News Releases

Ankota Launches Family App: Bridging the Gap Between Families and Their Loved Ones' Care

Jeremy Hammel — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:26:46 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ankota Launches Family App: Bridging the Gap Between Families and Their Loved Ones' Care

Boston, MA — Ankota, a Boston-based healthcare technology company, today announced the release of its new Family App, now available on both iOS and Android platforms. The app creates a direct connection between families and the care their loved ones receive, whether in home care, disability services, or adult day care settings.

"Families want to be involved in their loved one's care, but they're often left in the dark about day-to-day activities and who's providing support," said Ken Accardi, Ankota's founder and CEO. "We built the Family App to solve that problem—giving families visibility, peace of mind, and a direct line to the care team."

The Family App provides families with real-time access to critical information through an intuitive, HIPAA-compliant platform. Features include a care calendar showing scheduled services and visits, detailed information about care tasks and services being provided, and profiles of care team members with photos and bios so families know exactly who is caring for their loved one.

Families can communicate directly with the care agency through secure messaging, eliminating phone tag and ensuring important information is documented. The app also enables photo and video sharing in a secure, compliant environment—allowing families to stay connected to moments that matter, even when they can't be physically present.

"Whether it's a parent receiving home care, an adult child with developmental disabilities, or a family member attending an adult day center, families deserve to be partners in care," Accardi added. "This app makes that partnership real."

The Ankota Family App is available now as a free download for families whose care providers use Ankota software. Download it today from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

For more information about Ankota software, visit www.ankota.com or call 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

About Ankota

Ankota's mission is to enable the Heroes who keep older and disabled people living at home to focus on care because we take care of the tech. If you need software for home care, EVV, I/DD Services, Self-Direction FMS, Adult Day Care centers, or Caregiver Recruiting, please Contact Ankota . If you're ready to accept that the homecare agencies of the future will deliver care with a combination of people and tech, visit www.kota.care.

Ankota Releases AI Companion for Home Care

Jeremy Hammel — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 21:25:05 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ankota Introduces KOTA: An AI Companion Transforming the Future of Home Care

Boston, MA — Ankota, a Boston-based software company focused on helping older and disabled individuals live independently, today announced the launch of KOTA, an AI-powered companion that brings empathy, connection, and safety to the home care experience.

As baby boomers begin reaching their 80s, the United States faces an unprecedented home care crisis. Demand for caregivers is projected to surge, while the pool of available workers has been declining for more than 15 years. “The math doesn’t work anymore,” said Ken Accardi, Ankota’s founder and CEO. “There simply aren’t enough people to meet the growing need, which means technology must become an integral part of how we care.”

KOTA offers a bridge between human compassion and technological support. It provides daily companionship and conversation for older adults while seamlessly connecting them to their circle of care - including family members, home care agencies, and Ankota’s 24/7 emergency call center. If a concern arises, KOTA can escalate the issue automatically, ensuring that help is available at any hour.

Beyond companionship, KOTA represents a new category of care platform technology designed for the coming decade. It empowers home care agencies to lead the way in blending people and technology—offering value-added services, improving care outcomes, and maintaining strong human connections even as caregiver shortages deepen.

“Agencies that embrace technology will not only survive but thrive,” Accardi added. “They’ll be the ones offering premium, tech-enhanced care, rather than watching third-party apps move in beside them.”

KOTA is available now to home care agencies, disability service providers, and family caregivers seeking modern ways to extend compassionate support at home. Learn more at www.kota.care.

For more information about Ankota software, visit www.ankota.com or call 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

About Ankota

Ankota’s mission is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled to focus on people, not paperwork. The company’s highly customizable software powers home care management, electronic visit verification (EVV), long-term supports and services (LTSS), adult day care operations and self-direction FMS providers. Ankota’s integrated platform helps providers ensure compliance, reduce administrative overhead, and deliver exceptional care at an affordable cost. Learn more at www.ankota.com.

Ankota Releases new FMS app for Self-directed home services

Jeremy Hammel — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:05:14 GMT

For Immediate Release: October 7, 2024

Ankota Releases new FMS app for Self-directed home services

Boston, MA

Ankota, a Boston based software company, is dedicated to enabling older and disabled people to live in their chosen home regardless of their age or disabilities. In addition to their highly acclaimed software solutions for managing home care, EVV, adult day care software and I/DD Software (for supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities), Ankota has announced the release of a dedicated Financial Management Services (FMS) app for Self-directed home services.

Self-direction is an important emerging niche that currently serves over 1.5 million people across all 50 states. This model results in better services at lower cost to individuals and families who direct their own care services. At the time of its launch the software is live with customers in North Carolina and California.

The app, which is available for iPhone, Android and the web, enables self-directing individuals and families to manage their budgets and expenses.

"The reason families choose to self-direct is to have more control over their loved one's care. But they need to work through an FMS company [sometimes referred to as a fiscal intermediary," explained Ankota CEO Ken Accardi. "The app has been cited as the number 1 reason participants choose a particular FMS company. By self-directing, they are literally signing up to run a business, and the app gives them the tools that they need to do it. Ankota is committed to making the best app in the market."

You can learn more about self-direction here, and if you are interested in better tools to run your FMS agency, please visit this link or contact Ankota.

For more information about Ankota software, please visit www.ankota.com or call 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers home care agency management (keeping older folks living at home), Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) systems (enabling compliance and fraud prevention in Medicaid paid services), Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) software (enabling people experiencing disabilities to live independently in their community rather than institutional care) and Adult Day Care Software (enabling day programs or day habilitation). The solution includes software for office staff and care providers plus a public API for integration. Ankota's core focus is to assist in providing exceptional care at an affordable cost and striving to achieve population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com

Ankota Welcomes CTO, Carmen Popa, & Director of Marketing, Jeremy Hammel to Leadership Team

Jeremy Hammel — Mon, 06 May 2024 17:45:00 GMT

For Immediate Release: May 6, 2024

Ankota Welcomes CTO, Carmen Popa, & Director of Marketing, Jeremy Hammel to Leadership Team

Boston, MA

Ankota, a leading provider of software solutions for managing home care, EVV, adult day services and LTSS has announced the return of two home care and Ankota veterans, CTO Carmen Popa and Director of Marketing, Jeremy Hammel.

"Over the history of Ankota we've had some great people working with us," explained Ankota CEO Ken Accardi. "Carmen left for an extended maternity leave and Jeremy took a sabbatical to pursue a project that he was passionate about. But now they're both back and we're beyond thrilled to welcome them back to the team."

Carmen spent years with Ankota in her previous stint with the company, leading the software development team. In addition to her top-notch programming and technology leadership skills, Carmen is a fantastic customer advocate and provides unparalleled support.

Jeremy is a veteran digital marketer with a decade of experience working with Ankota's home care customers, marketing initiatives, and coordinating the sales pipeline. Jed began his career in Los Angeles in the TV and film industry where he worked on shows such as NBC's The Tonight Show. He also produced the multi-award-winning film, "The Legacy."

For more information about Ankota software, please visit www.ankota.com or call 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers home care agency management (keeping older folks living at home), Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) systems (enabling compliance and fraud prevention in Medicaid paid services), Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) software (enabling people experiencing disabilities to live independently in their community rather than institutional care) and Day Services Software (enabling day programs or day habilitation). The solution includes software for office staff and care providers plus a public API for integration. Ankota's core focus is to assist in providing exceptional care at an affordable cost and striving to achieve population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com

Ankota to Exhibit at the Missouri Alliance for Home Care 2024 Annual Conference & Home Care Exhibition -- April 24-26th

Jeremy Hammel — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:46:57 GMT

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2024

Ankota to Exhibit at the Missouri Alliance for Home Care 2024 Annual Conference & Home Care Exhibition

Boston, MA

Ankota, a leading provider of software solutions for managing home care, EVV, adult day services, and LTSS has announced that the company is an exhibitor at The 2024 Annual Conference & Home Care Exhibition presented by the Missouri Alliance for Home Care.

The 2024 Annual Conference & Home Care Exhibition takes place at the Margaritaville Lake Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri from April 24th to April 26,

"I'm really excited to be back in Missouri to meet customers and learn from the participants and presenters," explained Ken Accardi, CEO. "Missouri has a lot of complexities in the way that their Medicaid programs are run and we pride ourselves on understanding all of these items so we can simplify them for our customers."

More about this year's MAHC Annual Conference

The theme for the 2024 MAHC Annual Conference is “Champions of Home Care.”

From MAHC: "Our Conference Committee has crafted a game-winning program filled with enriching experiences. We’re thrilled to welcome back NAHC President Bill Dombi, who will provide updates on federal
legislative and policy issues.

Additionally, Michael Fields, Director of the Bureau of Home Care & Rehab Standards and MMAC/DSDS, will kick off the conference with state updates. Throughout the event, attendees will enjoy over 30 breakout sessions featuring nationally renowned speakers such as Melinda Gaboury, FORVIS, Teresa Northcutt, Wipfli, Annette Lee, CGS and many more. We’re also excited to offer our one-day Therapy Conference once again.
The conference will follow our traditional format, designed for both education and enjoyment. Be
sure to carve out time for networking and reconnecting during our Wednesday evening reception,
complete with the return of karaoke for a night of fun."

"Champions aren’t born, they’re made from the actions they take, the work they put in, and the focus they have for what matters most. Join us for the 2024 MAHC Annual Conference to honor and enhance the “Champion” in all of us!"

For more information about Ankota software, please visit www.ankota.com or call 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers home care agency management (keeping older folks living at home), Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) systems (enabling compliance and fraud prevention in Medicaid paid services), Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) software (enabling people experiencing disabilities to live independently in their community rather than institutional care) and Day Services Software (enabling day programs or day habilitation). The solution includes software for office staff and care providers plus a public API for integration. Ankota's core focus is to assist in providing exceptional care at an affordable cost and striving to achieve population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com

Ankota Promotes Vijay Pandey to Vice President of Sales

Jeremy Hammel — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:00:00 GMT

For Immediate Release: February 15, 2024

Ankota promotes Vijay Pandey as Vice President of Sales

Boston, MA

Ankota, a leading provider of software solutions for managing home care and adult day care, has announced the promotion of Vijay Pandey to the position of Vice President of Sales. With a remarkable 17 years of experience in marketing and sales, specializing in Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) solutions, Vijay brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his expanded role.

In his first two years at Ankota, he has brought boundless energy, strong marketing ideas, and an exemplary ability to generate, nurture, and close leads while keeping the individual needs of each customer in mind.

Throughout his career, Vijay has excelled in marketing and sales for various industries, including healthcare, health insurance, nutraceuticals, and digital marketing. His strong contributions to the growth of Ankota's sales have led to this promotion.

"Vijay brings an unmatched level of energy and enthusiasm to his role in helping Ankota to grow," shared Ken Accardi, Ankota CEO. "Part of his approach is that he strives for every customer to be an Ankota promoter, and this is making us a better company."

Vijay can be reached via email at Vijay.pandey@ankota.com or via phone on 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers home care agency management (keeping older folks living at home), Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) systems (enabling compliance and fraud prevention in Medicaid paid services), Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) software (enabling people experiencing disabilities to live independently in their community rather than institutional care) and Day Services Software (enabling day programs or day habilitation). The solution includes software for office staff and care providers plus a public API for integration. Ankota's core focus is to assist in providing exceptional care at an affordable cost and striving to achieve population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com

Ankota releases Public API for Home Care, EVV, LTSS and Day Service Enterprises

Jeremy Hammel — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:45:08 GMT

For Immediate Release: February 20, 2024

Ankota releases Public API for Home Care, LTSS and Day Services

Boston, MA

Ankota, a leading provider of software solutions for managing home care, EVV, adult day services and LTSS has announced the release of a Public Application Programming Interface (API) for enterprise integration. The API documentation is available at apidocs.ankota.net. The API enables enterprise class customers to connect their other systems to Ankota. For example, a company using BambooHR, Viventium, Paylocity for HR or SalesForce.com for CRM or HubSpot for lead capture can easily make a connection that will feed employee or client information into Ankota electronically.

"As Ankota welcomes more and more enterprise-sized customers in addition to our small to mid-sized base, we're seeing increased demand for integration with other best-of-breed systems. This API makes those connections easier and allows companies with IT skills to make the connections on their own," explained Ankota CEO Ken Accardi.

The initial API release enables integration for care / service recipients (patients), care providers / clinicians (workers), and visits / shifts, to be entered or updated from other system. These are the foundational people and processes managed in home care and day services.

As this capability evolves, there will be more services connected and a more low-code / no code tools connected (like Zapier, which enables integration without coding).

For more information about Ankota software or the Ankota public API visit www.ankota.com or call 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

API Primer

For non-technical readers, an API enables software from different companies to be connected with one another. This is how you're able to have Google Maps integrated into your company website or to pay with credit card or PayPal on commerce websites. When done correctly, you don't realize that you've gone to a different site or application. As mentioned above, large enterprises often choose best-of-breed components within their enterprise system, like Ankota for their home care management and HubSpot for their marketing, lead capture and CRM. The API lets them work together.

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers home care agency management (keeping older folks living at home), Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) systems (enabling compliance and fraud prevention in Medicaid paid services), Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) software (enabling people experiencing disabilities to live independently in their community rather than institutional care) and Day Services Software (enabling day programs or day habilitation). The solution includes software for office staff and care providers plus a public API for integration. Ankota's core focus is to assist in providing exceptional care at an affordable cost and striving to achieve population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com

Ankota appoints Vijay Pandey as Director of Marketing

Jeremy Hammel — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:45:00 GMT

For Immediate Release: December 12, 2022

Ankota appoints Vijay Pandey as Director of Marketing

Boston, MA

Ankota, a leader in providing software solutions for managing home care and adult day care, appointed Vijay Pandey as its Director of Marketing. Vijay has 15 years of experience in Marketing and Sales and is an expert in the home care market, and specifically in the sale of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) solutions (a requirement from the 21st Century Cures Act for the prevention of fraud).

Since completing studies and achieving valedictorian rankings throughout his primary education, and advanced studies in marketing and computer science, Vijay has grown quickly in his career with positions of increasing responsibility in healthcare, health insurance, nutraceuticals, digital marketing, and of course home care.

“What I love about Vijay is that he really understands the challenges of our customer base, and he crafts messages that engage them,” explained Ankota CEO Ken Accardi. “Also, he has unbelievable energy and it seems like he never sleeps.”

'Vijay can be reached via email at Vijay.pandey@ankota.com or via phone on 844-4-ANKOTA (844-426-5682).

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers full home care agency and Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) management including office management, caregiver telephony, and an offline Mobile GPS App. Ankota believes that strong collaboration between the home care community and the healthcare system is key to achieving population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com

Ankota Diversifies into Adult Day Care Software and Joins the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA)

Jeremy Hammel — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT

For Immediate Release: September 28, 2022

Ankota Diversifies into Adult Day Care Software

Boston, MA

Ankota, a leading provider of Home Care Software, has expanded its product line into the Adult Day Care Services market and has become a strategic partner of the National Adult Day Services Association ( NADSA)

"Home Care and Adult Day Care are near neighbors," explained Ankota CEO Ken Accardi. "We build this product because many of our home care customers have diversified into Adult Day Care, and we are there to support them."

Like home care, Adult Day Services is growing rapidly, fueled by the aging American population. The demand for Adult Day Services will double between now and 2040. Additionally, the biggest challenge in home care is the shortage of available caregivers. Adult day care centers are able to care for more elderly individuals with fewer care staff.

As a NADSA strategic partner, Ankota will participate in their national conference from October 12th - 14th in Pittsburgh. More information about the conference is available here.

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers full home care agency management, Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), Disability Services Management, and Adult Day Care Management. Ankota believes that strong collaboration between the home care community and the healthcare system is key to achieving population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com

Event from A Home Care Community - "Home Care Happy Hour"

Jeremy Hammel — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:55:00 GMT

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2021

Event from A Home Care Community - "Home Care Happy Hour"

Boston, MA

AHomeCareCommunity.com (AHCC) is organizing an online event as a way to bring together folks from the home care industry to learn, network, and have a some fun!

The Home Care Happy Hour is an online event happening on Tuesday, June 29th from 5-7pm EST.

Folks can bring a drink of your choosing to toast with other home care industry professionals and leaders!

Activities Include:

A Happy Hour toast led by Steve "the Hurricane" Weiss
A round table discussion with home care professionals about daily processes and creating a company culture that supports and retains caregivers
Break out sessions on growth and caregiver retention
Tech Talk presentation
Games, prizes, and general networking!

Please RSVP by clicking here

Thanks to our participating sponsors:

The fun begins June 29th at 5pm EST, mark your calendars!

About Ankota

The mission of Ankota is to enable the heroes who care for the elderly and disabled living at home to focus on care rather than tech. Ankota's highly customizable software offers full home care agency and Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) management including office management, caregiver telephony, and an offline Mobile GPS App. Ankota believes that strong collaboration between the home care community and the healthcare system is key to achieving population health. This vision drives Ankota's innovations. Learn more at www.ankota.com