Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
LTC Company Enters Home Health Market
Published on Fri Mar 21, 2014
A Louisville-based long-term care company is getting into the home care business. Signature Now, which operates nursing homes, rehab centers and critical access hospitals in eight states, recently purchased Florida-based ConfiCare Home Health Solutions, reports the Business First Louisville newspaper. The company has been re-named Signature HomeNow.
Signature already was providing non-skilled home health services, the newspaper says. The acquisition adds skilled home health — and 200 employees — to its service offerings
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