| Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
| | | Hospice | | | Personal Care | | | Home Health | | | Total | |
| | | (Amounts in Thousands) | |
| Goodwill as of December 31, 2025 | | $ | 432,866 | | | $ | 468,981 | | | $ | 94,849 | | | $ | 996,696 | |
| Additions for acquisitions | | | — | | | | 11,332 | | | | — | | | | 11,332 | |
| Adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | | | (14 | ) | | | 41 | | | | (2 | ) | | | 25 | |
| Goodwill as of June 30, 2026 | | $ | 432,852 | | | $ | 480,354 | | | $ | 94,847 | | | $ | 1,008,053 | |
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| Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | June 30, 2026 | | | December 31, 2025 | |
| | | | | | (Amounts in Thousands) | | | (Amounts in Thousands) | |
| | | Estimated Useful | | | Gross | | | Accumulated | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Accumulated | | | Net | |
| | | Life (years) | | | carrying value | | | amortization | | | carrying value | | | carrying value | | | amortization | | | carrying value | |
| Customer and referral relationships | | 3 - 15 | | | $ | 34,026 | | | $ | (33,643 | ) | | $ | 383 | | | $ | 34,201 | | | $ | (33,656 | ) | | $ | 545 | |
| Trade names and trademarks | | 1 - 20 | | | | 57,987 | | | | (27,472 | ) | | | 30,515 | | | | 59,366 | | | | (26,535 | ) | | | 32,831 | |
| Non-competition agreement | | 3 - 5 | | | | 7,038 | | | | (6,729 | ) | | | 309 | | | | 6,728 | | | | (6,663 | ) | | | 65 | |
| State Licenses | | 6 - 10 | | | | 27,069 | | | | (5,508 | ) | | | 21,561 | | | | 26,529 | | | | (4,190 | ) | | | 22,339 | |
| State Licenses | | Indefinite | | | | 46,630 | | | | — | | | | 46,630 | | | | 46,630 | | | | — | | | | 46,630 | |
| Total intangible assets | | | | | $ | 172,750 | | | $ | (73,352 | ) | | $ | 99,398 | | | $ | 173,454 | | | $ | (71,044 | ) | | $ | 102,410 | |
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