The 58th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Raman Brar, the CEO and co-founder of Pathwell. During the conversation, Brar touched on the company’s transition from a technology company to a home-based care provider, Pathwell’s growth goals and how the company plans to navigate the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP). Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: — How Brar was able to grow Pathwell into what it is today — What unique tools Pathwell is using in order to recruit new team members — How Brar plans to double down on Pathwell’s growth and success in 2021 — And more!
The 57th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with J.J. Sorrenti, the CEO of Best Life Brands, the parent company of ComForCare, At Your Side, Boost Home Healthcare and other senior-focused franchise brands. During the conversation, Sorrenti touched on technology’s role in home care, demand for new franchise locations and what the future holds for his business. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: – What Sorrenti has been up to since taking the helm of Best Life Brands in April 2020 – Why Best Life Brands expanded into medical home health care through the launch of Boost – How ComForCare, At Your Side and Boost are working to attract and retain caregivers – And more! Subscribe to Disrupt to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today!
The 56th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Brandon Ballew, the CEO of AccordCare, to chat about how the rapidly growing home care provider plans to plant its flags in the near-term future. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about: – How Ballew's home health care background has served him well in the home care space – The company's growth plans, and how it plans to fill out the East Coast before heading West – Why Ballew believes the staffing situation will get better, and how the company is dealing with rising wages – And more!
The 55th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Susan Ponder-Stansel, the CEO of Alivia Care. During the conversation, Ponder-Stansel discussed entering the home health industry through its 2021 acquisition of Better Life Home Health, the moves her company is making to ensure success in the risk-based environment and the company’s work in the PACE sector. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: – Why home health complements Alivia Care’s other services offerings. – How Alivia Care’s biggest strategic goal is moving into the risk-based environment. – What providers need to know about working with PACE organizations. – And more!
The 54th episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Peter Ross, the CEO of in-home care franchise giant Senior Helpers. During the conversation, Ross touched on staffing shortages, the rising cost of home care services and the future of Seniors Helpers. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: – Why Senior Helpers has doubled down on recruitment and retention programs aimed at “upskilling” caregivers – Where Senior Helpers plans to grow and invest in 2022 and beyond – How the Advocate Aurora Enterprises acquisition has played out over the first year – And more! Subscribe to Disrupt to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today!
The 53rd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with John Kunysz, the president and CEO of Intrepid USA, to chat about how the Texas-based home health and hospice provider plans to ramp up its expansion and co-locating plans in 2022 and beyond. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about: – Intrepid's quest to find a new PE partner to drive future growth – How the company diversified its payer mix to overcome challenges during COVID-19 – Why it believes integration of technology will be crucial in the near- and long-term future – And more!
The 52nd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sits down with Lynne Giacobbe, the CEO of Kendal at Home – one of the most well-established “CCRC without walls” in the nation. During the conversation, Giacobbe explains how Kendal at Home is an aging-in-place pioneer and shares her vision for the model moving forward. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: – Why the CCRC-without-walls model is positioned for massive growth – How Kendal at Home came to be (and where it’s going from here) – What aging-in-place trends Giacobbe sees coming in 2022 and beyond – And more! Subscribe to Disrupt to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today!
For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Greg Sheff, interim segment president of home solutions at Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), to chat about how the health insurance giant has continued to solidify a spot in the home-based care space over the years. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about: – Humana’s home-based care strategy – The importance of breaking down health care silos – How Humana plans to drive innovation in the home-based space – And more! Subscribe to Disrupt to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today!
For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Coltala Holdings co-founders Ralph Manning and Edward Crawford to chat about getting into the home health sector in 2021 through the acquisition of Choice Health at Home. Dallas, Texas-based Coltala Holdings is a holding company focused on acquiring stakes in businesses that are in health care, manufacturing and business services. While the process of finding the right home health agency to acquire was somewhat arduous, the company was willing to pay a significant price for the right provider if and when one came along. Eventually, one did. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: -- Why private equity stakeholders are getting into home-based care -- What Coltala expects from Choice and home health moving forward -- What went into the Choice acquisition process -- And more!
Most home health agencies are “generalists,” meaning they serve patients with a wide variety of in-home care needs. GrandCare Health Services, however, sees itself as an orthopedic rehab specialist, which is why it sold its non-medical home care division to 24 Hour Home Care in September. For this episode of Disrupt, HHCN caught up with GrandCare Health Services Chairman and CEO David A. Bell to learn more about that strategy and the future of his company. During our conversation, we also touched on how to succeed under bundled-payment arrangements and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: － How GrandCare Health Services turned iteslf into an orthopedic rehab expert － Why the provider has gone all in on bundling － What “generalist” home health providers need to consider moving forward － And more!