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Mertz Taggart follows the publicly traded home-based care companies and reports on their earnings calls each quarter. Take a closer look at the M&A activity that marked Q4 2025.

Unlock maximum value for your agency. Discover the financial benchmarks (45–55% margins) and operational efficiencies advisors use to evaluate home health and hospice assets during the M&A process.

Home care owners get unsolicited acquisition offers constantly. Here’s how to evaluate them, protect your value, and decide whether it’s time to explore a sale.

A breakdown of how the latest Medicaid data release has made home care agencies visible to private equity buyers—and why direct outreach often caps valuation.

A practical guide for behavioral health business owners on valuation drivers, buyer expectations, and M&A trends shaping deals in 2026 and beyond.

The recap of Behavioral Health M&A activity is now available in our M&A Report! Read all about the transactions that marked Q4 2025!

After years of uncertainty, hospice M&A has reached a clear inflection point. Q4 2025 marked the strongest transaction volume since 2021, driven by premium platform deals that reset valuation benchmarks and restored buyer confidence. As interest rates ease and the valuation gap narrows, private equity is deploying capital more aggressively. According to Cory Mertz, buyers are back—but the bar for clinical integrity and compliance has never been higher.

The recap of Home-Based Care M&A activity is now available in our M&A Report! Read all about the transactions that marked Q4 2025!

Behind the Curtain - a webinar series that bridges the gap between healthcare industry buyers and sellers by gathering valuable insights — helping owners understand what drives buyer interest and what may hold them back. This time, Rich Tinsley, CDO at Help at Home shared his insights on what Strategic Buyers really look for in a Home Care M&A.

Mertz Taggart follows the publicly traded home-based care companies and reports on their earnings calls each quarter. Take a closer look at the M&A activity that marked Q3 2025.

The recap of Behavioral Health M&A activity is now available in our M&A Report! Read all about the transactions that marked Q3 2025!

The recap of Home-Based Care M&A activity is now available in our M&A Report! Read all about the transactions that marked Q3 2025!

The recap of Home-Based Care M&A activity is now available in our M&A Report! Read all about the transactions that marked Q4 2024!

Discover how home health and hospice agencies can prepare for successful transactions in a shifting landscape.

The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) marketplace is undergoing a dynamic transformation, driven by shifting industry trends,...