Maximize the Exit Value of Your Home Health Agency
Maximize the Exit Value of Your Home Health Agency
Expert valuation, growth consulting, and exit strategies for home health and hospice agencies.
Schedule a Free Consultation Schedule a Free Consultation with AriaMaximize the Exit Value of Your Home Health Agency
Expert valuation, growth consulting, and exit strategies for home health and hospice agencies.
Schedule a Free Consultation Schedule a Free Consultation with AriaWhy You Need a Home Health Broker
20+
Years in M&A Advisory
50
States Served Nationwide
$1M–$250M
Revenue Range We Serve
In-House
CPA, Legal, & Capital Advisory
Why You Need a Home Health Broker
Home health agencies and hospice care providers do not always sell like standard service businesses. A buyer is not always just pricing your census. In most cases, they are pricing your Medicare/Medicaid provider billing numbers (CCN), average daily census (ADC), nursing clinical staff retention, and hospital referral source diversity. While generalist brokers often take a standard listing approach, working with an industry-focused advisor typically allows you to highlight your specialized value drivers, navigate technical due diligence, and connect with the most suitable buyers for your business.
Here are some solid reasons why you should consider working with a specialized home health and hospice agencies broker:
- Broad Buyer Network: We connect you with strategic buyers and private equity groups actively seeking home health and hospice agencies.
- Strict Confidentiality: We protect your sale with airtight NDAs so employees, clients, and competitors never find out.
- Clear Financial Recasting: We normalize your earnings and owner add-backs so buyers see your company's true cash flow.
- Streamlined Due Diligence: We make diligence effortless using our secure digital deal rooms and automated document tools.
- Smooth Deal Transition: We help transfer operating licenses, equipment assets, and key customer agreements for a smooth closing.
When selling a business in this sector requires specialized M&A support, our M&A advisors bring the expertise needed to structure deals, navigate diligence, and maximize value.

Who Buys Home Health Care Businesses
The Home Health Care M&A market is active. Knowing which buyer type fits your business determines how you position it and how much you walk away with.
Strategic Acquirers


Private Equity Platforms
Healthcare Search Funds

We run a strictly confidential, controlled process. We screen out window-shoppers so you only engage with well-capitalized, qualified acquirers. Every buyer is rigorously vetted for financial capacity and strategic fit. Your sensitive data is never disclosed without a signed NDA and explicit approval.
Home Health Care Businesses We Help Sell
Our team has advised on transactions across the full range of Home Health Care and related operations.


How We Sell Your Home Health Care Company
A disciplined, fully confidential process that protects your team, customers, and competitive position throughout the transaction.
Valuation
Comprehensive recasting of agency financials, Average Daily Census (ADC) review, Medicare reimbursement audit, and normalized EBITDA determination.
CIM and Buyer-Facing Materials
Creation of an institutional CIM highlighting patient census trends, hospital referral networks, caregiver retention, and CMS quality Star ratings.
Targeted Buyer Outreach
Confidentially presenting the agency to national home health and hospice corporations and private equity healthcare funds under strict NDAs.
Negotiation
Structuring competitive offers focused on maximizing cash-at-close, establishing clear working capital targets, and managing Medicare cap liabilities.
Due Diligence & Closing
Facilitating state Department of Health license change-of-ownership, Medicare CMS-855A transfer approvals, and escrow funding.
Recent Closed M&A Transactions
Frequently Asked Questions
Agencies trade at 5.5x to 10.0x+ EBITDA because home-based clinical care is the lowest-cost, highest-satisfaction care setting for an aging demographic, securing strong bipartisan reimbursement support.
Average Daily Census measures the average number of active patients receiving care per day; ADC stability and average length of stay dictate the enterprise value of a hospice agency.
The Medicare aggregate cap limits total annual Medicare reimbursement per patient; buyers audit historical reimbursement to ensure the agency has zero Medicare overpayment refund liabilities.
Transfers require filing CMS-855A change-of-ownership forms and state Department of Health notifications; we guide buyers and sellers through regulatory approvals smoothly.
Sellers typically provide 6 to 12 months of structured transition support to maintain key hospital discharge planner relationships and mentor clinical administrators.
What Aria Does Differently for Home Health Care Business Owners
There are generalist brokers who will take your listing. Aria runs a process, and for Home Health Care business owners, the difference shows up in the final number.
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We Know Home Health Care Valuations
Average Daily Census (ADC 50+ hospice / 100+ home health), clean Medicare billing and OASIS compliance histories, CMS 4+ Star ratings, and caregiver retention drive top multiples.
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Strict Confidentiality
Crew uncertainty can damage a deal fast. Our process keeps the sale confidential until you decide to disclose, helping protect operations and staff stability.
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One Team, Start to Close
CPA, legal, M&A, real estate, and capital raising all under one roof. The same team that values your business manages the transaction through closing.
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Access to Active Buyers
We work directly with PE-backed platforms, strategic acquirers, and institutional buyers actively acquiring home health care companies.
Reviews from Our Clients
Position Your Home Health Care Company for the Right Buyer
Aria’s Home Health Care business advisory team prepares, markets, and negotiates Home Health Care company business sales with institutional and strategic buyers actively acquiring in the space.
We Close Home Health Care Business Sales Across the Country
Aria delivers Home Health Care M&A advisory services nationwide, with strong transaction activity across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast, supporting owners in all U.S. markets.
No matter where your company is based, our team delivers nationwide M&A support.
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