Hospice Investors to Watch in 2024

Though the number of hospice M&A deals plummeted in 2023 compared to prior years, deals are still being made, and the industry may see a rebound in 2024. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. Only three hospice deals took place in the third […]

Addus Completes Tennessee Quality Care Deal, Anticipates More Transactions

Addus HomeCare Corp. (NASDAQ: ADUS) has completed the acquisition of the home health, hospice and private-duty company Tennessee Quality Care for an undisclosed amount. Across all of its business lines, the Franklin, Tennessee-based provider serves nearly 1,800 patients daily from 17 locations that cover 50 of that state’s 95 counties. Addus covered the transaction with […]

High Price Tags Pushing Addus Away from Hospice Acquisitions

High valuations have led Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ: ADUS) to pivot towards personal care and home health deals rather than hospice acquisitions. Hospice multiples broke records in 2020, 2021 and 2022, reaching as high as 29x. And though last year’s numbers were somewhat skewed by massive deals, price tags remain high overall. Those costs are making […]

Addus Positioned to ‘Stay Acquisitive’ During 2022

Acquisitions will be crucial to Addus HomeCare Corp.’s (NASDAQ: ADUS) 2022 objectives as COVID headwinds start to abate. The company expects to gain momentum on expansion as the year progresses. Acquisitions remain an important part of the company’s growth strategy as it seeks to co-locate each of its three business lines in the markets it […]

Addus Gains Momentum on JourneyCare Integration

Addus HomeCare Corp (NASDAQ: ADUS) is gaining traction in its integration of JourneyCare as it works to build a larger continuum of coordinated care. Addus completed its $85 million acquisition of Illinois-based nonprofit JourneyCare last month. Serving 750 patients daily in 13 counties, the organization is among the largest hospice providers in that state. The […]

Addus To Build Out Care Continuum Via Hospice, Home Health M&A

This will be another active year for acquisitions at Addus HomeCare Corp (NASDAQ: ADUS), as the company seeks to build out its care continuum from personal care to home health and hospice. A goal for Addus is greater coordination between its three business lines to allow for timely and smooth transitions of care, according to […]