SPARTANBURG, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners and the premier provider of hospice and palliative care across nine states, has acquired select Crossroads Hospice locations in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Georgia. Crossroads Hospice will continue to operate in Tennessee, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
“The addition of Crossroads Hospice solidifies our decision to expand into the Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma markets, where we have spent more than a year building the infrastructure to support this acquisition,” said Troy Yarborough, CEO of Agape Care Group. “We welcome the talented team members from Crossroads and look forward to focusing on care delivery and better serving patients in the Kansas City, St. Louis, Lenexa, Warrensburg, Oklahoma City and Atlanta markets.”
“The culture of Agape Care Group is everything we envisioned in an acquisition partner,” said Perry Farmer, CEO of Crossroads Hospice. “Their clinical quality and operational success give us great comfort and we expect the Crossroads staff to integrate seamlessly with the Agape Care team in these markets.”
Chosen as one of USA Today’s Top Workplaces in 2024, Agape Care Group currently serves 5,000 patients in nine states and employs more than 2,000 team members. Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma locations will operate under the ACG Hospice brand, while the Georgia location will operate under the Georgia Hospice Care brand.
ABOUT AGAPE CARE GROUP
As a regional leader in hospice and palliative care, Agape Care Group proudly serves patients through its family of brands — Agape Care South Carolina, Georgia Hospice Care, Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in North Carolina, and ACG Hospice in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Virginia. The company’s employees are committed to serving with love those touched by an advanced illness, providing comfort and support through compassionate care and meaningful experiences. Agape Care Group offers hospice and palliative services across multiple settings and is renowned for its superior patient-family experience and expertly trained professionals. www.agapecaregroup.com
ABOUT RIDGEMONT EQUITY PARTNERS
Ridgemont Equity Partners is a Charlotte-based middle market private equity firm that has provided buyout and growth capital to industry-leading companies in the business and tech-enabled services, industrial growth, and healthcare sectors for three decades. The principals of Ridgemont have refined a proven, industry-focused model designed to build distinctive middle market companies. www.ridgemontep.com
