


Lumia Care Expands into South Australia With Pop-Up Health Acquisition
On October 30, Lumia Care announced that it has expanded into South Australia through its acquisition of Pop-Up Health. Founded in 2012, Pop-Up Health serves more than 400 South Australians daily with in-home and specialty healthcare. Lumia Care is an Australian healthcare group offering homecare services with personalized care plans, including assistance with daily activities and medical care, to support individuals at home. The Pop-Up Health acquisition brings 330 new nurses and care workers to Lumia’s network, extending its reach and service offerings across Australia. By joining Lumia, Pop-Up Health benefits from a national platform that supports local expertise with additional... Read More »
Agenda Health Advises LiveWell Partners on Acquisition of Hope Home Care – A Look Behind the Deal
Agenda Health, a healthcare-focused M&A advisory firm based in Austin, Texas, played a pivotal role in the recent acquisition of Hope Home Care, an Ohio-based home care provider, by LiveWell Partners. The transaction marks a strategic move for LiveWell, enabling it to expand its footprint into Ohio, a state critical to its growth strategy in the Midwest. LiveWell Partners is a St. Louis, Missouri-based homecare provider focused on delivering top-tier clinical outcomes to its patients by building great teams through its whole person approach for its colleagues. We spoke with the Agenda Health executive team behind the deal, as well as LiveWell Partners to gain insights into... Read More »
Elevance Health Adds To Carelon Portfolio With Carebridge Acquisition
Elevance Health has signed a deal to purchase Carebridge, a Nashville, Tennessee-based manager of home care and community-based services. The agreement to buy Carebridge was disclosed by Elevance Health president and chief executive officer Gail K. Boudreaux during a call on the morning of October 18, 2024 to discuss the company’s third quarter earnings. CareBridge helps coordinate care of individuals who receive home and community-based services by providing 24/7 access to a clinician. CareBridge generates more than $4 billion annually, according to a spokeswoman with Oak HC/FT, an investment firm that helped start the company in 2019. Elevance Health, formerly Anthem, Inc., connects... Read More »
Durable Medical Equipment: Driving Growth in Home Health & Hospice
When the Home Health and Hospice (HH&H) sector is talked about, the focus is typically centered on patient-centric areas, leaving one vital component under-discussed: the durable medical equipment and respiratory home care (DME) field. The DME subsector is a broad industry that encompasses daily medical equipment designed for use in the home. This includes in-home services for mobility aids, shower and transfer benches, in-home hospital beds, oxygen and breathing concentrators, internal and external feeding tubes, surgical dressings, wound care equipment, ostomy bags, tracheostomy tubes and blood testing diabetic strips. According to the LevinPro HC database, as of October 4, 2024,... Read More »