Home Health, Inc. is a licensed home healthcare agency providing a full range of skilled nursing and therapy services to patients in five counties of South Carolina. The Company primarily serves Medicare-certified patients from operating locations in Columbia, Rock Hill and Summerville, South Carolina. Home Health, Inc. is headquartered in Florence, South Carolina.
Situation:
- Upon operating under the Company’s first CON since 1996, the shareholders of Home Health, Inc. wished to monetize their investment and focus on other entrepreneurial activities
Challenges:
- Increasing pressure faced by home health providers in lieu of potential changes to healthcare legislation in Washington created uncertainty for a wide spectrum of healthcare providers
- A widely anticipated reduction in future Medicare reimbursements for home health agencies began to create downward pressure on the industry as a whole
- Convincing potential acquirers that the Company would be able to maintain its current levels of profitability going forward
Successful Solution:
- Anderson LeNeave contacted numerous strategic buyers and a focused group of financial buyers, and received 10 indications of interest and 5 letters of intent
- Home Health, Inc. was sold to NHC Homecare South Carolina, LLC, an affiliate of National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE – AMEX: NHC)