LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/12/09 -- Healthcare Advisory Partners will be presenting a program at the 28th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) in Los Angeles, CA on October 12th, 2009. The session will be presented by Jack Eskenazi, Jr. of Healthcare Advisory Partners and Brian Bruenderman of ResCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSCR).

Homecare Valuations in the Real World: Putting Theory into Practice

Consolidation in the homecare industry continues at a torrid pace as larger operators continue to grow through acquisitions and private equity investors look for platform opportunities to enter the space. Valuation methods are easy to talk about, but harder to apply to real-world situations. This presentation examines what makes a homecare agency valuable and how to articulate that value in a practical way that makes sense to both buyers and sellers.

Program Objectives

1. Describe Key Value Drivers that Impact Homecare Valuations

2. Explain the Capitalization of Earnings Method of Valuation

3. Demonstrate the Capitalization of Earnings Method through Case Studies

About Healthcare Advisory Partners:

Healthcare Advisory Partners is a leading mergers & acquisitions advisory firm that specializes in the healthcare services industry. We represent both buyers and sellers of healthcare service firms, especially homecare, hospice, and medical staffing companies. With over 15 years of experience providing M&A advisory services to the healthcare services industry, our principals have consummated literally hundreds of transactions including large, complex recapitalizations with publicly traded companies and small, straightforward divestitures that have been hugely important to the parties involved. We are a multidimensional firm offering a suite of complementary services to middle market healthcare providers. Not only do we provide sell side and buy side representation, but we also offer dedicated search services, valuation services, and access to corporate finance, as well as management consulting services including non-transactional M&A advisory, expert witness services, and fairness opinions.