New Day Healthcare Acquires Dunes Hospice

The home health and hospice company New Day Healthcare has acquired Dunes Hospice in Indiana for an undisclosed amount. The deal marks New Day’s 16th acquisition to date, as well as its first entry into the Indiana market. The company plans to build density in that state by adding personal care services and skilled home […]

h/care Acquires American Premier Home Health

The health care management organization h/care has acquired American Premier Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care, based in Phoenix. h/care builds out its footprint using a hub-and-spoke model, in which they establish a foothold in a key market and expands into adjacent communities. Financial terms for the transaction were undisclosed. Phoenix is now one of […]

New Day Acquires Heritage Home Healthcare

Texas-based New Day Healthcare has inked an agreement to acquire New Mexico-based Heritage Home Healthcare LLC for an undisclosed sum. The deal widens the company’s patient reach and marks its entrance into a new state. The acquisition has been several years in the making, according to New Day Founder and CEO G. Scott Herman. Organizational […]

Willamette Vital Health Completes Affiliation with Chapters Health System

Oregon-based Willamette Vital Health has completed its affiliation with Chapter Health System. Willamette now becomes part of Chapters Health West, an extension of Florida-based Chapters’ footprint into Nevada, California and Oregon. Chapters Health West came into being with the affiliation of four hospices with Chapters, including Nathan Adelson, California-based Hospice of Santa Cruz County and […]

UnitedHealth Group ‘Optimistic’ on Amedisys Deal Closing

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UHN) still expects to close its purchase of Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) despite ongoing legal challenges.  This is according to a document that the insurance and health care services giant prepared in advance of its annual shareholder meeting. The document was inadvertently leaked to the news site STAT on Wednesday. It contained talking […]

h/care Acquires Home Health, Hospice Provider VNA of Ohio

The health care management organization h/care has acquired the home health and hospice provider Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio (VNA). Financial terms were undisclosed. VNA was established in 1902 by 13 women seeking to provide care to the seriously ill. The organization has been considering a sale for some time, according to Ryan Haller, CEO […]

Empath Health to Sell Service Center Location

The Florida-based senior care provider Empath Health is selling one of its administrative service centers, located in Pinellas County in its home state. The center was initially established by Suncoast Hospice, which is now an Empath Health affiliate. The sale is part of Empath’s effort to “realign its physical footprint” to invent more directly in […]

Hospice M&A Likely to Pick Up in Late 2025

Economic uncertainties may have put a damper on health care M&A during the first quarter of the year, but many still expect a rebound as 2025 progresses. This is according to research by the management consulting firm BRG, which recently issued a report on deal activity in the health care sector. About 20% of 150 […]

SCAN Group Acquires 100% Stake in PACE Provider myPlace Health

The nonprofit Medicare Advantage and health care services organization SCAN Group has fully acquired the myPlace Health, in which it previously held a partial stake. myPlace Health is a Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) company. The company is now wholly owned by SCAN Group, the parent company of SCAN Health Plan. myPlace […]

Amedisys to Divest Hospice, Home Health Locations to BrightSpring, The Pennant Group

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) is divesting a number of its home health and hospice locations to several companies in advance of its acquisition by the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum. Amedisys is selling a number of its care centers to Adoration Home Health Acquisitions, LLC, Adoration Hospice Care Acquisitions, LLC, and Senescence, LLC, DBA […]