On last week’s Q3 earnings call, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) effectively declared that its “short pause” on M&A activity was officially over. On Wednesday, the company put its money where its mouth is. The Frisco, Texas-based provider announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Queen City Hospice and its affiliate, Miracle City Hospice, […]
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Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) announced Wednesday it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire an Ohio hospice provider for $192 million. Specifically, the deal is for Queen City Hospice and its affiliate, Miracle City Hospice. The $192 million represents $162.8 million of value, net of the present value of $29.2 million in estimated tax […]
Home health providers across the board are slowly starting to bounce back from COVID-19-related disruption. One thing that now provides further hope is a potential vaccine, especially as the U.S. continues to break daily records around new infections. The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) is among the providers rallying around this week’s positive vaccine news, […]
LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) announced Monday it has agreed to purchase Arizona-based East Valley Hospice and East Valley Palliative Care. The deal is expected to close on Jan. 1. Mesa, Arizona-based East Valley Hospice and East Valley Palliative care provide at-home care for end-of-life patients as well as ones living with complex conditions. Together, […]
In the midst of the in-home care M&A resurgence, Charter Healthcare Group has made a few moves of its own. Its recent acquisitions of Heartwood Home Health & Hospice and Vitality Home Healthcare reflect its two-pronged acquisition growth strategy. Founded in 2006, Charter is a rapidly growing PE-backed post-acute care platform company. Lately, when it […]
Bayada Home Health Care — one of the largest nonprofit providers of in-home care and post-acute care services in the country — is expanding its already massive footprint. It’s doing so at a time when the need for home-based care is at an all-time high. On Thursday, the Moorestown, New Jersey-based company announced it is […]
Rising demand for health care services delivered in the home and an increasingly favorable regulatory environment have set the stage for the nation’s top-tier home health operators. That idea has LHC Group Inc.’s (Nasdaq: LHCG) leadership team bullish about the company’s near- and long-term outlook. LHC Group’s optimism is additionally supported by shifting referral patterns […]
Sky-high equipment costs and staffing shortages tied to the COVID-19 virus have made it drastically more difficult to run a profitable home care business for many operators. That’s not true for Caring People, CEO Steven East told Home Health Care News. Caring People has had to face its fair share of challenges over the past […]
The feeling around the recently expanded Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) headquarters in Frisco, Texas, is different from just three months ago. Speaking on its Q2 earnings call in August, Addus leadership said the company was in “rebounding mode,” but also not as affected by COVID-19 uncertainties as they initially expected. Additionally, recruiting had become […]
Help at Home — a Chicago-based home- and community-based services provider that operates across 13 states — has been acquired by a consortium of private equity buyers. Specifically, Centerbridge Partners and The Vistria Group are teaming up to purchase Help at Home from Wellspring Capital Management, which will remain a minority investor in the company. […]