Georgia home health buyers review sustainable earnings, Medicare certification, payer mix, referral concentration, staffing, surveys, claims, ownership history, and the scope of required CON approvals. The CON framework can affect supply, but it does not create a universal premium. The confidential calculator can provide a preliminary range. An advisor should review the financials and approvals before you rely on it.

Georgia’s hospice provider count has grown quickly, so buyers have choices. Agencies with stable census, clean surveys, sound length-of-stay metrics, and diverse referral sources are easier to distinguish. Whether now is a good time for your agency depends on its financial performance, compliance record, scale, and buyer fit. A confidential valuation can put those factors into a preliminary range before you decide whether to proceed.

For home health, it can. Georgia’s CON program governs covered services, so the working questions are which approvals the agency holds, their authorized scope, and how the proposed transaction affects them. DCH guidance and healthcare counsel should be consulted before marketing. A separate federal issue now applies nationwide: CMS’s May 2026 moratorium restricts initial HHA and hospice enrollment applications and non-exempt changes in majority ownership. State CON standing does not override that federal restriction, and hospice or non-medical home care still require their own service-specific review.

The schedule for a Georgia sale depends on preparation, buyer diligence, financing, DCH and CON requirements where applicable, Medicare enrollment, transaction structure, and third-party consents. During the federal enrollment moratorium, some majority ownership changes may not be available. Organizing licenses, CON records, surveys, claims and census data, ownership history, payer contracts, staffing information, and normalized financials before outreach helps reduce delays.

We start with a blind profile and require an NDA before a qualified buyer receives identifying information. Staff, patients, and referral partners are not involved until a transition communication plan is needed, and you approve that plan. This helps protect relationships with hospital systems, physician groups, and facility networks while buyers evaluate the agency.

Yes. The rule applies to Medicare-certified home health agencies nationwide. If a majority ownership change occurs within 36 months of initial enrollment or a prior majority change, the provider agreement generally does not transfer. The buyer must enroll as a new provider, which can interrupt billing. In Georgia, that result may also affect the value attached to existing CON approvals. Review the ownership history, transaction structure, and timing with an advisor and healthcare counsel before marketing.