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The Home Care Show: A Review
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – A new event offering from GlattHealth, now in its second year, took place in Miami last week. The Rowan Report attended The Home Care National Show in Miami. Read this reporter’s review of the event.
Are Nurses Independent Contractors?
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – for the second time this year, a Pennsylvania court has ruled that home health agencies misclassified workers as independent contractors. This time, the judge has decided that a jury will determine whether they willfully and knowingly misclassified nurses and aides to avoid paying overtime wages.
Enhabit Sells Out to PE
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, owner of more than 350 locations across 34 states will drop its NYSE listing and buy out its stockholders after agreeing to sell out to private equity firm Kinderhook Industries. The acquisition is still pending regulatory approval.
BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Landers Steps Down
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Dr. Landers steps down from his role as inaugural CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home after just over a year in the role. Jennifer Sheets, with more than 25 years in executive roles, will take the helm on February 17, 2026.
Purpose-Built AI: from Theory to Practice
by Isaac Greszes – putting purpose-built AI into practice with Polaris AI from Eleos, powered by Google Cloud
Viventium Acquires Apploi
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Melissa Pollympolly@viventium.comAcquisition supports the full employee lifecycle, ensuring a better experience for caregivers and more stability for the organizations they serveBERKELEY HEIGHTS,...
Purpose-Built AI: Evaluation to Execution
By Isaac Greszes, Eleos – AI, from evaluation to execution, moves beyond the pilot phase and analyzes AI platforms for durability, governance, and clinical trust. It’s not whether AI can help or how long it has been around, but how it was built, whether it was designed to deliver value, and how it adapts over time. Purpose-built AI matters
MedPAC Finalizes Recommendation to CMS
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – MedPAC finalizes recommendation to CMS for FY 2027. The recommendation includes no change in hospice rates, including any market adjustment, and a 7% decrease for home health. Using flawed calculations and missing data, the recommendations brings pushback from the industry.
UnitedHealth Group Publicity Stunt
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – A prepared statement from UnitedHealth Group, read during the congressional hearing on insurance premium rates, promises to return all profits to ACA members at the end of 2026. This publicity stunt, along with other misleading statements, attempts to take attention off the 50-400% rate increase in ACA premiums in 2026.
VA Updates Community Cares Contracts
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – In a recent RFP, the VA Updates community Cares contracts ahead of renewal. Payers are the primary entity sending proposals, but the changes will trickle down to care at home.
Home Care 100 Sneak Preview
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Just a few days in advance of the winter session of Home Care 100, we sit down with Managing Director Jeanette Lynn to get a sneak Preview of some of the sessions and her take on the industry.
Overtime Law Changes: An Interview with Angelo Spinola
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – The Department of Labor is no longer upholding the 2013 overtime exemption rule, but the 3rd circuit court of Pennsylvania is. The Rowan Report talks to home care attorney Angelo Spinola to get more information.
Purpose-Built AI: Architecture, Scalability, Security
by Isaac Greszes, Eleos – Care at Home is increasingly turning to AI to address documentation burden, clinician burnout, and regulatory pressure. In part 2 of this series, we discuss AI architecture, scalability, and security
LeadingAge and Alliance Join Dr. Oz
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Last week, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a listening session regarding the CMS efforts to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in home health and hospice. LeadingAge and The Alliance attended the session. We have their press releases and comments and an interview with LeadingAge VP Mollie Gurian.
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