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LHC Group, FirstLight, Lifespark Craft Strategies to Combat Social Isolation

  • Aug 20, 2018
  • Meaghan Puglisi
  • 1-min Read

Tackling senior isolation has become a priority for many in-home care providers in recent years, from large franchise-based companies like Cincinnati-based FirstLight Home Care to small but growing operations like Edina, Minnesota-based Lifespark. It’s also been an important point for Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), one of the two largest home health providers in the nation.

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