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’ […]

CEO: $60 Million ClearCare Funding Puts Honor, Hometeam on Notice

Home care software company ClearCare has secured a $60 million funding round, led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. The investment is a vote of confidence not only in this company but in the well-established home care franchises and independent, locally-owned agencies that use the ClearCare product—and a shot across the bow of tech-forward, startup rivals […]

Home Care Companies Top Best Franchise List

Home care companies were once again named top franchise investment choices by Forbes, underscoring the strong demographics for the industry. Franchising offers the opportunity to e an entrepreneur without needing a big, original idea. For those looking to jump into the franchise space, a few strong brands within home care are among the winners, according […]

Business Briefs: InnovAge’s For-Profit Conversion

InnovAge Converts to For-Profit to Fund The NextFifty Initiative InnovAge, a Denver, Colorado-based provider of in-home care services, affordable senior housing and other health care and day programs, has finalized an agreement with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) to expand its services and convert from a non-profit entity to a for-profit. […]

Top 10 Home Care Franchises

As home care franchising continues to grow rapidly in the United States, Visiting Angels is setting the standard as the overall top performer, according to a recently released industry report. The number of home care franchise locations increased 47% between 2010 and 2013, with net growth of 1,757 locations, according to the 2015 report from […]

Caregivers Rate Best Home Care Companies for 2014

Visiting Angels and Senior Helpers top the list of 10 best home care companies to work for in 2014, according to a survey of more than 1,500 caregivers. myCNAjobs.com has ranked the top 10 home care companies caregivers say they’d want to work for this year, with Home Care Assistance, Comfort Keepers, and Home Instead […]