SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emeritus Corporation (NYSE: ESC) (“Emeritus” or the “Company”), the nation’s largest provider of assisted living and memory care services, today closed the previously announced acquisition of Nurse on Call, Inc. Nurse on Call is the largest Medicare-licensed home health care provider in Florida and one of the largest such providers in the United States. Emeritus paid $102.5 million for 91% of the equity of Nurse on Call’s parent company, and the remaining equity is owned by certain members of Nurse on Call’s management team.
About Emeritus Corporation
Emeritus Corporation is the nation’s largest assisted living and memory care provider with capacity to serve nearly 50,000 residents. More than 28,000 employees support more than 470 communities throughout 44 states coast to coast. Emeritus offers the spectrum of senior residential choices, care options and life enrichment programs that fulfill individual needs and promote purposeful living throughout the aging process. Its experts provide insights on senior living, care, wellness, brain health, caregiving and family topics at www.emeritus.com, which also offers details on the organization’s services. Emeritus’ common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ESC.
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