Cardiocom’s telehealth system provides an interactive opportunity to proactively manage patient care. With more than 10,000 clients throughout the state of Texas and growing, Jordan Health Services has expanded its chronic disease clinical pathway programs to ensure their patients are supported proactively with home based education, skilled nursing and therapy intervention to support their ability to age in place. The addition of telehealth to their transitional care program provides state of the art technology in tracking the daily vital signs of these patients electronically, coordinating proactive care intervention with hospitals and referring physicians, and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and urgent care visits. The Commander Home Telehealth System guides the patient through an interactive “Health Check” that includes the collection of symptoms, care plan compliance, and vital signs such as weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and heart rate. This information is immediately transmitted over a standard phone line or a cellular signal to the patient’s Nurse for review and tracked through Jordan’s point of care technology to provide instantaneous education, support, and intervention.

“With the current changes in healthcare, we recognized it was our duty as healthcare providers to seek out the most efficient and effective way to deliver care. We choose the Cardiocom telemonitoring system because we felt it provided the best opportunity for our organization to truly impact the quality of care we deliver and positively impact the patients and communities we serve,” says Dean Holland, CEO of Jordan Health Services.

“We’ve always provided quality healthcare with a focus on the patient and a goal of reducing the overall healthcare burden, we’ve just taken it to a new level with the Cardiocom telemonitoring system. Now we’re able to see our patient’s every day, and truly be there when they need us the most,” adds Jill Torti, MSN, RN, Director of Clinical Programs and Quality Assurance at Jordan.

Based in Dallas, TX with its origins in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice with offices in Texarkana, Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and serving close to 15,000 clients daily throughout the state of Texas and into Arkansas, Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

Cardiocom®, the Experts in Telehealth℠, is an award-winning leader in innovative home telehealth solutions. Founded in 1997, Cardiocom develops, manufactures and markets its own telehealth devices for heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, COPD, asthma and other chronic conditions. Cardiocom’s clients include some of the most respected home health groups, health plans, hospitals, physician groups, and coordinated care companies in the nation. Through these established relationships, Cardiocom improves the lives of thousands of people each day. For more information on Cardiocom and its services, call 888-243-8881 or visit www.cardiocom.com

For more information, please contact:
Tim Conroy, Senior VP Development
tconroy@jhsi.com

Based in Dallas, TX with its origins in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice with offices in Texarkana, Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area (as of August 2012), Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

Mr. Hyatt joined Jordan Health Services in January 2008 as a Financial Financial Analyst. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas, and has over 17 years of experience within the healthcare industry. Mr. Hyatt has played an instrumental role in strengthening the finance department at Jordan Health Services during a time of significant growth and transition under new ownership.

Based in Dallas, TX with its origins in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice with offices in Texarkana, Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area (as of August 2012), Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

For more information, please contact:
Dean Holland
dholland@jhsi.com
(502) 292-2393

Gregg Cannady resigned his position as Vice-President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, effective May 10, 2013.

Lance Cornell resigned his position as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 17, 2013.

“I want to thank Messrs. Cannady and Cornell for their commitment over the past 5 years and 13 years, respectively, to Jordan Health Services. Both of these gentlemen were instrumental in guiding Jordan to significant growth and diversification, helping lead management in the transaction to sell the company in late-2010, and providing sound and steady leadership as the company transitioned under new ownership”, said Dean Holland, Chief Executive Officer of Jordan. “It has been my pleasure to work alongside these two fine gentlemen in furthering Jordan’s position in the home health care landscape throughout Texas. I wish them both the utmost of success in their career endeavors.”

A search will be conducted to find suitable replacements for both executives.

Based in Dallas, TX with its origins in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice with offices in Texarkana, Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area (as of August 2012), Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

For more information, please contact:
Dean Holland
dholland@jhsi.com
(502) 292-2393

“With 24/7 visiting hours and accommodations in the room designed to embrace not only the patient but the family as well, we are very pleased to bring this unique level of care to the south side of San Antonio,” reported Dr. Sarah Humme, DNP,RN NEA-BC,CENP, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operations Officer for Southwest General Hospital.

“The private rooms are located on the third floor of Southwest General Hospital. This 2-bed unit offers a dedicated location for palliative and hospice care for respite and support in a comfortable, tranquil and homelike environment,” adds Dr. Humme.

Working in collaboration with the care teams at Southwest General Hospital, a CIMA interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and bereavement support specialists attend to the medical needs of our patients and to the emotional, social and spiritual issues of our patients and their families facing end of life challenges.

“Though most of our patients certainly prefer to be in the comfort of their own homes, sometimes home is not an option due to the progression of the patient’s terminal illness and more acute needs for pain and symptom control. The ComfortCare Suites at Southwest General Hospital provide a home away from home for these patients and their families,” shares Stephanie Giust, administrator for CIMA Hospice.

Southwest General Hospital is located at 7400 Barlite Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78224. Please RSVP for the ribbon cutting event via email at cbenavides@cimahospice.com or by calling Carmen Benavides at (210) 279-6770.

Southwest General Hospital has provided high-quality health care for residents of southwest San Antonio for over 30 years and continues to be the only health care facility in this section of the city. Southwest General is a 327-bed facility staffed by experienced health care professionals. The hospital is committed to providing high-quality health services and an excellent patient experience. Southwest General has earned numerous distinctions for quality, including a HealthGrades 5-star rating for maternity care seven years in a row, 5-star rated for treatment of heart failure 2012, 5-star rated for treatment of COPD 2012, 5-star rated for pneumonia 3 years in a row (2010-2012), 5-star rated for treatment of sepsis 3 years in a row (2010-2012). Southwest General has also earned the Chest Pain Center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers and the ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Headquartered in San Antonio and founded in 2006, CIMA Hospice provides palliative end of life care and compassion with offices in San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, McAllen, Tyler and Texarkana. Along with its sister company, Jordan Health Services which provides a full array of home health and provider services, we now have 41 locations across Texas serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area. Jordan Health Services & CIMA Hospice are one of the largest home care providers in the state of Texas.

For more information, please contact:
Jacqueline Kneubuhl, CIMA Sales Manager
(210) 577-0337

Carmen Benavides, CIMA SA Team Lead
(210) 561-5522

Elizabeth Luna, Southwest General Hospital Marketing Director
(210) 921-3521

“Stephanie’s leadership in bringing our San Antonio operations together has been outstanding and we are confident in her ability to forge a new and exciting degree of integration for our home based care teams in skilled nursing, attendant care and hospice services to our patients and referral sources in the San Antonio region.” reported Michael Kuhn, President of CIMA, and Kathy Poland, SVP of Operations for Jordan.

“The Jordan-CIMA continuum of care commitment provides an integrated system of care and compassion that assures a comprehensive continuity for all of the home care services our patients may require throughout their lifetimes. Our objective in managing the continuum of care model will be to provide a framework to guide day-to-day decision making and assure optimal transition of care for each of our patients.” according to Stephanie.

Stephanie Giust joined CIMA Hospice in 2008 as an RN case manager and over the years expanded her clinical and agency operation roles as the Clinical Director and subsequently and most currently as the agency Administrator. Prior to joining CIMA, Stephanie served in various positions with the University of the Incarnate Word, and has more than 7 years of experience in the healthcare industry including long term care, acute care, home health and hospice. Stephanie holds an A.A.S. form San Antonio College, a B.A. from the University of New Mexico and an M.A. from the University of the Incarnate Word.

Headquartered in Addison, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Headquartered in San Antonio and founded in 2006, CIMA Hospice provides palliative end of life care and compassion with offices in San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, McAllen, Tyler and Texarkana. Now with 41 locations across Texas, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area (as of August 2012), Jordan Health Services & CIMA Hospice are one of the largest home care providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas.

For more information, please contact:
Gregg Cannady, Vice President and General Counsel
gcannady@jhsi.com
(903) 537-8630

CIMA Hospice underwent a rigorous unannounced on-site survey in December of last year. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated CIMA for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management.

Established in 1988, The Joint Commission’s Home Care Accreditation Program accredits more than 5,600 organizations. The Joint Commission’s standards address the home care organization’s performance in specific areas, and specify requirements to ensure that patient care and services are provided in a safe manner. The Joint Commission develops its standards in consultation with health care experts, providers and researchers, as well as measurement experts, purchasers and consumers.

"In achieving Joint Commission accreditation, CIMA Hospice has demonstrated its commitment to the highest level of care for its patients," says Margherita Labson, R.N., executive director, Home Care Accreditation, The Joint Commission. “Accreditation is a voluntary process and I commend CIMA Hospice for successfully undertaking this challenge to elevate its standard of care and instill confidence in the community it serves.”

"With Joint Commission accreditation, we are making a significant investment in quality on a day-to-day basis from the top down. Joint Commission accreditation provides us a framework to take our organization to the next level and helps create a culture of excellence,” says Amy Denning, RN, CHPN and Administrator, “Achieving Joint Commission accreditation, for our organization, is a major step toward maintaining excellence and continually improving the care we provide.”

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 10,600 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,600 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also certifies more than 2,400 disease-specific care programs such as stroke, heart failure, joint replacement and stroke rehabilitation, and 400 health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.

Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, CIMA is a provider of hospice services with four locations serving Southwestern Texas markets. The Company has expanded successfully in its service areas primarily based on providing high quality, responsive care to patients who are appropriate for hospice and meeting the needs of local physicians, skilled nursing facilities, and other referral sources.

Based in Dallas, TX with its origins in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area , Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

It is not anticipated in the foreseeable future that this new corporate headquarter location will present a material change in office location for the vast majority of Jordan’s corporate staff, nor will this new Dallas corporate location have any impact on the company’s Medicare and Medicaid operations in the Mt. Vernon area.

“This new office represents our aggressive expansion over the past few years and is intended to not replace our base in Mt. Vernon, but buttress it by broadening our reach to support our growth and development intended to become the preeminent provider of adult and pediatric home care and hospice services in the region.”, said Dean Holland, Jordan’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are extremely proud of our roots in Mt. Vernon that date back to the mid-1970’s and the outstanding group of people that has been assembled over the years to support Jordan’s business operations. This new corporate headquarter base simply makes us stronger and more accessible to human and capital resources critical to our continued development as a company.”

Based in Dallas, TX with its origins in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area , Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

For more information, please contact:
Gregg Cannady, Vice President and General Counsel
gcannady@jhsi.com
(903) 537-8630

Effective January 1, 2013, Kathy Poland, Vice-President of Human Resources, will be promoted to the position of Sr. Vice-President, Operations, and will assume all of Ms. Wilson’s responsibilities for clinical operations at Jordan, as well as retain her responsibilities for the Human Resources administration of the company.

Additionally, Tim Conroy, Vice-President of Business Development, will assume the title of Sr. Vice-President, Development.

“I want to thank Ms. Wilson for her commitment over the past 8 months to Jordan Health Services. She joined the company at a critical juncture and was instrumental in our company’s growth and development over a very short period of time. I truly wish her well in her new endeavors”, said Dean Holland, Chief Executive Officer of Jordan. “Furthermore, I am extremely excited about what this organizational change affords Jordan. To properly effect this organizational change, Ms. Poland and Mr. Conroy will be working cohesively to oversee the expansion, development, and service quality of Jordan’s operations at our most fundamental level – that which impacts our 14,000-plus patients daily and all of our loyal and dedicated referral partners.”

Based in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area (as of August 2012), Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

For more information, please contact:
Gregg Cannady, Vice President and General Counsel
gcannady@jhsi.com
(903) 537-8630

David A. Perez, President of CIMA Hospice has announced that he has accepted a Board of Directors position with Jordan Health Services, the parent company of CIMA Hospice and will be stepping down as president of CIMA Hospice as of December 31, 2012. In addition, he states that Michael James Kuhn, CIMA’s current Vice President–Chief Operating Officer will assume his position as President of CIMA Hospice.

Michael has served as Vice President–C.O.O. for over a year now and has been instrumental in CIMA’s success including the integration with Jordan Healthcare following a transaction that merged the two companies in October 2011. Additionally, Michael successfully coordinated and completed the implementation of a new Hospice Electronic Medical Records system at CIMA. Michael came to CIMA with over 27 years of Healthcare experience. He has held a wide variety of leadership positions including CEO/COO of several Hospitals in Texas and Oklahoma. Michael brings a multitude of skills including Productivity and Performance Management, Staffing Optimization, Cost Value Analysis, Systems Integration and Operations Management.

“I am excited to be joining the Board and I am looking forward to helping Jordan/CIMA continue its excellent reputation in providing patients with a full continuum of Home Care and Hospice Services”, said David A. Perez.

“I’m truly blessed to have the opportunity to work with such a dedicated team of professionals. It’s extremely rewarding to witness the day to day compassion and patient centered focus of our leaders and each of our employees”, said Michael Kuhn.

On October 14, 2011, CIMA Hospice and Jordan Health Services combined their organizations to provide a full continuum of Home Care and Hospice Services in communities across the entire state of Texas. CIMA Hospice provides compassionate end-of-life care through agencies serving San Antonio, New Braunfels/Seguin/San Marcos, McAllen/Rio Grande Valley, El Paso, Tyler/Longview and soon Texarkana.

For more information, please contact:
Rochele Esper, Vice President-Administrative Services
210-562-3271

NEW YORK, December 28, 2012 – Jordan Health Services (“Jordan”), a Texas-based provider of home health and hospice services, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients, announced today the completion of an amendment to its existing credit facilities that will consolidate the existing financing arrangements of Jordan and CIMA Hospice. Jordan is a portfolio Company of a private equity fund affiliated with Palladium Equity Partners, L.L.C. (together with its affiliates, “Palladium”), a private investment firm with a special focus on investments in the U.S. Hispanic marketplace.

This recapitalization marks the next step in the integration between Jordan and CIMA, and will provide the Company with a significantly enhanced capital structure and financial flexibility to pursue future opportunities for growth.

Dean Holland, the Chairman and CEO of Jordan said, “We are delighted that Jordan's steady performance, strong balance sheet and diversified payor mix have enabled us to increase our financial flexibility through this transaction. We are very pleased with the progress the Company has made in a challenging environment, and view the successful completion of this financing facility as recognition of our accomplishments and superior position for the future.”

“We appreciate the continued support of our equity sponsor Palladium, as well as our financing partners at CIT Healthcare, Ally Commercial Finance, F&M Bank, Stearns Bank and Prospect Capital. Thanks to their support, and the hard work of our dedicated employees and management team, the Company is well-positioned for continued growth in the future,” he concluded.

Based in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management, pediatric and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan Health Services provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Tyler, San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 40 locations, and growing, serving over 14,500 clients daily and covering more than 80% of the state's population in its service area (as of August 2012), Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas. Jordan also has an office location in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jordan's revenues are generated from Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and consumers.

Palladium is a middle market private equity firm with over $1 billion of assets under management focused primarily on buyout investments. Palladium seeks to acquire and grow companies in partnership with experienced management teams, with a special focus on companies benefiting from the growth in the U.S. Hispanic population. Palladium principals have been actively involved in the investment of $1.5 billion of capital in approximately 50 portfolio companies since 1989 and have significant experience in financial services, business services, food, restaurants, healthcare, industrial, and media businesses. Palladium was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York City.

It is common knowledge that lean protein is healthy for diabetics. Turkey, in fact, is one of the types of meats that diabetics are recommended to eat. Not only is it a wonderful source of protein, but it is also very low in fat in comparison to any other type of meat. The one thing that those with diabetes should know, however, is that the turkey skin is not healthy.

Fill Up On Vegetables:

If you have diabetes, the first thing that you may want to consider doing when you sit down to the Thanksgiving table is fill your plate up with vegetables. Broccoli, green beans, asparagus, peas, carrots and leafy green salads are all vegetables that you should feel free to indulge in.

Stuffing Should Be Avoided:

Although stuffing is a food that is very traditional to Thanksgiving, it is probably something that you will want to avoid eating if you are diabetic. The main reason is because it is packed with carbohydrates. In about 1/3 cup of stuffing, you will find nearly 45 grams of carbohydrates.

Cranberry Sauce In Moderation:

Although cranberry sauce does contain a good amount of carbohydrates and sugars, you do not need to entirely avoid it on Thanksgiving if you are a diabetic. It is known to be pretty healthy, mainly because of the health benefits associated with cranberries. As long as you are able to limit yourself to only eating cranberry sauce in moderation, it is acceptable.

The Mashed Potatoes Issue:

Many diabetics are under the impression that they need to avoid mashed potatoes altogether. This is really not the case, however. Although potatoes are very high in carbohydrates, it is okay to eat them in moderation. Know that one cup of mashed potatoes will contain about 20 grams of carbohydrates. Also know that you are going to lessen the overall healthiness of mashed potatoes when you choose to add gravy or butter. Although it normally may be okay to do, Thanksgiving is a time when you will be eating a lot of unhealthy foods that you normally wouldn't eat. For this reason, you may want to stick to adding pepper, salt or sour cream to your mashed potatoes.

No Marshmallows Or Caramel:

Two ingredients that are very commonly used in Thanksgiving dishes are marshmallows and caramel. Sweet potatoes, for example, can be a very good alternative to traditional mashed potatoes for diabetics. However, most people add marshmallows on top of their sweet potato dishes. Any diabetic will want to avoid this because, although marshmallows are not entirely unhealthy, they are known to be high in sugar levels. Any dish that includes caramel is something else that you will want to avoid, as caramel is also known to be high in sugar. You may find caramel in certain vegetable dishes or in desserts.

Your Body Will Thank You!

Mount Vernon, Texas, October 31, 2012 — Jordan Health Services today announced that its Texarkana, Arkansas office has been named to the Top 500 of the 2012 HomeCare Elite™ and its Arlington, Sherman and San Antonio, Texas offices all have been included on the 2012 HomeCare Elite list, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its seventh year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of publicly available performance measures in quality outcomes, process measure implementation, patient experience (Home Health CAHPS), quality improvement, and financial performance.

“The 2012 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing patient-centered care and serving as leaders in the home health community. Their success offers data-driven proof of being well-managed and high quality care providers to hospitals, managed care organizations, ACOs, and other potential referral partners across the healthcare continuum,” said Susan L. Henricks, President and COO of National Research Corporation, the parent company of OCS HomeCare. “Again, this year, we updated our methodology to reflect the rapidly evolving quality-focused healthcare landscape and national value-based purchasing trends. We congratulate Jordan Health Services’ Texarkana, Arkansas agency on being one of the top 500 home care agencies in the country.”

“We are honored to be recognized as a Top 500 HomeCare Elite agency and to be included on the 2012 HomeCare Elite list,” said Dean Holland, CEO of Jordan Health Services, “thanks to our committed and dedicated staff who provide excellent care to the patients we serve.”  He went on to say, “Jordan’s philosophy has remained simple through the years … home care is what we do, compassion and caring is who we are.”

The HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health profession. The 2012 HomeCare Elite is co-sponsored by National Research Corporation (also known as OCS HomeCare), the leading provider of cross-continuum healthcare metrics and analytics, and DecisionHealth, the publisher of the industry’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this analysis were compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of 2012 HomeCare Elite agencies can be downloaded by visiting the National Research Corporation website at www.nationalresearch.com.

About National Research Corporation and OCS HomeCare
OCS HomeCare is a product of National Research Corporation. For more than 30 years, National Corporation (NASDAQ: NRCI) has been at the forefront of patient-centered care. Today the company’s focus on empowering customer-centric healthcare across the continuum extends patient-centered care to incorporate families, communities, employees, senior housing residents, and other stakeholders.

Currently recognized by Modern Healthcare as the largest patient satisfaction measurement firm in the U.S., National Research is dedicated to representing the true voice of patients and other healthcare stakeholders. This integration of cross-continuum metrics and analytics uncovers insights for effective performance improvement, quality measurement, care transitions, and many other factors that impact population health management.

About DecisionHealth®
For over 30 years, DecisionHealth has served as the leading source for home health news, coding tools and resources, and training materials found in reputable products such as Home Health Line. Our unique blend of award-winning staff journalists and unmatched access to health care executives and industry experts enables DecisionHealth to provide solutions, tools, and guidance that are relied on by nearly 100,000 home health care and specialty physician practice professionals. For more information, please visit www.decisionhealth.com or call 877.602.3835.

For more information, please contact:
Gregg Cannady, Vice President and General Counsel
gcannady@jhsi.com

CIMA Hospice is proud to announce the promotion of Heather Thomas to the position of Controller for all of CIMA Hospice. Heather joined the company three years ago and as a Financial and Systems Analyst has been integral in developing the broad base of financial measurement and analytical tools so critical to our success. She will be in charge of all financial reporting throughout the company.

Heather’s dedication to the success of each of our agencies in San Antonio, El Paso, McAllen, New Braunfels and Tyler is evident by her tireless dedication and creativity in assisting each of our agencies with their financial analytics. “Her skills in constructing the modeling and reporting tools we rely on to most effectively summarize current results to facilitate future action plans are truly impressive”, said Michael Kuhn, COO for CIMA.

CIMA Hospice has been providing compassionate end-of-life care in South, Central and West Texas for the past six years and has seen positive growth and strong support throughout the communities they serve. In October of last year, Jordan Health Services and CIMA Hospice came together to provide a continuum of quality care by combining their home health services and hospice services.

For more information, please contact:
Michael J. Kuhn, Chief Operating Officer
mkuhn@cimahospice.com
12450 Network Blvd., Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78249
210.562.3271

CIMA Hospice is proud to announce the promotion of Diana Trejo to the position of Accounts Receivable Manager for all of CIMA Hospice. Diana has been with CIMA for just over one year as our Billing Coordinator. During that time, she has distinguished herself with her dedication and ever expanding knowledge of managing the complexities and detail required in working the Medicare and Medicaid billing requirements. She will be in charge of billing and accounts receivable management for the company.

“We are so fortunate to have the combination of Diana’s ever-happy demeanor and remarkable attention to detail to assist us in ensuring the accuracy and thoroughness required in her role” reported Michael Kuhn, COO for CIMA.

Diana replaces Michael Perez in this position as Michael has been re-assigned to business development and more specifically the management of new location startups.

CIMA Hospice has been providing compassionate end-of-life care in South, Central and West Texas for the past six years and has seen positive growth and strong support throughout the communities they serve. In October of last year, Jordan Health Services and CIMA Hospice came together to provide a continuum of quality care by combining their home health services and hospice services.

For more information, please contact:
Michael J. Kuhn, Chief Operating Officer
mkuhn@cimahospice.com
12450 Network Blvd., Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78249
210.562.3271

CIMA Hospice is proud to announce the promotion of Rochele Esper to the position of Vice President of Administrative Services. Rochele has been with CIMA since its inception in 2006. During that time, she has held a great many positions ranging from Accountant to Financial Analyst to Chief Financial Officer.

With the appointment of Heather Thomas as Controller, Rochele is eager to focus her energy and creativity on her true passion, operations. Given CIMA’s expansion and operational opportunities, she will take a lead role in organizing and expediting new agency start-ups. She will oversee all contract management optimization opportunities ranging from contracts for supplies and durable medical equipment to office lease renewals.

“I’ve been blessed to have worked with Rochele over the last 20 years or so in 3-4 different companies and have always been impressed with her tireless work ethic and adaptability to bring success to every role, every task and every challenge. I’m very excited to be able to better share her considerable talents more directly with each of our agencies in this newest position.” stated Michael Kuhn, COO for CIMA.

CIMA Hospice has been providing compassionate end-of-life care in South, Central and West Texas for the past six years and has seen positive growth and strong support throughout the communities they serve. In October of last year, Jordan Health Services and CIMA Hospice came together to provide a continuum of quality care by combining their home health services and hospice services.

For more information, please contact:
Michael J. Kuhn, Chief Operating Officer
mkuhn@cimahospice.com
12450 Network Blvd., Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78249
210.562.3271

Over the past year, Lance expanded his scope of influence to the position of President, and has done a remarkable job in leading the Executive Team and the company through a challenging transition that required, among many other tasks, a reorganization of team members and responsibilities, hiring key executives, and helping to lead a mergers and acquisitions process that has resulted in six (6) transactions so far in 2012, culminating in a complete integration of those new resources.

“With the team where it is right now and the excellent position the company is in, I feel I can provide my skills to the financial area of the organization, which has been stretched beyond their capacity with all of our growth and new business development.”, said Lance. “My heart has always been in financial management and I look forward to re-engaging in a more focused way with the financial team members.”

Dean Holland added, “Lance has done an outstanding job as President over the past 13 months. He has helped guide this company through many challenges and was instrumental in Jordan Health Services reaching new heights. I am certain that his leadership, financial management skills, and keen awareness of operations and the home health industry will continue to move the company in the right direction.”

 For more information, please contact:
Gregg Cannady, Vice President and General Counsel
gcannady@jhsi.com

Mount Vernon, Texas, July 18, 2012 — Jordan Health Services today announced that it has been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its sixth year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, process measure implementation, and financial performance.

 “It is increasingly challenging to manage the cost/quality equation. The 2011 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing patients with the best possible care while managing their business efficiently and effectively,” said Amanda Twiss, CEO of OCS and My Innerview. “This year, we updated our methodology to reflect industry focus and, based on this rigorous analysis, we congratulate Jordan Health Services on being one of the top home care agencies in the country.”

“We are honored to be recognized as a Top 500 HomeCare Elite agency” said Lance Cornell, President of Jordan Health Services. “Thanks to our committed and dedicated staff that provides excellent care to the patients we serve.” He went on to say, “Jordan’s philosophy has remained simple through the years … home care is what we do, compassion and caring is who we are.”

“The HomeCare Elite designation continues to gain significance given the regulatory changes and challenges that agencies face. Agencies that have earned recognition among the HomeCare Elite demonstrated that they not only can adapt to an evolving marketplace but continue to excel in both clinical and financial outcomes,” said Marci Heydt, product manager for the post-acute care business group, DecisionHealth.

The 2011 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2011 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS HomeCare, the leading provider of homecare information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of the industry’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line and the Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual. The data used for this analysis were compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2011 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS HomeCare website at www.ocshomecare.com.

About Jordan Health Services
Based in Mount Vernon, Texas, and founded in 1975, Jordan Health Services provides home health services, including personal care, home management and skilled nursing, to Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible patients throughout the state of Texas. Additionally, Jordan provides hospice services through its partnership with CIMA Hospice with offices in San Antonio, El Paso, New Braunfels, and McAllen. Now with 34 locations, and growing, serving nearly 14,000 clients, Jordan Health Services is one of the largest home healthcare providers in the state of Texas.

About OCS and My InnerView
As a combined business unit of National Research Corporation, OCS and My InnerView empower clients and partners throughout the entire post-acute continuum of care, including home health, hospice, skilled nursing, assisted living, and more. The company offers market-leading survey solutions, predictive tools, data analytics, quality and outcomes reporting, financial insights, and the nation’s largest comparative databases. OCS and My InnerView partner with more than 12,000 post-acute providers. For more information, please visit the OCS and My InnerView websites or call 888.325.3396 and 800.601.3884.

About DecisionHealth®
For 30 years, DecisionHealth has served as the industry's leading source for news, coding tools and resources and training materials found in reputable products such as Home Health Line, Diagnosis Coding Pro for Home Health and the Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual. Our unique blend of award-winning staff journalists and unmatched access to health care executives and industry experts enables us to provide solutions, tools and guidance that are relied on by nearly 100,000 home health care and specialty physician practice professionals. For more information, please visit www.decisionhealth.com or call 877.602.3835.

For more information, please contact:
Gregg Cannady, Vice President and General Counsel
gcannady@jhsi.com

CIMA Hospice has been providing compassionate end-of-life care in South, Central and West Texas for the past six years and has seen positive growth and strong support throughout the communities they serve. In October of last year, Jordan Health Services and CIMA Hospice came together to provide a continuum of quality care by combining their community, skilled and hospice services. Since that merger, CIMA has opened their newest office in Tyler, TX and is expecting to open a subsequent location in Texarkana later this year.

Michael A. Perez, CIMA’s Director of Business Development explains, “We are creating a stronger company that will continue to provide quality, compassionate services to our patients and their families in their homes. We couldn't be happier that our organizations are joining forces, especially since our patient care values are so compatible.”

While CIMA is new to the East Texas area, CIMA is not new to hospice care. “It’s an honor to provide dignified palliative care to an area where it is needed. We are very blessed to have Jordan Health Services as a partner who cares greatly about their patients and the community. We’re excited to be a part of the team.” says Administrator, Amy Denning, RN, CHPN.

Jordan Health Services has been deeply rooted in East Texas for over three decades by providing skilled and community based services. Jordan’s offices in Tyler, Longview and Palestine will now be able to work in partnership with CIMA Hospice to provide quality end-of-life care.

The CIMA professional team includes a hospice medical director, hospice certified administrator, nursing staff, certified nurse aides, social workers and chaplains. CIMA Hospice began seeing its first patients in June of 2006 in San Antonio. Since then, CIMA has grown into the El Paso, Rio Grande Valley, Central Texas and East Texas regions.

For more information, please contact:
Amy J. Denning, RN, CHPN, Administrator
adenning@cimahospice.com
921 Shiloh Rd., Suite B100, Tyler, TX 78703
903.509.CIMA (2462)

Michael J. Kuhn, Chief Operating Officer
mkuhn@cimahospice.com
12450 Network Blvd., Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78249
210.562.3271