Fortune Magazine has rolled out its annual “Best Workplaces in Aging Services” list. Just like last year, a number of home-based care companies were featured. Fortune creates this list based on its “Trust Index,” which gauges workers’ experience by collecting their view and opinions about their employer. This process involves them filling out 60 statements […]
Category: Hospice
Home-based care organizations continue to evolve. As they do, they’re becoming more pre-acute and embracing preventative care. Traditionally, providers step in after an acute event has already occurred. This has slowly begun to shift, as providers realize that if they are already in the home, they can prevent some of these events or outcomes. Signify […]
The boards of two of the most prominent home-based care associations are coming together to explore the formation of a new organization. On Thursday, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) announced that their boards signed a non-binding letter of intent to pursue a […]
The home health and hospice segments of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) continue to struggle. Nevertheless, company leaders strongly believe in those segments’ long-term value proposition. “Our home health and hospice platform, which is primed for growth, is dedicated to creating value through effective operational management and the delivery of exceptional patient care,” Matt […]
On Wednesday — ahead of its earnings call with investors and stakeholders — Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) announced plans to launch a strategic review process. Specifically, the company is looking to take steps to satisfy the conditions of its Tax Matters Agreement with Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC). Enhabit CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer shed more light […]
Given all of the provisions and changes included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 proposed rules, the 36-month rule being applied in hospice went a bit overlooked. Home health and hospice M&A experts see it as a significant development that could affect both subsectors. Essentially, CMS is proposing a ban […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) disclosed Monday that UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum submitted an acquisition bid. That makes for a competition between Optum and Amedisys’ current merger partner, Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH). At this point, it’s unclear whether Optum will ultimately land Amedisys, though early analyst comments suggest Optum’s bid may be more favorable […]
Larry Nabb wants to usher Jet Health into a new era. He’s already getting started, too, after being named CEO at the end of May. Jet Health is a Fort Worth, Texas-based post-acute care company that delivers home health, hospice and personal care services in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Idaho. The company is backed […]
When it comes to growth, home care and home health providers are focused on a number of key opportunities. For home care providers, care professional recruitment and retention programs are No. 1 on their list of top growth opportunities for 2023. That’s according to HCP’s 2023 Benchmarking Report, released last week and based on a […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) is answering more questions about its potential merger with Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH), which was first announced earlier this month. The company submitted these responses as part of a 425 SEC filing, which it added to its site for stakeholders, employees and the public to view on Thursday. A number […]
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