The home-based care industry is reeling with uncertainty these days. Change seems to be the only constant, from Medicare Advantage’s increasing role in the industry to the Trump administration’s rapidly evolving actions. These fluctuations result in widespread cost pressures for the in-home care community. While reimbursement can be a struggle for providers accepting Medicaid or […]
Accentra Home Health and Hospice
Choice Health at Home (CHH) has acquired Devotion Hospice, based in Conroe, Texas, enhancing the company’s commitment to delivering comprehensive post-acute care services throughout the Southwestern U.S. “We are excited to welcome Devotion Hospice into the Choice family,” Founder and CEO of Choice, David Jackson, said in a statement. “Their dedication to compassionate end-of-life care […]
Home-based care deals significantly slowed in 2024, but conditions are improving, according to a new report from Mertz Taggart. M&A activity declined from 183 deals in 2021 to 110 in 2023, and then further decreased to 72 in 2024, according to the report. Ultimately, only 14 transactions took place in the last quarter, marking the […]
Choice Health at Home is acquiring the Oklahoma City-based Accentra Home Health and Hospice. The company has also closed on $260 million of new leveraged capital to continue expanding throughout the Southwestern U.S., Choice CEO David Jackson told Home Health Care News. Since its founding, Choice has executed nearly 50 deals. Since its recapitalization – […]
A new artificial intelligence tool has emerged in the home health space. And this one comes from one of the industry’s own operators. Trent Smith, the CEO of the Oklahoma City-based Accentra Home Health and Hospice, is behind the new startup, Apricot, which leverages generative AI specifically. Accentra has been using Apricot for months, but […]