The home health industry has long organized its business model around episodic, clinician-driven visits, but that traditional framework may struggle to solve a mounting chronic disease crisis, according to industry veteran Paul Kusserow. The industry must evolve beyond a traditional, visit-based clinical model into one that mixes skilled care with family caregiver support, technology and […]
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 […]
The home-based care industry has seen several notable CEO transitions in recent history, but new leaders report the same core challenge: growth without losing frontline culture. For new top executives at Elara Caring, LiveWell Partners and Freedom Senior Services, top strategic priorities include building density, expanding service lines and maturing systems — but the leaders […]
The home-based care industry is shifting fast, with major leadership changes, new technologies changing the operational game and a significantly different regulatory landscape, including a federal-level fraud crackdown. Those are big, sometimes abstract forces. But what matters most is how provider leaders show up in an organization’s day-to-day operations: the referral documents someone has to […]
In 2026, the home health sector is navigating a complex landscape defined by dual-edged regulatory shifts and burgeoning strategic opportunities. On one hand, federal agencies have heightened their focus on program integrity, instituting a moratorium on new Medicare home health enrollments to combat fraud — a move industry insiders warn could stifle provider growth and […]
Dialina Emmons, Administrator at Elara Caring, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a high-performing employee who is 40 years of age or younger, a passionate worker who knows how to […]
Kasey Bruns, Branch Director at Elara Caring, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a high-performing employee who is 40 years of age or younger, a passionate worker who knows how […]
Michael Kasson, Administrator at Elara Caring, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be: Home Health Care News recently caught up with Kasson to discuss her time in the home health […]
G. Scott Herman, founder and CEO of New Day Healthcare and a leading proponent of innovation in at-home care, has died at the age of 61 after a battle with cancer, the company announced. Herman was a leader in the at-home care space through a career that included roles at a variety of organizations. Prior […]
Two years after Enhabit investors called for a sale and the company began a strategic review, the provider has sealed a deal to be sold to private equity firm Kinderhook Industries. At $1.1 billion, the all-cash transaction equates to $13.80 a share with roughly a 10x implied multiple to estimated 2026 earnings, according to a […]
