NATURE OF OPERATIONS, CONSOLIDATION AND PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024 state care_center numberOfJointVentures	Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of states with facilities \| state	37
Home Health [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of owned and operated care centers	346
Hospice [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of owned and operated care centers	165
High Acuity Care
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of Joint Ventures \| numberOfJointVentures	9
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Member] \| Product Concentration Risk \| Medicare Revenue [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Percent of net services revenue	71.00%	72.00%

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