State vaccine mandates continue to vex home care agencies
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 07, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine mandates in two states are giving home care agencies massive headaches.
Mergers and acquisitions receive more scrutiny from buyers, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 02, 2021
It may be a seller’s market in the home care and hospice industry, but buyers are scrutinizing potential deals more closely.
Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.
Home care agencies push for Medicaid caregiver funding while association lobbies for end to Medicare...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 16, 2021
As home care helps to drive home the need for Congress to increase Medicaid funding, providers on Thursday made two key Medicare-related requests.
Home care providers, do physicians see your value? Think again
By
Dave Hochanadel
Sep 01, 2021
Home-based senior care providers face a significant problem when it comes to differentiation in the eyes of referring physicians.
Private equity’s Pharos Capital Group secures another home health deal
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 14, 2021
In another sign that mergers and acquisitions are heating up, Dallas and Nashville-based private equity firm Pharos Capital Group has added another hospice and home healthcare agency to its stable of businesse
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.
LHC Group says buying binge will continue through the remainder of the year
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 04, 2021
In just over two weeks home health giant LHC Group has spent $135 million on three hospice acquisitions, but its recent shopping habit is far from over.