Healthcare that begins
with a first touch.
1st Touch Enterprise Holdings is a Georgia-based, minority- and woman-owned healthcare enterprise — bringing home health, transportation, therapy, equipment, and workforce development under one trusted family of care.
Years of healthcare leadership
Integrated service divisions
Minority & woman-owned
Headquartered in Georgia
Our Divisions
One enterprise.
Six ways we care.
Operated under a centralized management structure, our service lines work together — so a single referral can unlock home care, a ride to dialysis, in-home therapy, and the equipment a family needs to thrive at home.
Home Health Care
Skilled, compassionate care in the comfort of home.
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Safe, reliable rides to every appointment that matters.
Integrated In-Home Therapy
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy delivered at home.
Durable Medical Equipment
Equipment delivered, set up, and supported at home.
Healthcare Workforce Academy
Training the next generation of frontline caregivers.
Healthcare Management & Consulting
Strategy, compliance, and operations for healthcare organizations.
Leadership
A founder shaped
by two decades
of care.
"We're not just building a business — we're building a healthcare enterprise that reflects the communities we serve."
Tymeka D. Fredricks
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Experience
20+ years
Founded
Georgia
Trusted Network & Broker Partnerships
Healthcare Dashboard
The pulse of healthcare,
curated for you.
Auto-generated by AI from CMS, KFF, Medicare/Medicaid, and home-health policy sources. Refreshed every 12 hours.
Today's brief
September 15
2026 Tuesday
AI-synthesized from 17 headlines
“Today's headlines reveal a significant tightening of Medicaid eligibility, with new work requirements leading to coverage losses for vulnerable individuals nationwide, a critical trend for Georgia providers to monitor. Directly impacting our core services, home-based care providers are actively combating staffing challenges through innovative recognition programs. Concurrently, Medicare faces evolving reimbursement landscapes, including payment cuts for certain services, while the broader industry grapples with surging employer health insurance costs, signaling ongoing financial pressures across the healthcare sector.”
Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program Excludes Patients with Approved Conditions
Medicare's new GLP-1 Bridge program offers weight-loss drugs for $50/month, but paradoxically excludes some beneficiaries who have the very conditions these medications treat. This coverage gap creates access barriers for chronically ill Medicare patients who could benefit most from GLP-1 therapies. Home health and care management providers should be aware of these eligibility restrictions when coordinating diabetes and obesity care plans.
Trump Nominates Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA After 15-Month Vacancy
Medicare Cuts Cataract Payments; Eye Doctors Shift to High-Cost Laser Upgrades
How Geriatric Emergency Departments Keep Seniors Out of Hospitals
Hospice Discharges Rise as 1 in 16 Patients Improve, Lose Eligibility
What We Stand For
Eight values.
One promise: to do this work well.
Compassion
We meet every patient, family, and teammate with empathy and respect.
Integrity
We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and clinical standards.
Excellence
We pursue measurable quality in every service we deliver.
Accountability
We own outcomes — to our patients, partners, and communities.
Innovation
We embrace technology and new models that improve access.
Collaboration
We build with — not around — caregivers, providers, and payers.
Diversity & Inclusion
We reflect, hire, and serve the communities we work in.
Community Impact
We measure success in lives changed, not just contracts signed.
Community Partner · 501(c)(3)
Guardian Grace
Family & Community Foundation.
Our community partner — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit extending the mission beyond the clinic by supporting caregivers, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and underserved populations through education, advocacy, and direct community outreach.
- Caregiver respite & education grants
- Veteran-focused community programs
- Scholarships for healthcare workforce entrants
- Disability advocacy & resource navigation
Partner with 1st Touch