Encompass Health contemplating IPO, sale or merger of home health and hospice division
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 29, 2021
Encompass Health is examining all possibilities for its home health and hospice division, even a potential sale, said President and CEO Mark Tarr, who raised the possibility during an earnings call Wednesday.
Vaccine mandates affecting home health workers likely to spur more legal challenges
By
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.
Encompass Health: Home healthcare, hospice likely to bounce back from pandemic by later this year
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 12, 2021
Encompass Health is expecting home healthcare and hospice census to return to pre-pandemic levels by the second half of the year.
Addus HomeCare looks to expand home healthcare as pandemic wanes
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 05, 2021
Addus HomeCare is joining the growing league of providers on the search for home healthcare agencies. During a call with analysts on Tuesday, the Frisco, TX-based company said it hoped to score a handful...
Encompass may spin off home health division, analyst predicts
By
Liza Berger
Jun 30, 2021
Home health giant Encompass Health Corp. may be on its way to a spin-off of its home health and hospice division. That is according to Jeffries analyst Brian Tanquilut.
Addus powers through the pandemic, but challenges remain
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 04, 2021
Addus HomeCare executives admitted Tuesday the COVID-19 delta variant is challenging the home care industry as it tries to emerge from the 17-month global pandemic.
Home care wheelers and dealers, start your engines!
By
Liza Berger
Apr 23, 2021
The lackluster days of M&A activity in home care appear to be a distant memory.
VNA to sell home health, hospice operations to Amedisys
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2021
Citing the need for for outside investors to sustain its business, Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), a 125-year-old nonprofit that serves the Omaha, NE, and Council Bluffs, IA, communities today disclosed...
Biden rescinds Medicaid waiver benefiting 300,000 receiving home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 20, 2021
The Biden administration’s decision to rescind a Medicaid waiver for Texas is raising concerns among the 300,000 Texans who receive Medicaid-funded care in their homes.
Nurturing our nurses: How fostering the right culture begets the best care
By
Diane Psaras
Oct 11, 2021
To ensure we’re not only fostering, but truly living and breathing a people-first ethos, we developed the VITAS Difference — a program that demonstrates and celebrates how each and every team member...