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 […]

‘Work to Be Done’ in Shaping Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

While many in the hospice space agree that evolution is needed to help ensure quality end-of-life care outcomes, conflicting views swirl around how regulatory requirements and associated processes could get us there. Regulators and hospice providers share a common goal of ensuring quality end-of-life care experiences. But points diverge when it comes to molding the […]

Hospice CEOs: Rising Regulatory Scrutiny Could Spur 2022 Acquisition Market

The hospice merger and acquisitions market has been running hot, with activity showing no signs of cooling as 2022 kicks off. Even so, intensifying regulatory pressure could lead a larger contingent of smaller providers to sell, further stimulating the market. M&A activity in the home health and hospice spaces outpaced other health care service sectors […]

Hospice CEOs Share Top Lessons Learned During a Challenging 2021

Hospice providers saw a great deal of change during 2021. The industry continued to reel from a global pandemic while enduring worsening labor pressure. The market saw shake-ups through massive mergers and acquisitions that reshaped the competitive landscape, as well as regulatory enforcement reform and the onset of the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in — to […]

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 […]

Mission Healthcare Acquires Silverado Hospice California, Utah Locations

San Diego-based Mission Healthcare has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silverado Hospice locations in Ventura and San Mateo, Calif., and Salt Lake City. Mission’s footprint historically has been concentrated in southern California, but this year the home health and hospice provider is starting to push north. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed.  Silverado […]

SCAN Health Plan, MedArrive Bring COVID Vaccines to Homebound Patients

Nonprofit Medicare Advantage payer SCAN Health Plan has launched an initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound members in partnership with the health care logistics company MedArrive. The organization began the program in Los Angeles County, Calif., and quickly expanded to Orange County in that state with near-term plans to spread into more regions. SCAN […]

Agape Care Moving COVID Vaccination Effort Into Local Community

South Carolina-based Agape Care is the first hospice provider in their home state to directly administer COVID-19 vaccinations to staff and is now ramping up to offer vaccinations to the general public. The organization was able to procure vaccine following discussions to educate state officials about the importance of hospice and palliative care staff as […]