Pikeville Medical Center — one of the largest hospitals in eastern Kentucky — announced last week that it’s selling its home health division to Home Care Health Services. In doing so, Pikeville joins the ever-growing list of hospitals outsourcing their home health operations to nearby agencies, often because of workforce or financial challenges. Financial terms of the deal between Pikeville and Home Care Health Services — expected to close in toward the middle of July — were not disclosed.

Clients receiving addiction and mental health services will notice an administrative change in their care beginning next month. Consolidated Care Inc. will be acquired by TCN Behavioral Health Services, effective July 1, but patients will see no particular changes to their care, or fee structure. “CCI decided to seek a partnership with another agency because it wanted the ability to provide a wider array of services,” according to a letter mailed to current CCI clients. “CCI conducted an extensive search within the region looking for that opportunity.

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., June 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice care and assisted living companies, announced today that a subsidiary of Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc., Ensign’s home health and hospice portfolio subsidiary, acquired the assets of Preceptor Health Care, which provides home health, hospice, and therapy services in eastern Wisconsin. The acquisition was effective June 1, 2019. “This strategic acquisition allows Cornerstone to partner with Ensign’s skilled nursing and senior living facilities in the area,” said Christopher Christensen, Ensign’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "Providing this full range of services," Christensen continued, "gives us a unique opportunity to improve outcomes and reduce rehospitalization rates for those patients who entrust us with their care."

LAFAYETTE, La., June 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) and AtlantiCare – A Member of Geisinger have finalized a previously announced joint venture (JV) agreement and purchase that includes home health and hospice services at AtlantiCare in Atlantic County, New Jersey – expanding LHC Group’s footprint within the state. In April, LHC Group and Geisinger finalized their previously announced JV partnership for home health and hospice services at Geisinger locations in Pennsylvania. These agencies, which serve their local communities in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, represent annualized revenue of approximately $35 million.

SAN DIEGO & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TEAM Services Group (“TEAM”), a portfolio company of Alpine Investors V and V SBIC, LP (“Alpine”), announced today that they have partnered with Circle of Life Home Care Anishinaabe, Inc. (“Circle of Life” or “COLHCA”), a leading home care agency providing personal care attendant and homemaking services with a focus on serving Native American communities.