CareCentrix Extends Contract with Cigna CareCentrix, a company that provides support and coordination for patients and their families that need home health care services, has extended its contract with Cigna, a global health service company and CareCentrix’s longest standing client since 1996. The contract extension is for two years, and will continue to give Cigna’s […]
This week, Home Health Care News readers were especially curious about a new, bipartisan bill that could expand home health telemedicine. Readers also learned about two new transactions: St. Joseph Health’s acquisition of 26 Nurse Next Door locations, and Kindred Healthcare Inc.’s agreement to purchase the state of South Carolina’s home health operations. Here in […]
Home Instead Senior Care and Visiting Angels are among the home care companies that franchisees like best, according to a report by Franchise Business Review, a national franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction and franchise buyer experiences. The report consists of survey responses from 28,000 franchise operators who represent 339 […]
Cincinnati, Ohio-based FirstLight HomeCare reported that the gross revenue of all of its franchise locations totaled $52 million for 2015, representing a 98% increase over the franchise locations’ full-year 2014 revenue. The non-medical, in-home care service franchise company has also grown from 122 locations to 165 in the past year, according to a press release. “Our national alliances have […]
Sutter Care at Home Acquires Alliance Home Health Sutter Care at Home, a leading not-for-profit home care organization in Northern California, has acquired Salinas, California-based Alliance Home Health, effective Dec. 7. The acquisition is expected to expand Sutter Care at Home’s home health services and programs in Monterey County, California. Alliance Home Health provides a full array […]
LHC Group Opens New Home Office Campus in Lafayette, Louisiana LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), a publicly-traded national home health and hospice provider based in Lafayette, Louisiana, celebrated its new corporate headquarters campus in Lafayette on Nov. 12. The company is now leasing the whole building at 901 Hugh Wallis Road, which amounts to about 67,000 square […]
Federal overtime and minimum wage protections for home care workers officially took effect Tuesday, after a protracted and still ongoing legal battle between the Department of Labor and provider associations. The DOL has said it will not enforce the provisions for 30 days, but as the effective date arrived, some home care providers voiced sharp […]
As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with activity — from acquisitions and partnerships to new leadership appointments and promotions. Here’s the latest news buzzing around the industry: Willcare to Remain Stable After $51 Million Almost Family Acquisition WillCare Inc. does not anticipate that its current management […]
When competing against trendy “paint-and-sip” (think: BYOB with an artistic flair), fitness and frozen yogurt franchises, in-home senior care may not be the most up-and-coming concept. But three such companies have snagged spots among the top five in a list of emerging franchises, ranked by the Franchise Business Review. In its quest to find and […]
Home care services have emerged as one of the most popular industries for franchises, according to a new report released by Franchise Business Review. The report, Senior Care Franchises, explores the fast-growing, multi-billion dollar home care industry and assesses franchise investment opportunities. Franchise Business Review first looked at the senior home care industry in 2010 […]
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