Humana (NYSE: HUM) is leaning further into home health care as a key area of focus, going as far as to label it “the new frontier in value-based medicine” during an investor day presentation Tuesday. “Our journey into the home is in full gear,” William Fleming, segment president of health care services at Humana, told […]
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Despite a recent uptick in M&A activity within the hospice space, many industry leaders still see private duty home care and medical home health care as the greatest growth areas for the in-home care industry in 2019. Meanwhile, the year ahead will also be filled with new technology adaptation, driven by payment model changes and […]
Home-based care is often lauded for allowing seniors to age in place while saving the health care system thousands of dollars by decreasing hospital admissions. But with costs that don’t always come cheap to clients and nationwide caregiver shortages, home-based care isn’t without challenges. An increasingly popular way to address them is with adult day […]
After 20 years of serving the Boston area, private-pay in-home care company HouseWorks LLC recently expanded into the Philadelphia market. Expanded Medicare Advantage (MA) benefits, rising demand and private equity backing helped drive the strategic decision. Company leaders say innovation — from its caregiver team structure to its home-modification arm — will help propel the […]
Similar to how hospitals have different arms able to treat patients with changing needs and a variety of conditions, a new private equity partnership is aiming to create a multisite, multidisciplinary system of community care services. Led by former Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) CEO Mark Heaney, the PE partnership is particularly interested in adult […]
New York-based private equity firm Post Capital Partners is partnering with former Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) CEO Mark Heaney to search for — and invest in — home- and community-based care businesses. “We see a growing need for home and group care in the community, as the number of older persons grows and life […]
Massachusetts home care company enters Philadelphia market Private-pay in-home care company HouseWorks LLC has acquired Caring Friends Home Care. The acquisition propels the Massachusetts-based HouseWorks into the Philadelphia market, while positioning the company for future growth throughout Pennsylvania. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HouseWorks, which is backed by health care investor RAB […]
Less than a month into 2019, it’s already safe to say private equity’s interest in home care opportunities likely won’t slow down in the new year. On Wednesday, PE-backed Simplura Health Group closed on its acquisition of Personal In-Home Services, propelling Simplura into the West Virginia market and expanding its footprint to six states in […]
Home care giant ComForCare has announced the creation of a new platform company to unify its brands. Going forward, Best Life Brands will encompass ComForCare, fellow home care franchise company At Your Side, senior placement organization CarePatrol and any future acquisitions. Owned by New York-based private equity firm Riverside Company, ComForCare operates on a franchise […]
Private equity-backed Compassus could soon be up for sale, according to a Jan. 8 report from PE Hub. PE Hub cited “three people familiar with the matter” for its article, which claims Compassus has tapped an advisor from Jefferies Financial Group to help the company prepare for an upcoming sales process. Jefferies had no comment […]