Almost Family, Inc. (AFAM)

If this is a family ran company, then it can do good. Families stick together.

Almost like family. That has a nice ring to it and seems to be grabbing its share of a high dollar market.

2/55 in Health Care Services -(82.1 @ A+/A+)

Baby Boomers can only be sustained on supplements for so long. Well done company, great leadership perfect to put money where the bedpan is

Almost Family, Inc. or AFAM is a company and its subsidiaries is a regional provider of home health nursing services. This company went from three to five stars in one year. It is also widely diversified. These things, along with aging Baby Boomers, is part of the reasons this company has done so well. The federal government and insurance companies support home health care because it is much more cost effective to let aging seniors stay in their own homes instead of putting them in hospitals or nursing homes. Due to the economy, both parties in a relationship have to work to support a household. No longer can one of them stay home to care for the grandparents.. AFAM works for Baby Boomers, Families, insurance companies and of course, the Federal Government. Recently, AFAM acquired Patient Care Inc. expanding the company even more. Most assuredly a buy!!

Earnings growth is great!

Excellent value, good return and a strong balance sheet. I had been thinking about this for a while but I am now going to say that this will outperform.

oversees maturing population in usa

Home medical supplies- mainly active in Florida- has an aging population. Very aggressive growth over the last5 years. The company is on an aquisition spree.

Aging of America play.

Great financial, low debt, solid market sector, lots of room for growth.

Home health care is the way to go for the aging baby boomers that fall and can't get up. Recession-resistant industry. Current bear market shouldn't last more than another year at most.

Baby Boomers are getting older, this will require more home bound nursing care! Stock, I think, will be going upward!

Intuitively seems like a safe pick for the long term, for all the obvious boomer reasons, and likely to be serving a growing niche in the market. I know there are some concerns around any changes in Health Care policy that may come about. I believe that Almost Family is largely immune to those changes, as the name says this is about family and providing the right care and support, importantly in the persons own home. We have a lot at stake in our homes these days and do not want to give up that security and equity to fritter away on paying for residential care.

Oh, and from what I can see from the numbers, this appears to be a solid well run company, with good levels of insider ownership (over a third) in line with TMF's "Gem" thinking.

I am going to open the first third of my position in this company while the stock is under $20.

same screen. ebit/ev yield is about 10%. prob sell when it is between 5 and 7%.

whos going to take care of all these baby boomers that can't afford to live life out in a plush retirement/nursing home because their 401K tanked when they were 55 yrs old and they lost 1/3 of their savings????

Simple Answer- We are (tax payers)

Better answer. Companies like Almost Family, who specialize in home nursing care.

No where to go but up

Growth area for an aging population in areas that are attractive to older Americans. Actually, I bought AFAM yesterday, before today's price jump.

Well Ran Region provider in a growing market segment.

Major uptrend, this industry is poised for massive growth with baby-boomer generation.