Nonprofit Hospices Selling to For-Profit Providers, Trend May Accelerate

Industry consolidation has been robust in the hospice space, with deal volume and valuations outpacing other health care industry sectors. Most of these transactions involve one for-profit company buying another. However, more instances are cropping up in which a for-profit agency purchases a nonprofit hospice. While individual nonprofits have grown in recent years, in aggregate […]

InTandem Capital Invests in Hospice Provider Providence Care

InTandem Capital Partners, LLC has made a growth equity investment in South Carolina-based Providence Care. Financial terms were undisclosed. Providence Care offers hospice, palliative care, skilled nursing and in-home physician services. Growth capital investments are different from acquisitions. The investor gets a stake in the company, but this is not a full buyout. These investments […]

The Care Team Beefs Up Texas Presence with Crossroads Hospice Acquisition

Hospice and home health provider The Care Team today completed its acquisition of Texas-based Crossroads Hospice in a deal that further expands the company’s footprint in the Lone Star State. Financial terms of the purchase were undisclosed. Crossroads Hospice was established in 2018 and provides services across the Houston area and surrounding counties. Some Crossroads […]

Amedisys’ Contessa Deal Opening Doors to New M&A, JV Opportunities

The acquisition of Contessa Health by Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) is opening new lines of communication with hospitals and health systems that could fuel further expansion by the home health and hospice provider.  Amedisys purchased Contessa in June 2021 for a total consideration of $250 million. Contessa Health is a Tennessee-based company that provides hospital-at-home and […]

LHC Group to Build on 2021 Acquisitions with De Novos, JVs

LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHC) had a record-breaking year when it came to acquisitions during 2021, with much of that activity leaning towards hospice. As 2022 begins, the company is focused on integrating those new assets and elevating their performance to its full potential, while fueling further growth with de novos and its joint venture strategy. […]

Choice Health at Home Secures $190 Million Credit Facility, Completes Two Acquisitions

Texas-headquartered Choice Health at Home has closed a $190 million credit facility led by Oxford Finance, a global specialty financial firm focused on life sciences and health care investments. In conjunction with this infusion of capital, Choice has purchased Kindful Hospice and Amed Home. Financial terms were undisclosed. AllianceBernstein and Maranon Capital served as co-syndication […]

Agape Care Purchases Lanier Hospice in Georgia

South Carolina-headquartered Agape Care is steaming forward with its plans for multi-state expansion with the acquisition of Lanier Hospice in Georgia for an undisclosed sum. The deal extends Agape’s footprint to 98 Georgia counties, covering 65% of the state. Agape is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners, which last October […]

Jet Health Expands in Texas with Blessings Hospice Acquisition

Jet Health has announced the acquisition of Arlington, Texas-based Blessings Hospice for an undisclosed sum, boosting its presence in an increasingly competitive market. The deal expands the company’s footprint in its home state. The transaction marks the eighth overall acquisition for Jet Health – and its fifth hospice deal – since its founding in 2016. […]

Encompass Health Forms New Joint Venture with Saint Alphonsus Health System

Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) on Wednesday announced a new joint venture with Saint Alphonsus Health System in a move that expands the company’s hospice and home health reach in Idaho. Financial details of the transaction were undisclosed. The joint venture is the latest in a swelling hospice reach for Encompass. The company last year […]