Help at Home Announces Three Acquisitions, Expands in Key State

Help at Home, one of the nation’s largest home care providers, has announced three transactions.

The company acquired Care By Your Side, One Care Health and AAMedcare, all Georgia-based home care providers.

“By bringing our unique value proposition to more Georgia communities, we can deliver beautiful days and meaningful moments,” Help at Home COO Ray Smithberger said in a statement. “We continue to focus on creating an environment that promotes caregiver well-being and satisfaction, which in turn allows them to provide the highest quality care to more clients who want to age in place.”

Chicago-based Help at Home is a personal care provider focused primarily on Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS). The company operates more than 180 locations in 11 states, with 67,000 clients and more than 58,000 caregivers. It is backed by The Vistria Group and Centerbridge Partners.

The company already had a strong presence in Georgia, but especially in the southern part of the state. It will now enter the Atlanta and Augusta markets. These acquisitions will also help the company “continue its commitment to its footprint in southern Georgia,” according to the press release.

Last month, at Home Health Care News’ FUTURE conference, Help at Home President Tim O’Rourke told HHCN that the company would be looking to expand its presence in the near future. The recent activity in Georgia is further evidence of that.

O’Rourke also explained that the company would continue to focus on home care, rather than venturing into other service sectors.

“Growth continues to be very strong in what we do, both organically and in terms of M&A activity,” he said. “We continue to see this as a big opportunity for us, not only today, but going forward. I think the biggest change that we continue to see is this ability to really connect home care to health care. Our ability to support our caregivers even more than they’ve ever been supported before — with this team of social workers, nurses, community health workers — and start connecting people to the health care system is a really huge opportunity for us.”

O’Rourke also added that while Help at Home isn’t focusing on other service lines, it wants to create opportunities for complementary services for clients, such as transportation, meals and laundry services, for example.

“We are working tirelessly to meet the growing demands of seniors and people with disabilities for in-home care services that allow them to live as independently as possible in their own homes,” Jennifer Clayton, Help at Home’s senior area manager, said in a statement. “We want to welcome caregivers, clients and our payer partners from across the Peach State to Help at Home.”