Background and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Background and Basis of Presentation

Background and Basis of Presentation

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (“Gentiva” or the “Company”) provides home health services and hospice care throughout most of the United States. The Company’s operations involve servicing its patients and customers through (i) its Home Health segment and (ii) its Hospice segment.

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by the Company using accounting principles consistent with those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each period presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated statements of financial position, comprehensive income and cash flows prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries in which the Company owns more than a 50 percent interest. Noncontrolling interests, which relate to the minority ownership held by third party investors in certain of the Company’s hospice programs, are reported below net (loss) income under the heading “Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests” in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income and presented as a component of equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. All balances and transactions between the consolidated entities have been eliminated.