Another in-person event came and went this week, as Home Health Care News hosted its annual Capital+Strategy event in Arlington, Virginia. And as executives, analysts, private equity representatives and others gathered to discuss the state of home-based care, news dropped that UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is acquiring LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) and combining the […]
Help At Home Inc.
Help at Home is launching a new model of care, one that it believes can be centered entirely around the home instead of the doctor’s office or hospital. The model’s goal is to capture insights from caregivers to recognize client needs and then engage the rest of the health system from there. Dubbed “HealthyMATCH,” it […]
Help at Home — a private equity-backed provider of home- and community-based care — has acquired Community Care Systems (CCS). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in the 1908s, the Illinois-based CCS will become part of the Help at Home network, adding 13 additional locations and nearly 6,000 new clients. With nearly […]
Help at Home — a provider of home- and community-based services (HCBS) — is considering going public. The Chicago-based company has even selected banks to help it prepare for an IPO later this year, Bloomberg News reported. More providers are considering public exits thanks to an increasing demand for home-based care, promising outlooks for public […]
In-home care tailwinds have only grown stronger during the COVID-19 crisis. That, in turn, is prompting the home health industry itself to change. Initially, much of that change has come in the form of more M&A action and investment, especially from private equity interests. Eventually, though, it will also likely manifest in more activity in […]
Jet Health acquires Carrington Hospice Care Home health provider Jet Health Inc. announced it has acquired Carrington Hospice Care Inc. Irvine, California-based Jet Health provides physical, speech and occupational therapy services, plus skilled nursing, hospice and personal care. Medical social services are also part of Jet Health’s business mix. The company operates in Texas, New […]
Days after Illinois’ largest statewide provider of social services announced major program and job cuts affecting about 4,700 clients, including homebound seniors, a Chicago-based home care agency has intervened to help. On Jan. 22, Des Plaines, Illinois-based Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) eliminated 750 jobs and closed more than 30 programs throughout the state. The […]