Monday Briefing: Bayada’s Bet on a Tech Company

Happy Monday, dearest Home Health Care News readers. We hope you made the most of your weekend. To kick off your week, check in with our Monday Briefing to catch up on the latest news in home health care and around the web—like this Pew study that found a whopping one-third of seniors don’t even […]

Bayada Bets on Startup with $4 Million in Backing

A Chicago-based technology company has raised $4 million from well-known investors, and is gearing up to bring innovative solutions to major home health care providers. PreparedHealth, a tech startup that aims to bridge health care providers and services to better serve patients at home, has left its “boot-strapping phase” after securing the $4 million funding […]

Home Care Group Pushes for ‘Home First’ Policies

A national home care partnership, which counts Addus HomeCare (Nasdaq: ADUS) and Bayada Home Health Care as members, is urging the Trump administration and Congress to improve and modernize the Medicaid program and expand access to home-based care and services. The Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC) issued a statement Wednesday outlining its “Home First” recommendations, which would “ensure individuals are offered home–based care […]

Business Briefs: PreparedHealth Lands $4 Million in Investments

Investors Drop $4 Million on PreparedHealth  Some well-known investors have opened their wallets for a Chicago startup focused on social media and big data. PreparedHealth recently picked up $4 million from Chicago Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Beverly Capital and Meridian Street Capital, reports Crain’s Chicago Business. PreparedHealth’s signature product is an app called enTouch, […]

Bayada Offers Customized Uber Rides to Jobseekers

With the competition for home health workers fierce, companies are always trying to get an edge in hiring. Moorestown, New Jersey-based Bayada Home Health Care, one of the 10 largest providers in the nation, is hoping to gain such an edge through a new pilot utilizing the popular ride-hailing application Uber. Now, when job seekers […]