Updated: Thursday, 28 Feb 2013, 2:07 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 28 Feb 2013, 2:07 PM EST
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Home health care provider LHC Group Inc. says it has completed its acquisition of the home health service line of Addus HomeCare Corp.
The deal, announced on Feb. 7 and completed Thursday, involves 19 home health agencies and two hospice agencies in five states.
Purchase price was $20 million for Addus HomeCare, based in Palatine, Ill.
Lafayette-based LHC Group now operates at more than 300 locations in 23 states.
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