Compared to the dealmaking frenzy of five years ago, home-based care M&A is entering a new phase defined by more selective buyers and a greater emphasis on clinically strong, compliant providers, industry experts told Home Health Care News. Buyers emphasizing geographic density and quality outcomes in dealmaking could accelerate dealmaking into the next year and […]
Processing and maintaining referrals, as well as developing channels to foster new ones, remain common choke points in home-based care. Referral-related challenges emerged as a common theme for operational bottlenecks, industry leaders told Home Health Care News. To ease these burdens, companies are trying out AI tools, clinician-led outreach and tightened relationships with franchise owner-operators. […]
Recruiting and retention remain one of the most difficult challenges in the home-based care industry, but providers are finding that some of the most effective strategies involve making employees feel heard and recognized. Across home-based care organizations, leaders pointed to feedback loops, employee recognition, cross-department collaboration and community partnerships as practical ways to improve retention […]
The home-based care industry has seen several notable CEO transitions in recent history, but new leaders report the same core challenge: growth without losing frontline culture. For new top executives at Elara Caring, LiveWell Partners and Freedom Senior Services, top strategic priorities include building density, expanding service lines and maturing systems — but the leaders […]
Looking back on their careers, home-based care leaders find the most important lessons involve a personal touch. Five industry leaders described to Home Health Care News the key lessons they wish they could impart to their younger selves before stepping into senior leadership. Prioritizing the company’s people and culture emerged as a common theme, though […]
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LiveWell Partners acquires Michigan Community VNA Home Health and Hospice LiveWell Partners acquired Michigan Community VNA Home Health and Hospice, expanding LiveWell’s home-based care footprint in Michigan and marking the company’s third acquisition in the state. “Michigan Community VNA has a long history of serving patients and families with compassion and excellence, and we’re honored […]
The home-based care industry is shifting fast, with major leadership changes, new technologies changing the operational game and a significantly different regulatory landscape, including a federal-level fraud crackdown. Those are big, sometimes abstract forces. But what matters most is how provider leaders show up in an organization’s day-to-day operations: the referral documents someone has to […]
In her new role, LiveWell Partners’ CEO Stacie Bratcher is prioritizing strategic density and service diversification, carefully balancing growth with operational discipline. St. Louis-based LiveWell Partners is a home health and hospice platform backed by the investment firm Camino Partners. Founded in 2023, the company has grown largely through acquisitions concentrated in the Midwest. It […]
Home-based care providers – even active acquirers – are demonstrating that operational density has become the top priority when growing their businesses. The trend toward operational density over a broad geographic footprint has grown over the past two to three years, and the Pennant Group and LiveWell Partners have exemplified this trend, coupling the density-first […]
