Sydel Howell is the owner and chief operating officer of San Diego Homecare Supplies. The store specializes in compression and post-mastectomy supplies, ensuring their customers have the proper fit each and every time. Sydel is also a member of the Independent Medical Retailers group, which is working to improve retail operations for the HME industry.

VERTESS is a leading health care mergers and acquisitions advisory firm. On this episode, Brad Smith and Chris Nielson join us to talk about some of the big deals of 2020 and what's on the horizon for 2021.

Louis Feuer is the founder and president of Dynamic Seminars & Consulting, Inc. His seminars present lessons learned from his time as a referral partner to help owners run their health care business better. Louis has also joined the ranks of podcasters, presenting his “My Business is Your Busines” podcast weekly. This episode discusses building and marketing your business during tough times.

Earlier this year, The Home Depot and National Seating and Mobility announced a partnership to provide easier access for home modification services to seniors. In this episode, Scott Bomar, senior vice president of home services at The Home Depot, and Bill Mixon, the CEO of NSM talk about the partnership and where they see independent living heading in the next few years.

EngAGE EnCOURAGE is an adult learning program for adults living with dementia. Created over the past five years through a partnership between ALLE Learning and Oakwood Creative Care, the program aims to bring learning, laughter and creativity to adult learning. Jennifer Clancy, founder of ALLE Learning, and Sherri Friend, president and CEO of Oakwood, join us to share more about the program.

Jim Greatorex, Vice President of VGM Live at Home and a member of the HomeCare Editorial Advisory board joins the podcast to update us on VGM Live at Home programs and priorities for the coming year, and to share why home modification matters in today’s world. VGM Live at Home is collaborative membership community for independently owned and operated, certified home modification providers.

Brian Evans is the Senior Care Practice Leader at Adams Keegan. Brian has served the senior care and home health industries for more than 20 years. Brian operates out of Adams Keegan’s Nashville office and handles business development and client service for our home care and senior living clients.

Adams Keegan is a national human resources and employer services provider. They handle payroll, benefits administration, compliance, and recruiting for their clients. Adams Keegan has clients in all fifty states and specializes in service industries, including senior and homecare.

Ventec Life Systems is redefining respiratory care to improve patient outcomes and reduce caregiver challenges in the hospital and home. Ventec's leading product, VOCSN, seamlessly integrates five separate devices including a ventilator, oxygen concentrator, cough assist, suction, and nebulizer into one unified respiratory system. The team's history of patient-centric design includes more than 10 care changing respiratory devices and more than 40 patents.

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This episode is sponsored by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). William A. Dombi, president & CEO of NAHC, provides an update on important legislation, how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the industry, and where the industry stands on PDGM mid-2020.The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is a nonprofit organization that represents the nation’s 33,000 homecare and hospice organizations. NAHC also advocates for the more than two million nurses, therapists, aides and other caregivers employed by such organizations to provide in-home services to some 12 million Americans each year who are infirm, chronically ill, and disabled.

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AAHomecare's Laura Williard and David Chandler share how COVID-19 has changed payer relations. The dynamic duo also share plans for the future of payer relations in HME.