Gentiva Health Services, Inc. provides home health services and hospice services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Home Health and Hospice. The Home Health segment provides direct home nursing and therapy services, including specialty programs. This segment offers skilled nursing and therapy services and paraprofessional nursing services to adult and elder patients through licensed and Medicare-certified agencies. Its specialty programs include Gentiva Orthopedics, which offers individualized home orthopedic rehabilitation services to patients recovering from joint replacement or other orthopedic surgery; Gentiva Safe Strides that provides therapies for patients with balance issues; and Gentiva Cardiopulmonary, which helps patients and their physicians manage heart and lung health in a home-based environment. This segment’s specialty programs also comprise Gentiva Neurorehabilitation, which helps patients who have experienced a neurological injury or condition by removing the obstacles to healing in the patient’s home; and Gentiva Senior Health that addresses the needs of patients with age-related diseases and issues. As of December 31, 2012, it served customers through approximately 265 locations located in 38 states. The Hospice segment provides hospice services primarily in the patient’s home or other residence, such as an assisted living residence, nursing home, and in a hospital. This segment serves terminally ill patients and their families through approximately 165 locations operating in 30 states. Gentiva Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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