January 31, 2019–Partners in Care, VNSNY’s licensed home care services agency (LHCSA), has acquired two other New York City-based LHCSAs, the sister agencies Prestige and All Seasons. This acquisition adds another 1,218 home health aides (HHAs) to Partners in Care’s staff—increasing the agency’s total HHA workforce to over 11,000—and also expands its customer base by 739 new clients. Both agencies primarily serve New York City’s Chinese-American residents, and most of the newly acquired HHAs speak either Mandarin or Cantonese. “VNSNY and Partners in Care already have a strong presence among the city’s Asian-American communities,” notes Jennifer Brullo, Senior Vice President for Partners in Care. “The addition of our newest HHAs, with their diverse language skills, further enhances our ability to care for this culturally important population.” The acquisition also benefits Partners in Care in other ways, says Jennifer. “As more LHCSAs try to enter the New York-area market, our ability to continue