Almost Family, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFAM) founded in 1976, is a leading provider of home health nursing, rehabilitation and personal care services, with over 100 locations in 11 states. Almost Family, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate two segments: Visiting Nurse, or VN, which provides skilled nursing and physical, occupational and speech therapy services primarily to Medicare beneficiaries; and Personal Care, or PC, which provides custodial and personal care services. Almost Family's services are generally covered by federal and state government programs, commercial insurance and private pay.We believe in the importance of local recognition and seek to maintain and support the various trade names we operate under that have developed a reputation for high quality care among patients, referral sources and employees in their local communities. We maintain quality and consistency across locations and regions through our “Senior Advocacy” mission, which trains our caregivers to look beyond the obvious needs of patients to be advocates for their physical, mental, and emotional needs, with the ultimate outcome of allowing them to age in place. Our Specialty Programs, such as Cardiocare, Orthopedics, Optimum Balance, B.R.E.A.T.H.E, Urology, Frail Elderly Care Management, and Telehealth Monitoring, are based upon our Senior Advocacy philosophy and were developed in response to local needs. We believe our Senior Advocacy philosophy in conjunction with our focus on the homebound, geriatric population leads to improved health outcomes.

Amedisys, Inc. is the nation's leading health care company focused on bringing home the continuum of care. Each day Amedisys delivers personalized health care services to more than 35,000 individual patients and their families, in the comfort of patients' homes. Amedisys has two divisions, home health care and hospice, and employs more than 16,000 skilled clinicians across the country. The Company's state-of-the-art advanced chronic care management programs and leading-edge technology enables it to deliver quality care based upon the latest evidence-based best practices. Amedisys is a recognized innovator, being the first in the industry to equip its clinicians with point-of-care laptop technology and referring physicians with an internet portal that enables real-time coordination of patient care seamlessly. Amedisys also has the industry's first-ever nationwide Care Transitions program. Amedisys Care Transitions is designed to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions through patient and caregiver health coaching and care coordination, which starts in the hospital and continues throughout completion of the patient's home health plan of care.

American HomePatient is making sure no one is home alone when it comes to health care. American HomePatient provides home health services from about 240 locations in more than 30 states. The company provides respiratory therapy and equipment, including oxygen therapy, sleep apnea systems, and nebulizers. It also offers home infusion therapy services, including feeding and intravenous drug administration. Additionally, American HomePatient rents and sells durable hospital equipment, including beds and wheelchairs. Mostly it operates independently, but also provides home care in a few areas through joint ventures with hospitals. American HomePatient is owned by investment firm Highland Capital Management.

Apria Healthcare Group Inc. is owned by the Blackstone Group. With about 500 branches nationwide, Apria Healthcare Group is one of the country's largest home health firms. Serving some 1.2 million clients across the US, the company's staff provides supplemental oxygen, ventilators, nebulizers, and sleep monitoring equipment and medication to patients with emphysema, sleep apnea, and other respiratory conditions. Its infusion therapy nurses administer intravenous or injectable therapies -- including pain drugs, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition -- at home or in one of the company's outpatient infusion clinics. Apria also delivers home medical equipment such as walkers and hospital beds.

Arcadia Home Care is a national company that has been providing home care and staffing services since 1977. We rigorously interview and perform thorough background checks on all of our recruits to guarantee we employ only the finest caregivers. Our caregivers are screened and participate in various continuing educational training programs which make them compassionate, trustworthy and professional. All our clients are entitled to a free in- home consultation visit which helps us customize a service plan that meets their individual requirements. Our custom made plans and exceptional quality of home care services provided by our caregivers have made us a leader in the home health field. We work around the clock, 7 days a week to ensure top quality services are provided for our clients.

Cambridge Home Health Care arranges home health care services on behalf of traditional health care providers. Cambridge Home Health Care, Inc. serves customers including managed care organizations, hospitals, doctors, and independent patients from about 35 offices in Ohio and Pennsylvania. It provides traditional medical, pediatric, mental health, and rehabilitation nursing, as well as homemaker and companion services, to chronically ill patients or those recovering from surgeries and medical treatments. CEO Nancy Diller-Shively founded Cambridge Home Health Care in 1994. Sister company Bridgeport Home Health Care operates in Florida.

Cape Medical Supply is MA premiere provider of respiratory care and durable medical equipment. We continuously strive to offer our patients/clients the most complete line of products and services, in addition to providing assistance and support to our referral sources to help ease their concern for their patients' welfare. At our headquarters we have a 20,000 square foot warehouse stocked with equipment to address your needs, and we maintain an extensive database of special order items which we will happily purchase for you on short notice. The specific products are too numerous to mention, but most fall into the following categories; Home Oxygen Products, Sleep Apnea Products (CPAP/Bi-PAP), Bathroom Safety Equipment, Hospital Beds, Orthopedic Goods (Splints and Braces), Mobility Aids, Seat-Lift Chairs, Aids-to-Daily-Living, Specialty Pillows, and much more. All of our products are of the highest quality and we stand by everything we sell. But more than the products, we take great pride in the people who will work with you to address your needs, it is these people, their skill, compassion, dedication and experience, that have made Cape Medical Supply the widely recognized leader in the communities we serve. Family owned and operated since 1977, our owners and employees are very active in community affairs and we take great pride in our civic involvement.

Chemed Corporation brings a professional dignity to times of transition and sewer line clogs. Operating through two major subsidiaries, Chemed Corporation offers hospice care to terminally ill patients through its VITAS Healthcare subsidiary which operates in some 15 US states. VITAS employs doctors, nurses, and other professionals to provide at-home and inpatient services in care facilities. Chemed's better-known Roto-Rooter subsidiary offers plumbing and drain-cleaning services for residential and commercial customers through company-owned, contractor-operated, and franchised locations, some 600 total. A stalwart of the industry, Roto-Rooter offers services throughout the US and in parts of Canada.

Clinical Specialties (aka CSI) provides home-based health care services to patients in Ohio and surrounding regions. The company's nurses and other health care professionals administer intravenous medications -- including chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, and hemophilia treatments -- to patients in their homes. The company also coordinates service with other contracted home health care providers, such as physical therapists, hospice nurses, and home health aids. CSI operates mainly in Ohio, but its service area extends into adjoining parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Coram, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apria Healthcare. Coram infuses healing for its patients. Coram company, also known as Coram Specialty Infusion Services, provides intravenous administration of drugs, as well as specialty pharmaceuticals distribution. With some 80 branches across the US, Coram administers infusion therapies such as parenteral nutrition, antibiotics, pain medications, and hemophilia treatments to patients in their homes and at more than 50 ambulatory infusion sites (located inside some Coram branches). The firm also supplies patients with home respiratory equipment; and its CoramRx unit distributes specialty pharmaceuticals (i.e. high-cost drugs for serious diseases) to patients.

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