Back-and-forth shifts in patient volume between skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and in-home care providers have been happening for years. Yet health care policymakers and executives are now examining such shifts — and the potential advantages of delivering care inside an individual’s home instead of a facility — more closely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Insight into how the home health industry’s large, publicly traded companies have been impacted by the coronavirus continues to roll in. The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) was considerably affected by COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020, leadership said during a Thursday conference call. Nonetheless, the Idaho-based company is optimistic about its near-term growth […]
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) announced that a subsidiary of Cornerstone Healthcare Inc. — its home health and hospice portfolio company — has agreed to form a home health joint venture with San Diego-based Scripps Health, a nonprofit health system. The deal is expected to be finalized in the third quarter of 2020. The […]
More than 10 years after the concept for The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) came to be, The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) spinoff has finally made its way to fruition. The deal was completed on Oct. 1, meaning Ensign’s former home health, hospice and senior living businesses are now part of the new publicly traded company. […]
Addus completes Hospice Partners of America deal Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has completed its purchase of Hospice Partners of America. The Frisco, Texas-based at-home care company bought the multi-state hospice provider for $130 million cash — $118.4 million of which was in value and $11.6 million was in estimated tax benefits, according to a […]
Ensign announces spinoff date The Ensign Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) has revealed additional details for its planned home health and hospice spinoff. In May, the Mission Viejo, California-based Ensign announced it planned to spin off its home health, hospice and senior living businesses into The Pennant Group, a separate publicly traded company. Currently, The Ensign […]
The Ensign Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) announced Monday that it has named Jennifer L. Freeman to serve as chief financial officer of The Pennant Group Inc., the planned spinoff company launched from Ensign’s home health, hospice and senior living businesses. Freeman is an Ensign veteran, having joined the company earlier this year as CFO of […]
Mission Viejo, California-based The Ensign Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) unveiled plans Monday to spin off its home health, hospice and senior living businesses into The Pennant Group, a separate publicly traded company. Expected to close by the end of 2019, the Pennant spinoff will consist of 60 home health and hospice agencies and 51 senior […]
The number of publicly traded home health companies in operation may soon rise by one, as The Ensign Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) signaled Monday its intent to spin off and grow a separate business under the name The Pennant Group Inc. Plans for the spinoff — expected to close toward the end of 2019 — […]
Cornerstone Healthcare — the large in-home care provider organization under The Ensign Group Inc. (NYSE: ENSG) umbrella — is actively seeking opportunities to acquire both well-performing and struggling home health, hospice and home care operations across the United States. That’s according to Cornerstone President and CEO Daniel Walker, who hinted at future M&A moves following […]
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