Almost Family: Almost Family closes merger to create massive home-health company

Shareholders for both Louisville-based Almost Family Inc. and Lafayette, La.-based LHC Group Inc. approved the merger of the companies on Thursday, closing the deal and creating the second largest home-health company in the U.S. The merger LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) and Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM) will be effective April 1, according to a joint news release from the companies. The deal was announced in November 2017. LHC Group will now operate 780 locations in 36 states that cover 60 percent of...