- Private Equity and Industry Consolidation are shaping the landscape of home care. We have observed major changes in home care over the past five years as private equity and venture capital firms have entered our industry and acquired software companies, home care franchise organizations, and large independent home care companies. This is shifting the nature of competition in many local markets.
All of our research at Leading Home Care, and our work monitoring the forces and trends that are shaping the future of home care, suggest that this is the leading change that will affect your future as an owner or CEO of a top tier home care company.
Updates on The Trend 
Here is a list of the latest news bulletins and information on this industry trend.
DALLAS, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Havencrest Capital Management (“Havencrest”), a Dallas-based healthcare private equity firm, is pleased to announce the formation of its non-medical home care platform, Avid Health at Home (“Avid” or the “Company”) in connection with its first acquisition of Chicago-based For Papa’s Sake Home Care (“FPS”). 
Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois, FPS is a leading provider of non-medical home care in the greater Chicago area. FPS has received multiple awards and accolades for excellence over the years, including being named the #1 agency in North America by Home Care Pulse in 2022, and Havencrest Operating Partner Jen Lentz is the CEO of the Avid platform.
For Papa’s Sake was represented in this transaction by the Mergers and Acquisitions advisory firm, Mertz Taggart.
Fort Myers, FL, June 23, 2023 /Mertz Taggart 
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Amedisys is merging with Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) in an all-stock deal. The transaction values AMED at $3.6B and AMED stockholders will receive 3.0213 shares of OPCH for each share of AMED. That’s equal to $97.38 per AMED share based on OPCH’s 5/2 closing price.
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Amedisys completed the divestiture of their Personal Care business effective 3/31/2023 (sold to HouseWorks for $50M)
Source: Mertz Taggart
