published: Sunday, November 16, 2008

Florida Home Health earns top-25 status

Special to the News-Sun

SEBRING -- Florida Home Health, owned and operated by Almost Family, announced recently that it has been ranked No. 24 in Forbes' 2008 listing of the 200 Best Small Companies in America, rising from No. 77 ranking in 2007.

"We're very proud to announce again to be recognized in this prestigious listing of best small companies. More importantly, we're thrilled to have moved so far up the listing in only one year, reflecting the continued commitment and dedication of our employees and the execution of our growth strategy," said William B. Yarmuth, president and CEO of Almost Family, Inc.

To qualify for the 200 Best Small Companies list, companies had to have shown a consistent pattern of positive growth over the past 12 months and also over a five-year period.

Forbes selected companies with revenues between 5 million and $750 million, net profit margins greater than 5 percent and share prices above $5 as of Sept. 29.

Florida Home Health has been serving the patients and physicians of Highlands County for more than two years.

The agency is a Medicare certified, JCAHO-accredited home health company that specialize in home nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychiatric nursing and medical social work.

Almost Family Inc., founded in 1976, is a leading provider of home health nursing services, with branch locations in Florida, Kentucky, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, Massachusetts, Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Indiana (in order of revenue significance). Almost Family, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate over 90 branch locations in 11 US states.