Aveanna Health plans to become a bigger player in home health, with its first deal in more than three years targeted for the first half of 2025, CEO Jeff Shaner said. The company has not made any home health deals since December 2021 when it paid $345 million to acquire Comfort Care Home Health, a home health and hospice provider in Alabama and Tennessee. Shaner said navigating Aveanna through the COVID-19 pandemic and the nurse staffing shortage over the past few years was more of a priority than making deals. But Shaner said home helath needs to become a core driver for the company’s long-term growth.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/aveanna-health-jeff-shaner-comfort-care-acquisitions-2025