The Justice Department and the whistleblower filing the claim eventually agreed to settle for far less, leaving Consulate responsible for only $4.5 million in light of the company declaring bankruptcy. By 2018, the for-profit company controlled one out of every nine nursing homes in Florida, the Naples Daily News reported, including 13 in Tampa Bay. A household nameĬonsulate was well known in Florida even before the pandemic struck. With new company names and opaque relationships, he said, consumers searching for a nursing home in Florida may have a hard time knowing a facility’s prior history or current ownership.

It’s the same employees, the same leadership - but it’s now under a new, rebranded fancy name.” “But no one is ever going to know that the new ‘Happy Nursing Home LLC’ is actually the same exact people as Consulate. “If you Google Consulate, you’ve got 20 years of bad press,” said Bill Dean, a former Miami-Dade prosecutor who now specializes in suing nursing homes. Such reorganization leaves consumers in the dark, critics say. Many of Consulate’s Florida nursing homes have begun to change their individual names as well, erasing any affiliation with the chain. But we are still the corporate office for any of those companies.” Anything inside the state of Florida has been divvied up among Radiant, Independence and NSPIRE. “Anything that’s outside of the state of Florida is still considered Consulate. For more information visit or find an in-home care location near you.“Consulate broke into four different companies,” said a receptionist at Consulate Health Care’s office in Georgia. No matter what each person's circumstances are, SYNERGY HomeCare steps in with effective, comforting, life-affirming care that moves people emotionally and physically forward. The company provides a broad range of non-medical in-home services including personal care, companion care, memory care and specialized care for individuals who are living with physical or developmental disabilities, chronic health conditions or recovering from illness or surgery.

SYNERGY HomeCare is the fastest-growing national franchisor in the home care industry with over 200 franchises in more than 480 territories across the U.S. ABOUT SYNERGY HOMECARE - The Leading Home Care Provider *SYNERGY HomeCare awarded more territories than any other franchisor in the home care category each of the past three years according to a review of franchise disclosure documents (FDDs) and other public records of all home care franchisors who are members of the International Franchise Association (IFA). Our industry is about the people we get to help and that means identifying the right people to bring into our network and giving them a platform to succeed.' For more information on SYNERGY HomeCare franchising opportunities visit. 'We continue to focus on the impact our franchisees make on their clients and their loved ones. 'After experiencing so much success these past few years, we're continuing to drive forward as our brand value is being recognized,' said SYNERGY HomeCare Chief Growth Officer Mike Steed. In just the last 12 months alone, we have launched several initiatives that allow our franchisees to best connect with potential clients and referral partners.' Young pointed to SYNERGY HomeCare's most recent Disability Care, Memory Care, and Concierge Care programs as more examples of how the company is leading in the homecare industry. They are eager to open quickly and take advantage of our brand offerings to serve those in their local communities. But I'm even more excited about the continued quality of our franchisees. 'Our nation continues to see a growing demographic of older adults who need non-medical in-home support, and we are attracting compassionate entrepreneurs who see value in our enhanced franchise value and servicing model to meet that demand,' said SYNERGY HomeCare CEO Charlie Young. SYNERGY HomeCare added 16 new territories to its network in the third quarter of 2023 including seven in Texas along with additional sales in Florida, Utah, California, Ohio, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and its first-ever agency in Eastern Idaho, which will serve the greater Idaho Falls area. The brand currently has 488 sold territories, up 45% since January 2020. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - SYNERGY ® HomeCare, a leading national home care franchise and an Entrepreneur 500-ranked enterprise, has sold 37 new territories through the end of the third quarter up 16% from a year ago. SYNERGY HOMECARE SOLD 37 TERRITORIES THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER ON PACE TO LEAD HOME CARE INDUSTRY GROWTH FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW

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