Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands											12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2019 USD ($) location $ / shares shares	Sep. 09, 2019 $ / shares shares	Aug. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition											$ 37,370	$ 207,660	$ 184,076
Net service revenues											$ 864,499	$ 764,775	648,791
Common stock, par value | $ / shares											$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Goodwill											$ 504,392	$ 469,072	$ 275,368
Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives											1 year
Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives											25 years
Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued during period | shares								2,300,000					2,300,000
Common stock, par value | $ / shares								$ 0.001
Over Allotment Option [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued during period | shares								300,000
State Licenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired										$ 10,700
Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired										4,700
Armada Skilled Homecare [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 28,438
Armada Skilled Homecare [Member] | Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired		$ 600									$ 600
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives		5 years
Armada Skilled Homecare [Member] | State Licenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired											400
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired		$ 400
Armada Skilled Homecare [Member] | New Mexico [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition		29,800
Excess cash held by acquired business		$ 700
Acquisition related costs											400
Integration costs											500
Net service revenues											4,000
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations											1,300
Queen City Hospice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 169,338
Queen City Hospice [Member] | Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired			$ 1,500									1,500
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives			5 years
Queen City Hospice [Member] | State Licenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired												7,500
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired			$ 7,500
Queen City Hospice [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired			$ 11,000									11,000
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives			15 years
Queen City Hospice [Member] | Ohio [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition			$ 194,800
Excess cash held by acquired business			$ 15,400
Acquisition related costs												1,800
Integration costs											$ 2,200
County Homemakers [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 13,502
County Homemakers [Member] | State Licenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired					$ 300							300
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives					8 years
County Homemakers [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired					$ 100							100
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives					1 year
County Homemakers [Member] | Pennsylvania [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition					$ 15,800
Excess cash held by acquired business					$ 1,100
Acquisition related costs												300
Integration costs												200
A Plus Health Care, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill						$ 9,732
A Plus Health Care, Inc [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired						$ 1,400						1,400
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives						15 years
A Plus Health Care, Inc [Member] | Montana [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition						$ 14,500
Excess cash held by acquired business						$ 2,800
Acquisition related costs												400
Integration costs												300
Hospice Partners [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition							$ 135,600
Excess cash held by acquired business							$ 5,500
Acquisition related costs													$ 1,600
Integration costs												1,600	600
Number of locations | location							21
Goodwill							$ 111,806
Hospice Partners [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued during period | shares							2,300,000,000
Common stock, par value | $ / shares							$ 0.001
Public offering price, per share | $ / shares							$ 79.50
Hospice Partners [Member] | Over Allotment Option [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued during period | shares							300,000,000
Hospice Partners [Member] | Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired							$ 2,500
Hospice Partners [Member] | Non-competition Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives							3 years
Hospice Partners [Member] | Non-competition Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives							5 years
Hospice Partners [Member] | State Licenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired							$ 6,100
Hospice Partners [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired							$ 9,500
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives							15 years
Alliance Home Health Care [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition									$ 23,500
Acquisition related costs													400
Integration costs												$ 200	400
Goodwill									17,062
Alliance Home Health Care [Member] | State Licenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired									$ 1,100
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives									10 years
Indefinite lived intangible assets acquired									$ 4,300
VIP Health Care Services [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition										29,900
Acquisition related costs													300
Integration costs													$ 500
Goodwill										$ 11,936
VIP Health Care Services [Member] | State Licenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives										6 years
VIP Health Care Services [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives										8 years
Summit Home Health, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition	$ 8,100
Goodwill	$ 6,500
SunLife Hospice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price for business acquisition				$ 1,700
Goodwill				$ 1,600