Family Tree Private Care Merges With Choice Health at Home

TYLER, Texas—Family Tree Private Care, a private care operator in the U.S., announced its merger with and into Choice Health at Home, a home health, hospice, personal care and rehabilitation services operator. The merger aims to establish Choice Health at Home as a nationwide operator that offers a full continuum of in-home care to patients.

“This transaction significantly strengthens our business and highlights our unwavering dedication to building scale with quality in all facets of care in the home—including private pay personal care services,” said David Jackson, CEO of Choice Health at Home. “We’re excited to deepen our offering to our community, and feel fortunate to have found a partnership with Daniel Gottschalk and his team at Family Tree. Not just an impressive organic growth story, Family Tree has a strong reputation as a highly desirable home for private care sellers and has completed over 20 acquisitions since 2017. We believe our recently announced $260 million credit facilities are transformational for our combined team to continue to pursue highly accretive (mergers & acquisitions) growth plans into the future.”

Choice Health at Home seeks to provide care throughout the Southwestern U.S. With the addition of Family Tree’s private care operations in Texas and Colorado, the company said it intends to strengthen its presence in those states. Additionally, the transaction aims to provide the infrastructure for a long-term strategic plan that serves as a single destination for in-home care in the region.

“Joining forces with David Jackson and Choice Health at Home marks a pivotal chapter in our journey to transform the aging experience at home,” said Daniel Gottschalk, CEO of Family Tree. “Since our founding by Alex Bonetti in 2011, we’ve focused on building depth in each community we serve and are proud to have built the first scaled private care company with professional caregiving, private nursing and care management services offered at every location. Through this merger, we’re elated to expand our impact in our community by offering care in the home to more than just those who have the resources for private care, and we’re proud to continue our mission with a partner whose culture and passion for client-centric care is aligned with ours.”