Valir PACE acquires Cherry Blossom PACE Valir PACE, a care provider for older adults through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), has acquired Cherry Blossom PACE. “Our mission has always been to provide the highest quality of care to the most vulnerable in our communities, and we look forward to building on […]
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Staffing shortages, reimbursement cuts, staying competitive in a crowded market, the rising cost of care — if you ask home-based care providers about the challenges they’re currently facing, these are some of the responses you will receive. Despite these headwinds, some home-based care leaders have a much sunnier 2025 outlook than one would expect–or at […]
Leaders at some of the top home-based care companies are figuring out new ways to respond to financial and operational challenges, forge new growth pathways, and embrace innovative clinical models. One of these leaders is Adam Thomas, chief administrative officer at LifeCare Home Health Family. At the moment, the company is going through a rapid […]
For once, most representatives from both parties agreed that action is necessary. “I was encouraged by the engagement from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle,” Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece told me in an email after the March 11 hearing, at which he testified. “There was real recognition that home-based care is not only […]
Clinical power, data power and product power offer three ways of examining some of the top priorities for home-based care companies in 2025. Compassus, BrightStar Care and Empath Health all have a range of initiatives and achievements that are relevant to these areas, which leaders with the three organizations delved into during a panel discussion […]
Traditions Health has named Kim Baldwin as its new chief growth officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Kim to the team as our chief growth officer,” Brian Lantier, CEO of Traditions Health, said in a press statement. “Her wealth of experience and strategic development vision will be invaluable as we continue driving growth and fostering […]
In an effort to diversify their businesses, and reach across the care continuum, some home-based care providers are electing to expand their services lines. Florida-based Empath Health is one example of a company making these moves. Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece calls expanding access to care the backbone of the company. “It was all about […]
Empath Health is a company in transition. In the spring, it completed an affiliation process with Trustbridge, which formed the largest nonprofit post-acute provider organization in the state of Florida. The Clearwater, Florida-based Empath Health offers hospice, home health care, palliative care, grief services, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), adult day services, […]
Last September, the post-acute providers Empath Health and Trustbridge signed a memorandum of understanding to begin an affiliation process. On Monday, that affiliation process was completed, forming the largest nonprofit post-acute provider organization in the state of Florida. Together, the organization will care for 5,000 patients daily and employ more than 5,000 staff members and […]
Advent Home Health joins Intermountain Health On Sept. 5, Intermountain Health announced that the Nevada-based Advent Home Health had officially joined its network. The Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has a network that spans across Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Kansas. It has a health plan, 33 hospitals, 385 clinics and Intermountain at […]