Carex Health Brands Introduces New Logo and Website Focused on Customer Experience

[Middleburg Heights, Ohio]: Carex, a subsidiary of Compass Health Brands, today announced the rebranding alongside a redesign of its website, which features over 600 available products and improved navigation with a stronger user experience. These changes transpired from the brand's 35+ year commitment to providing high-quality health and wellness products, alongside, studies showing that over 90% of people 65 years and older prefer to age at home. The brand revamped its focus on its digital presence to continue its well-established reputation as an authority in the home healthcare industry.

"For over 35 years, we have worked to earn the trust of consumers and caregivers to be the go-to for health and wellness products," said the company's President & CEO, Stuart J. Straus. "Our new Carex brand logo and website are a representation of our continued dedication to providing the best products, customer service, and brand experience."

Significant features of Carex's new website include:

  • 600+ available products with free shipping on orders over $75
  • An easy to use and interactive search functionality
  • Ability to navigate products based on their health condition

"With over 40 million caregivers aiding to a loved one or a parent, empowering them to confidently purchase home health care products is a mission we needed to focus on," explains Tony West, Senior VP of Retail. "Updating the look of our brand and offering a new positive shopping experience on our website allows us to connect with our customers in an impactful way.”

The brand will continue to make additional features available to its users as it receives feedback and improves user experience. Carex's website is live now. For more information on Carex, visit https://www.Carex.com.

About Compass Health Brands

For over 35 years, Compass Health Brands has been an established market leader in branded home medical equipment. The company serves a wide plethora of consumers, including home care patients, mobility product users, senior citizens, caretakers, and the general public. Its vast selection of high-quality brands including Carex, AccuRelief, Bed Buddy, TheraMed, Apex, ProBasics, Roscoe Medical, Meridian, StrengthTape, and TENS 7000 makes it the go-to brand for health and wellness products. Carex is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compass Health Brands. For more information, please visit https://ww.compasshealthbrands.com.


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Carex Health Brands Introduces New Logo and Website Focused on Customer Experience

[Middleburg Heights, Ohio]: Carex, a subsidiary of Compass Health Brands, today announced the rebranding alongside a redesign of its website, which features over 600 available products and improved navigation with a stronger user experience. These changes transpired from the brand's 35+ year commitment to providing high-quality health and wellness products, alongside, studies showing that over 90% of people 65 years and older prefer to age at home. The brand revamped its focus on its digital presence to continue its well-established reputation as an authority in the home healthcare industry.

"For over 35 years, we have worked to earn the trust of consumers and caregivers to be the go-to for health and wellness products," said the company's President & CEO, Stuart J. Straus. "Our new Carex brand logo and website are a representation of our continued dedication to providing the best products, customer service, and brand experience."

Significant features of Carex's new website include:

  • 600+ available products with free shipping on orders over $75
  • An easy to use and interactive search functionality
  • Ability to navigate products based on their health condition

"With over 40 million caregivers aiding to a loved one or a parent, empowering them to confidently purchase home health care products is a mission we needed to focus on," explains Tony West, Senior VP of Retail. "Updating the look of our brand and offering a new positive shopping experience on our website allows us to connect with our customers in an impactful way.”

The brand will continue to make additional features available to its users as it receives feedback and improves user experience. Carex's website is live now. For more information on Carex, visit https://www.Carex.com.

About Compass Health Brands

For over 35 years, Compass Health Brands has been an established market leader in branded home medical equipment. The company serves a wide plethora of consumers, including home care patients, mobility product users, senior citizens, caretakers, and the general public. Its vast selection of high-quality brands including Carex, AccuRelief, Bed Buddy, TheraMed, Apex, ProBasics, Roscoe Medical, Meridian, StrengthTape, and TENS 7000 makes it the go-to brand for health and wellness products. Carex is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compass Health Brands. For more information, please visit https://ww.compasshealthbrands.com.

Compass Health Acquires Richmar, A Leading Modality Provider

Cleveland, Ohio, October 2, 2017 – Compass Health Brands, a leading provider of medical devices used for homecare, rehabilitation, and pain management, today announced the acquisition of Richmar. Terms of the purchase are not being disclosed.

Headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Richmar is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of a comprehensive range of high quality devices and consumables used by therapists, athletic trainers, chiropractors, and other healthcare professionals to treat patients with musculoskeletal conditions resulting from degenerative diseases, traumatic events and sports-related injuries. Its products include Winner EVO electrical stimulation, combination, and ultrasound; Hivamat deep oscillation therapy; Hydratherm heat therapy products; Ionto+ iontophoresis and Superstim/Multistim stimulation electrodes; LidoFlex™ lidocaine patches; GelShot ultrasound coupling discs and several laser and light therapy items.

Compass Health and Richmar have both established strong positions in the rehabilitation market. Richmar has a 50-year legacy in the industry and is well-known for its quality manufacturing. Each have complementary products in the rehabilitation and pain management markets and, when combined, will offer a broader go-to-market approach through multiple sales channels. This dynamic combination is expected to provide improved value and service by rapidly utilizing the existing capabilities and product portfolios of both companies.

“We are delighted to welcome the Richmar team to the Compass Health Brands family,” said Stuart Straus, President and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Health. “The combination of our brands, teams, and resources will allow us to develop more innovative products to better care for the needs of patients and caregivers while also enhancing our customers’ business success. This strategic fit, both in the U.S. and overseas, is absolutely compelling and we look forward to further enhancing and satisfying the current Richmar distribution partners.”

“We are excited to be joining Compass Health Brands,” added Chad Morgan, President of Richmar. “Being part of such a rapidly accelerating organization will bring significant opportunities for continued organic growth and product innovation in the market segments we serve.”

Compass Health Brands’ acquisition of Richmar follows on the heels of the company’s purchase of both the ProBasics and Meridian Medical brands. The new addition of Richmar further diversifies and strengthens Compass Health Brands’ extensive and ever-growing portfolio of innovative healthcare products that promote consumer independence and quality of life.

About Compass Health Brands

Compass Health Brands manufactures and distributes a broad range of innovative and high-quality homecare, rehabilitation, and pain management products that enable consumers to live healthier, more independent lives. The company's therapy product line includes electrotherapy, ultrasound, clinical devices, topical analgesics, conductive garments and braces, hot/cold therapy, and therapeutic pillows. Its home medical equipment line includes bath safety, personal care, durable medical equipment, support surfaces, pressure prevention, mobility, pain management, respiratory, health aids, and medication compliance. Compass Health Brands markets its products to both professional and consumer sectors. Professional brands include ProBasics, Meridian Medical, Roscoe Medical, and InTENSity, and are sold through a professional independent dealer/distributor network. Consumer brands include Carex, AccuRelief, Apex, Bed Buddy and TheraMed, and are sold through drug store chains, drug wholesalers, mass merchants, and grocery retailers. For more information, visit www.compasshealthbrands.com.

About Richmar

Richmar, headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, has provided clinicians with the means to treat musculoskeletal and soft tissue disorders since 1968. Manufacturing a diverse line of quality medical devices, medical accessories, and pharmaceutical products, Richmar is led by a team of engineers focused on pioneering new technology to create medical equipment for an evolving healthcare system. Residing in a 50,000 ft² manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, TN, USA, Richmar maintains compliance to ISO13485 and cGMP manufacturing standards. For more information, visit www.richmarweb.com.

Chill. Stick. Go. Compass Health Brands Delivers PAINCAKES® The Cold Pack!

PAINCAKES

Quincy, MASS. – As springtime quickly approaches and outdoor activities kick back up again, Compass Health Brands, a leading health manufacturer specializing in bringing affordable consumer healthcare products, is pleased to announce the release of PAINCAKES® — a reusable cold pack that sticks and stays in place without the use of straps.

The PAINCAKES® lineup consists of three sizes - a large 5" pack, a two-count of mini 2.88" packs, and an oversized 10" x 3" wrap. Each gel cold pack features a proprietary stick-and-stay technology that's been tested and proven to stick up to 100 times. The gel inside each injury cold pack remains flexible even when frozen, enabling it to conform to the target area for a better and closer cold compress. The result is an effective cold pack for pain that empowers users to rehabilitate injuries without losing the use of their hands. PAINCAKES® is made for every activity level and can also be great for kids.


“We are very excited to introduce PAINCAKES® to consumers,” says Tony West, Compass Health Brands’ SVP of Retail. “This is an innovative product in the cold therapy market. Our mission is to improve consumers’ lives and PAINCAKES® offers a quick, convenient and comfortable solution for recovering from sports injuries, managing post-surgery discomfort, or alleviating muscle strains and sprains. Whether combating swelling, arthritis, or general discomfort, PAINCAKES® provides a therapeutic cooling experience that effectively reduces pain and supports the recovery process.”


This is the latest offering from Compass Health Brands, the same company that owns over 20 brands with thousands of products. For more information, please visit www.compasshealthbrands.com or stop by the company’s booth (#414) at NACDS Annual.


ABOUT COMPASS HEALTH BRANDS:
Compass Health Brands® manufactures and distributes a broad range of innovative and high-quality homecare, rehabilitation, light therapy and pain management products that enable consumers to live healthier, more independent lives. The company markets its products to both professional and consumer sectors. Consumer brands include Carex®, AccuRelief™, Apex®, TheraLite™, Bed Buddy®, PAINCAKES®, STRENGTHTAPE® and TheraMed® and are sold through drug store chains, drug wholesalers, mass merchants, and grocery retailers. Professional brands include ProBasics™, Roscoe