WTWH Healthcare Announces the Future Leaders Class of 2026
WTWH Healthcare, a division of WTWH Media, announced its 2026 Future Leaders Class, recognizing professionals under 40 who are shaping aging and healthcare. The honorees span providers and vendors across sectors such as home health, behavioral health, hospice, senior living, and skilled nursing. Each will be featured in upcoming WTWH publications and invited to future conferences, amplifying their influence on the care continuum. The program underscores a collective commitment to patient experience, caregiver support, and industry innovation.
Addus Enters Indiana With HomeCourt Acquisition, Lines Up Second Deal
Addus HomeCare closed its $9.8 million acquisition of Indiana‑based HomeCourt on May 1 and signed a definitive agreement for a second, similarly sized Indiana purchase, bringing combined state revenue to just under $20 million. A statewide rate increase for personal‑care services is expected...
Home Health Tech Company Enzo Health Raises $20M
Enzo Health, an AI‑driven home health platform based in Lehi, Utah, announced a $20 million Series A round led by N47, bringing its total capital to $26 million. The infusion will fund expansion of its unified intake, clinical documentation and quality‑assurance tools into...
WTWH Healthcare Now Accepting Nominations For the Inaugural Product of the Year Awards
WTWH Healthcare has launched the first Home Health Care News (HHCN) Product of the Year Awards, inviting manufacturers to nominate innovative products, solutions and technologies for the home health and home care sector. Nominations are accepted from April 27 to June 30, 2026...
Surviving VA Slashes: Home Care Providers Report Rate Cut Impacts
In November, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs slashed reimbursement rates for home health aide and homemaker services, cutting Texas rates by 43% and New Mexico rates by 19%. The reductions have forced providers like Live Well Home Care to stretch...
CMS Unveils Proposed 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set: What It Means For Home Care Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a proposed set of 23 mandatory quality measures for Medicaid home‑ and community‑based services (HCBS) slated for 2028. The measures, which emphasize person‑centered outcomes such as safety, respect, and community...
Synergy CEO Eyes Top Spot In Home Care, Prioritizing Growth Without Franchise Overload
Synergy HomeCare, now operating in 626 territories across 44 states, plans to add roughly 100 new franchise locations in 2026, matching its 2025 expansion pace. CEO Charlie Young stresses that rapid growth must not overwhelm franchisees, so the company selectively...
The Hidden Cost of Waiting: 5 Stats On What Gets Lost By Delaying Mobile Refresh
Home health agencies spend an average of $288 per caregiver on mobile devices, yet many postpone refresh cycles to save costs. Delaying upgrades drives higher replacement frequency, unplanned purchases, excess data usage, and forfeits residual device value. The practice also...
At-Home Care Providers Prioritize Talent, Culture-First Acquisitions
Home‑based care providers are increasingly making cultural fit and talent alignment the cornerstone of acquisition strategies. Executives at Nova Leap, LifeCare Home Health and Arosa say that mis‑aligned culture can destroy value, while retaining strong leadership teams enhances post‑deal performance....
UnitedHealthcare Expands Rural Care Initiatives, Including Home-Based Models
UnitedHealthcare announced a suite of rural care initiatives aimed at improving continuity and access, including a 50% acceleration of payments to rural hospitals and exemption from most prior authorizations. The insurer is promoting hub‑and‑spoke networks that combine mobile, virtual, and...
WTWH Healthcare Announces the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2026
WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media subsidiary, announced the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2026, honoring leaders who are advancing cognitive care across home health, behavioral health, hospice, senior living and skilled nursing. The awardees include directors, COOs and clinical...
ANCOR Rebuts RFK Jr.’s Remarks On CDPAP, Home- And Community-Based Services
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused consumer‑directed personal assistance programs, including New York’s CDPAP, of fueling Medicaid fraud, claiming payments go to family members for routine tasks. He warned that fraud costs rival medical expenses...
What’s Driving Retention For An Evolving Home-Based Care Workforce
Home‑based care providers are shifting from hiring shortages to a retention‑first strategy as the aging boom and new worker generations reshape the market. Executives at a recent virtual staffing summit highlighted radical transparency and education‑as‑currency as the two most effective...
MedPAC: No ‘Statistically Significant’ Impact From Medicare Advantage Growth On Home Health Margins
MedPAC reported that the growth of Medicare Advantage (MA) has not produced a statistically significant impact on home‑health provider margins, despite industry concerns. A 10% increase in MA penetration was linked to a modest 2.7% decline in all‑payer revenue for...
Afterburner Capital, Council Capital Exit Advanced Care Partners
Afterburner Capital and Council Capital have sold their stakes in Advanced Care Partners (ACP) after an eight‑year investment. During that period ACP broadened its footprint into Georgia and Florida and grew its clinical workforce and operational capacity. The exit underscores...
Frontpoint Health Names New CEO
Frontpoint Health announced that Jay Wendt will replace Brent Korte as chief executive officer. Wendt comes from a background leading Stance Health Solutions, a durable medical equipment firm, and previously ran Martin Bionics. The Dallas‑based provider, backed by Cimarron Healthcare...
What General Atlantic’s $3B TEAM Bet Says About Home-Based Care’s Evolution
General Atlantic acquired home‑care platform TEAM Services for roughly $3 billion, a deal reported at a 10‑times multiple. The purchase highlights a shift toward tech‑enabled, infrastructure‑heavy providers that blend direct care with payroll and Medicaid financial‑management services. TEAM’s portfolio, bolstered by...
2026 Future Leaders Awards: Final Entry Deadline Approaching
The 2026 Future Leaders Awards are entering their final entry phase, with submissions due by 11:59 pm CDT on April 15, 2026. The program spotlights high‑performing employees 40 years or younger who are shaping home health, home care, and related sectors. Winners receive press‑release recognition,...
General Atlantic Acquires Home Care Provider TEAM Services For $3B
General Atlantic has completed a $3 billion acquisition of TEAM Services Group, a San Diego‑based home‑care provider, valuing the business at roughly 10 times EBITDA. The transaction, which includes debt, adds a nationwide platform with 100,000 caregivers to General Atlantic’s health‑care portfolio....
CMS Finalizes 2.48% Medicare Advantage Payment Increase For 2027, Higher Than Proposed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a 2.48% average increase in Medicare Advantage payments for 2027, translating to roughly $13 billion more than the agency’s modest 0.09% proposal earlier this year. When adjusted for risk‑score trends, the effective...
Inside The New Rules Of Home-Based Care Dealmaking
Home‑based care M&A is moving away from the old playbook of rapid, scale‑driven deals toward a more disciplined, data‑rich approach. Buyers now scrutinize billable hours, caregiver KPIs, payer mix and AI technology stacks, while cultural compatibility has become a decisive...
BrightSpring Finalizes $835M Community Living Divestiture To Sevita
BrightSpring Health Services completed the cash sale of its ResCare Community Living division to Sevita for $835 million, closing a deal first announced in January 2025. The FTC cleared the transaction after Sevita agreed to divest 126 intermediate‑care facilities, ending antitrust...
Voices: Andrew O’Connell, Product Director at Maxwell TEC
Maxwell TEC’s product director Andrew O’Connell discusses how home‑care communication is evolving from simple reminders to AI‑driven, relationship‑based messaging, with SMS as the core channel for older adults. He explains that the company’s nanaCONNECT platform combines automated, context‑aware texts with...
Home Halo Kicks Off Franchise Push With 10–15 Location Goal In First Year
Home Halo, a non‑medical home‑care provider, is entering franchising with a goal of opening 10‑15 locations in the next year and scaling to 20‑30 new sites annually thereafter. The company’s first franchisee controls twelve territories in eastern Massachusetts, using a...
Adam Lewis, General Manager, Talent and Workforce Management, Viventium — Founder, Apploi
Health care hiring remains a primary engine of U.S. job growth, projected to add 693,000 positions by 2025. Without those additions, the broader economy would lose roughly 570,000 jobs, highlighting a stark labor gap. Viventium’s acquisition of Apploi positions the...
‘No Silver Bullet’: The Iterative Staffing Strategies Home-Based Care Providers Need
Home‑based care providers are confronting a rapidly changing caregiver workforce, prompting them to adopt a series of experimental staffing tactics rather than relying on a single solution. Companies such as Caretech and By the Bay Health are building high‑school pipelines,...
2026 Memory Care Innovation Awards Entries Due April 3
The 2026 Memory Care Innovation Awards are accepting final entries until April 3, 2026. The program honors high‑performing employees with at least seven years of experience who drive cognitive‑care advances across home‑health, hospice, senior‑living and related sectors. Awardees receive dual press‑release recognition,...
The Limits Of Efficiency In Home Health’s Cost-Cutting Era
Home‑based care providers are under intense reimbursement pressure, inflation and staffing shortages, prompting a sharp focus on efficiency. Well Care Health, a 700‑employee provider serving 5,000 daily patients across North and South Carolina, warns that cost‑cutting initiatives, especially AI‑driven ones,...
Frontline Honors Award Winner: Kelley Blackburn, Regional Clinical Director, Innovive Health
Kelley Blackburn, Regional Clinical Director at Innovive Health, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025. Her leadership helped launch the first behavioral‑health home‑care program in Iowa, a service previously unavailable in the state. Blackburn cites a...
Bayada Nonprofit Executive Director On The At-Home Care Medicaid Squeeze, Industry Consolidation
Sue Chapman Moss, Bayada’s senior vice president of payer strategy and new executive director of Hearts for Home Care, warned that state Medicaid reimbursement is tightening after the One Big Beautiful Bill, pressuring home‑based providers with lower rates and reduced...
Aveanna’s $175.5M Acquisition Strengthens Company’s In-Home Pediatric Care Play
Aveanna Healthcare announced a $175.5 million acquisition of Family First Homecare, adding 27 locations across six states and completing its Florida coverage. The deal, funded by cash and short‑term credit, is slated to close in Q2 2026 and will be...
CMS Fraud Crackdown Raises ‘Broad Brush’ Concerns For At-Home Care Sector
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz is spearheading an aggressive fraud crackdown in the home‑based care sector, mirroring recent actions in the durable medical equipment (DME) market. Industry leaders, including the National Alliance for Care at Home, back the effort but...
Caring Senior Service’s CEO Is Tackling Caregiver Shortages, Scaling Growth With AI
CEO Jeff Salter of Caring Senior Service is leveraging AI and new software tools to address caregiver shortages and accelerate growth in 2026. The franchisor, operating over 50 locations in 21 states, is focusing on community referral pipelines, a mindset...
MedArrive Acquires Inbound Health Assets; Carefam Raises $14.5M
MedArrive has purchased key assets from the defunct Inbound Health, adding AI‑driven patient navigation tools and expanding its hospital‑at‑home market reach, while appointing veteran health‑tech executive Ophir Lotan as CEO. In parallel, AI‑powered staffing platform Carefam emerged from stealth with...
Alliance CEO Criticizes MedPAC’s ‘Misguided’ 7% Home Health Payment Cut Recommendation
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended a 7% reduction in the Medicare fee‑for‑service home health payment rate for 2027, projecting $750 million in savings in the first year and up to five‑year cumulative cuts. The National Alliance for Care...
Bayada Eyes Expansion For Its Home Intensive Care Unit Program
Bayada Home Health Care has launched a value‑based Home Intensive Care Unit (HICU) program delivering in‑home neonatal and pediatric intensive care. A pilot moving 80 children home cut rehospitalizations, achieved 97.6% reliability and saved over $250,000 per patient. The service,...
Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Reject Companionship Exemption
Congress introduced the Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act, aiming to repeal the longstanding companionship exemption that excludes many home care workers from minimum wage and overtime protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep....
HouseWorks Acquires A Caring Experience
HouseWorks Holdings announced the acquisition of Rhode Island‑based home‑care provider A Caring Experience, marking its first entry into the state and the twelfth deal since 2022. The purchase expands HouseWorks’ New England footprint, adding a well‑established caregiver‑training school to its...
What Hospital Systems Want From Home Health Providers
Ascension, a 97,000‑employee health system, is demanding faster, more reliable home‑health services from partner agencies. The system requires same‑day or next‑day visits, referral acceptance within minutes, and acceptance rates above 85%, far higher than the industry average. To improve coordination,...
Frontline Honors Award Winner: Quintessa Haile, Home Care Aide, Help at Home
Quintessa Haile, a home care aide at Help at Home, was named a 2025 Frontline Honors Award winner by Home Health Care News. In a recent interview she explained that personal caregiving for her mother sparked her commitment to the...
2026 Future Leaders Awards: Early Bird Deadline Approaching
The 2026 Future Leaders Awards are opening their early‑bird entry window, offering a $100 discount for nominations submitted by March 13, 2026. The program highlights high‑performing employees under 40 who are reshaping home health and related care sectors. Winners receive dual press...
New Alliance CEO Sheets Puts Spotlight On Home Health Fraud, Waste And Abuse
Jennifer Sheets, the new CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home, is making home‑health program integrity her top priority after CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz highlighted fraud, waste and abuse in the sector. She has urged CMS to form...
‘AI, AI And AI’: CommonSpirit Health at Home CEO On The Forces Shaping 2026
CommonSpirit Health at Home is charting a 2026 roadmap that moves care upstream by using EHR‑based eligibility triggers to engage patients earlier in hospice and home‑health pathways. The provider plans a measured AI rollout focused on predictive analytics and operational...
60% Of Older Adults Prefer At-Home Care If Their Needs Increase
A Pew Research survey of 2,582 U.S. adults aged 65 and older finds that 60% would rather stay at home with a caregiver if they can no longer live independently, while only 18% prefer moving to an assisted‑living community. Preference...
Frontline Honors Award Winner: Vanessa Valerio, RN, CMC, CHCA, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Care Indeed
Vanessa Valerio, RN, CMC, CHCA, Vice President and COO of Care Indeed, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Home Health Care News. The award recognizes frontline workers who deliver exceptional experiences, advocate for the...
Home Care Giant Dovida Acquires A Place At Home, Enters US Market
Dovida, the international home‑care provider operating in six markets, has entered the United States by acquiring Omaha‑based A Place At Home. The deal keeps the A Place At Home brand and its co‑founders in place while adding 57 care units...
U.S. News & World Report Debuts Best Home Health Agency Rankings
U.S. News & World Report unveiled its inaugural Best Home Health Agency rankings, assessing more than 12,000 Medicare‑certified providers. The analysis identified over 1,300 agencies that exceeded expectations and another 5,280 that met standard performance levels. Ratings are built on...
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[UPDATED] Kinderhook Industries To Acquire Enhabit For $1.1B
Kinderhook Industries agreed to acquire home‑health and hospice provider Enhabit Inc. for approximately $1.1 billion in an all‑cash transaction, taking the company private. Shareholders will receive $13.80 per share, a 24.4% premium to the last closing price and 33.8% above the...
Cityblock Health Makes The Home ‘Even More Central,’ Expands Long-Term Services, Supports
Cityblock Health announced the rollout of its long‑term services and supports (LTSS) program across more than ten states, extending the model that began in Massachusetts and is already active in New York, North Carolina and Indiana. The offering blends regular...
How Pennant, LiveWell, Grow With A Density-First Mindset
Home‑based care providers are shifting from a broad geographic footprint to an operational‑density model, making clustered agencies the cornerstone of growth. LiveWell Partners emphasizes expanding density within states it already serves, exemplified by its recent acquisition of Empower Home Health...