ACQUISITIONS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
ACQUISITIONS	ACQUISITIONS We complete acquisitions from time to time in order to pursue our strategy of increasing our market presence by expanding our service base and enhancing our position in certain geographic areas as a leading provider of home health, hospice and personal care services. The purchase price paid for acquisitions is negotiated through arm’s length transactions, with consideration based on our analysis of, among other things, comparable acquisitions and expected cash flows. Acquisitions are accounted for as purchases and are included in our consolidated financial statements from their respective acquisition dates. Goodwill generated from acquisitions is recognized for the excess of the purchase price over tangible and identifiable intangible assets because of the expected contributions of the acquisitions to our overall corporate strategy. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets for significant acquisitions. The preliminary purchase price allocation is adjusted, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date if management obtains more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed. On March 1, 2018, we acquired the assets of Christian Care at Home which provides home health services to the state of Kentucky for a total purchase price of $2.3 million. The purchase price was paid with cash on hand on the date of the transaction. Based on our preliminary purchase price allocation, we recorded goodwill of $2.3 million in connection with the acquisition during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. On May 1, 2018, we acquired the assets of East Tennessee Personal Care Services which owns and operates one personal-care care center servicing the state of Tennessee for a total purchase price of $2.0 million (subject to certain adjustments, of which $0.2 million was placed in a promissory note to be paid over 24 months, subject to any offsets or withholds for indemnification purposes). The purchase price was paid with cash on hand on the date of the transaction. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2018, we recorded goodwill of $1.9 million and other intangibles - non-compete agreements of $0.1 million in connection with the acquisition. The non-compete agreement will be amortized over a weighted-average period of 2.8 years.

ACQUISITIONS

We complete acquisitions from time to time in order to pursue our strategy of increasing our market presence by expanding our service base and enhancing our position in certain geographic areas as a leading provider of home health, hospice and personal care services. The purchase price paid for acquisitions is negotiated through arm’s length transactions, with consideration based on our analysis of, among other things, comparable acquisitions and expected cash flows. Acquisitions are accounted for as purchases and are included in our consolidated financial statements from their respective acquisition dates. Goodwill generated from acquisitions is recognized for the excess of the purchase price over tangible and identifiable intangible assets because of the expected contributions of the acquisitions to our overall corporate strategy. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets for significant acquisitions. The preliminary purchase price allocation is adjusted, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date if management obtains more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed.

On March 1, 2018, we acquired the assets of Christian Care at Home which provides home health services to the state of Kentucky for a total purchase price of $2.3 million. The purchase price was paid with cash on hand on the date of the transaction. Based on our preliminary purchase price allocation, we recorded goodwill of $2.3 million in connection with the acquisition during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018.

On May 1, 2018, we acquired the assets of East Tennessee Personal Care Services which owns and operates one personal-care care center servicing the state of Tennessee for a total purchase price of $2.0 million (subject to certain adjustments, of which $0.2 million was placed in a promissory note to be paid over 24 months, subject to any offsets or withholds for indemnification purposes). The purchase price was paid with cash on hand on the date of the transaction. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2018, we recorded goodwill of $1.9 million and other intangibles - non-compete agreements of $0.1 million in connection with the acquisition. The non-compete agreement will be amortized over a weighted-average period of 2.8 years.