25 years of health care experience to the team, working in various roles, including care management, home health aide, skilled nursing […]

Business Briefs: Kinnser Software Merges with Mediware

Kinnser Software Merges with Mediware Kinnser Software, an Austin, Texas-based software technology company in the post-acute care space, is merging with Mediware, a company that offers software solutions for home health and hospice providers. Mediware, which is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, is purchasing Kinnser from Insight Venture Partners, according to a press release. The transaction is expected to close […]

Business Briefs: Sodexo Acquires UK Home Care Provider

Sodexo Expands Home Care Market in UK Quality of life services provider Sodexo has announced the acquisition of UK home care provider Prestige Nursing + Care. The acquisition will help expand Sodexo’s private-pay home care market in the UK, as well as build on the company’s brand Comfort Keepers, according to a press release Monday. […]

Business Briefs: LHC Group, Hometeam

Hometeam to Offer 12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave New York-based home care startup Hometeam has announced it will offer 12 weeks of paid family leave for its caregivers who are the primary carer, male or female. The company is also offering two weeks of paid family leave for child-caring partners. The paid family leave is for caregivers who have […]

Business Briefs: Corridor, VNAA Pen Partnership

Corridor and VNAA Announce Partnership  The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA), a nonprofit association for home health and hospice providers, and The Corridor Group Holdings LLC have partnered to bring more thought leadership to key industry issues, according to a recent press release. The partnership will include Corridor becoming a participant in various conferences, councils […]

Business Briefs: Comfort Keepers and Lyft Team Up

Comfort Keepers Partners with Lyft Home care franchise company Comfort Keepers has partnered with on-demand transportation service company Lyft. The partnership does not require seniors who use Lyft services through Dayton, Ohio-based Comfort Keepers to have the Lyft app or a smartphone. To schedule a ride, seniors can contact the staff at their Comfort Keepers […]

Business Briefs: Amedisys Closes on New Acquisition

Amedisys Finalizes Acquisition of Home Staff Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) subsidiary Associated Home Care has closed its acquisition of personal care provider Home Staff, LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Associated Home Care acquired substantially all of the assets of Home Staff from Fallon Health and VNA Care Network, according to a press release. Always […]

Business Briefs: The Corridor Group Acquires Transpirus

Corridor Group Acquires Transpirus The Corridor Group Holdings has acquired Transpirus, a leading national provider of outsourced coding, revenue cycle management and strategic consulting solutions for the home health and hospice industry. With the transaction, Corridor becomes the largest national provider of full service revenue cycle, clinical documentation review, advisory and education services dedicated to home […]

Business Briefs: GreatCall Acquires Healthsense

GreatCall Acquires Healthsense Connected health company GreatCall Inc. has announced the acquisition of Healthsense, which provides remote monitoring services for seniors. The acquisition will help GreatCall seniors find connected health services in senior living and health care. “As GreatCall continues to expand in these key markets, Healthsense is a natural fit—with our mission of increasing […]

Senior Helpers Sold to Private Equity Firm

Senior Helpers, one of the largest home care franchise companies in the nation, has been sold to New York-based private equity firm Altaris Capital. The purchase price was $125 million, a source with knowledge of the deal told Home Health Care News on the condition of anonymity.  That price would represent 12.5x EBITDA, the source noted. The […]