Transactions: PE-Backed PurposeCare Makes Slew Of Acquisitions; CenterWell Senior Primary Care Expands

PurposeCare acquires a number of agencies PurposeCare — a Lorient Capital-backed provider of home care and home health services — has acquired six agencies. The company purchased Purpose Home Health, Alliance Home Health Services, A1 Home Health Care and A1 Nursing Care, Newsome Home Health Care and Honor Home Health. “The need for well-coordinated care […]

‘We’re Never Going Back to an Institution-First Model’: Home Care Veteran Ready to Lead New Aging-in-Place SPAC

A new blank-check company is hunting for aging-in-place businesses to take public. And unlike other senior care-related special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) launched in the past year, this one — DTRT Health — is led by a well-known home care veteran with ample public experience. “There’s quite a number of fascinating public-ready companies of scale, […]

Why Senior-Focused Primary Care Centers Are Reaching into the Home

More and more primary care centers have chosen to specialize in serving seniors. In particular, companies such as CareMax Inc. (Nasdaq: CMAX), VillageMD and Humana Inc., mainly through its CenterWell Senior Primary Care arm, have all solidified their spots in the senior care sector by becoming a one-stop-shop for geriatric services. In the case of […]

Blank-Check Company Deerfield to Combine CareMax, IMC Medical Group in $614M Play

The health care SPAC boom continues. On Friday, Deerfield Healthcare Technology Acquisitions Corp. (Nasdaq: DFHT) announced it is acquiring CareMax Medical Group and IMC Medical Group Holdings for $364 million and $250 million, respectively. The New York-based Deerfield — a special purpose acquisition company — says it plans on merging the two senior care organizations […]