Amedisys Closes on Massachusetts Personal Care Acquisition


BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED), America’s leading independent home health, hospice and personal care company, announced today that its subsidiary, Associated Home Care, closed on its acquisition of Bring Care Home, a personal care provider in northeastern Massachusetts.

Associated Home Care acquired substantially all assets of Bring Care Home.

“Amedisys is committed to investing in our personal care business and solidifying our position as a home-care leader in Massachusetts,” stated CEO and President Paul Kusserow. “I’m proud to welcome these professionals into the Amedisys family of caregivers.”

Bring Care Home is a privately owned company providing personalized, one-on-one quality care to clients in the North Shore, Merrimack Valley and Greater Boston areas. The company provides personal care, companionship and skilled nursing to clients.

“Bring Care Home has provided excellent care to the communities of northeastern Massachusetts for many years, and we’re honored they chose to join Amedisys and continue this great work together,” said Mike Trigilio, President of Amedisys’ Personal Care Division. “By working together, we’ll share our best practices and clinical expertise in order to expand the quality of care we provide every day.”

The Amedisys Personal Care Division provides individualized, compassionate care to clients in Massachusetts.

About Amedisys:
Amedisys, Inc. is a leading healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health, hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic disease; or hospice care at the end of life. More than 3,000 hospitals and 59,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys is a publicly held company. With 18,300 employees in 420 care centers in 34 states and the District of Columbia, Amedisys is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the doorsteps of more than 369,000 patients and clients in need every year. For more information about the Company, please visit: www.amedisys.com.

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