Home Health Care News September 3, 2024
Audrie Martin

The home health sector offers an attractive investment opportunity, but also comes with challenges. It is poised to benefit from an aging population and the shift toward value-based care, however, it is also influenced by factors such as rising interest rates, reimbursement difficulties and staffing shortages, all of which have affected the M&A market.

“I have observed several cycles in M&A volume and valuations,” Cory Mertz, managing partner at Mertz Taggart, told Home Health Care News. “Volume is still lower compared to the past few years, for various reasons, such as buyers’ limited access and higher cost of debt. Valuations are still historically strong, not reaching the peak levels of 2021, but stronger than any period prior. This is influenced...

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Topics: Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Post-Acute Care, Provider, Trends
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