M and A activity is hot, with private equity, large home care firms driving deals, finance leaders say
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
Demographics, a global pandemic and potential changes in tax laws are the tailwinds driving strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in home care and hospice for the foreseeable future. That was the...
Hospital-at-home a huge opportunity for home health agencies: expert
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 17, 2021
The recent deal between home health giant Amedisys and hospital-at-home leader Contessa Health could be the wave of the future.
After slow start, M and A activity set to take off for home health: advisory report
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 21, 2021
In the first quarter of this year, home healthcare, hospice and home care companies took a break from a buying binge.
Two major kidney care providers join forces in equipment-sharing deal
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 24, 2021
he nation’s two largest kidney care providers are teaming up to expand in-home dialysis services across the U.S.
Vaccine mandates affecting home health workers likely to spur more legal challenges
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2021
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate affecting home healthcare workers is likely to draw a number of legal challenges, especially when it comes to medical and religious exemptions.
Go West? California providers reimagine caregiver roles, propose guest worker program to fix caregiver...
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 17, 2021
California — the state that has led the nation on everything from environment standards to labor rights — now may be blazing a trail on the caregiver crisis.
New online platform offers resources, training and community to home care workers
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 09, 2021
After more than a decade in the making, Evonne Keeler finally got an online platform for home care workers off and running earlier this week.
Legal challenges sow confusion on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 16, 2021
Legal challenges are adding to the complexity surrounding state and federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home care and home healthcare agencies.
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 13, 2021
Starting AccordCare two months before a global pandemic hit was either the best time or the worst time to launch a personal care company with a unique subset in complex clinical care.
Home healthcare providers join vaccination effort in some states
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 13, 2021
Home healthcare providers are joining forces with hospitals and public health agencies in some states to provide in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to seniors.