Enhabit Sale Rumors Raise Questions, Place Potential Buyers at Defining Crossroads

Earlier this week, a report surfaced claiming that Advent International, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH) and at least a few other companies have “expressed interest” in acquiring Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, the $1.1 billion business currently belonging to Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC). Executives from the Birmingham, Alabama-based Encompass Health have repeatedly stood behind […]

Aveanna, Advent International Reportedly Interested in Buying Encompass Health’s Home Health and Hospice Segment

Months of speculation finally ended in January when Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) announced its home health and hospice segment would spin off as Enhabit Home Health & Hospice and become its own publicly traded company. Or so it seemed. At the end of February, Encompass Health opened the “sale or merger” door again, one […]

AccentCare Uses AI to Track Social Determinants of Health, Reduce Readmissions

Home health providers typically have to learn about their patients’ social determinants of health on the fly, quickly picking up on risk factors like access to transportation and proximity to healthy food following a hospital discharge. One in-home care giant is turning to artificial intelligence for a head start. Earlier this month, AccentCare Inc. revealed […]

AccentCare CMO: ‘We’re Pushing the Envelope on What Can Be Done in the Home’

Market density and integration throughout the health care system are two main pillars for AccentCare, one of the biggest post-acute care companies in the country. Dallas-based AccentCare provides home health, hospice, personal care and related services across more than 175 markets in 16 states. The company has grown rapidly in recent months, thanks to eight […]

[UPDATED] AccentCare to be Acquired by PE Giant Advent International

Global private equity firm Advent International has entered a definitive agreement to acquire AccentCare from its current PE-backer, Oak Hill Capital Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is one of six home health PE deals announced so far this year, with fewer industry deals happening at a slower pace than in years past. […]