Independence Plus, Inc.

What Independence Plus, Inc. does

Independence Plus, Inc. is a privately held, for-profit home healthcare company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. The company delivers skilled at-home medical care to adult and pediatric patients with complex, high-acuity conditions, including ventilator dependence, tracheostomy care, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and neuromuscular diseases. It operates three integrated service lines: Skilled Hourly Home Nursing (continuous, dedicated clinical coverage with individualized care plans and 24/7 on-call support), Home Health Visits (physician-ordered clinical and diagnostic visits delivered at home), and Respiratory Home Medical Equipment (provision of complex respiratory equipment with monthly follow-up by licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners). The company employs 300+ professional clinicians and serves a regional footprint spanning 24 counties adjacent to Chicago (covering northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, and southeastern Wisconsin), with a regional office in the San Antonio, Texas area opened in 2019 through subsidiary Independence Plus–TX, LLC.

The company's core technology centers on its "Critical Care At-Home" care model, which coordinates among discharge planners, case managers, physicians, families, and patients through real-time 24/7 critical care monitoring with early intervention capabilities. It has developed a proprietary mobile application (the IPI App, launched in 2018) that provides clinical staff mobile access to policies, protocols, and teaching materials, enabling paperless field operations. The company maintains clinical training infrastructure including a Home Nursing Residency Program (a two-week program in a state-of-the-art SIM lab for new-graduate nurses) and an annual six-day ACE (Annual Competency for Excellence) training event covering emergency trach changes, vent checks, and medication administration. Specialized equipment offerings include the AffloVest, a fully mobile battery-operated High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation vest for severe respiratory disease patients.

Independence Plus generates revenue through professional services (hourly skilled nursing and clinical visits) and hardware sales (respiratory equipment) billed to insurance, Medicare, and other healthcare payers; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market combines enterprise field sales to hospitals, discharge planners, case managers, and physicians; direct partnerships with health plans and insurers targeting value-based-care arrangements for high-acuity populations (described as the top 1% of patients); and direct-to-consumer patient and family enrollment with personalized care plans. The company holds CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program) re-accreditation with zero deficiencies across all three service lines and is Medicare certified. Ownership appears to be management/founder-controlled with no external institutional investors disclosed.

Name

Independence Plus, Inc.

Legal name

Independence Plus, Inc.

Website

https://independenceplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Independence Plus, Inc. is a privately held home healthcare company providing skilled hourly nursing, home health visits, and respiratory home medical equipment to high-acuity adult and pediatric patients across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Skilled Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Skilled home nursing
• Home health visits
• Respiratory home medical equipment
• Critical care at home
• Complex medical home care

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Brook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Skilled Hourly Home Nursing Services: Hourly nursing care provided in patient homes for complex medical conditions. Billed based on hours of care provided, covered by insurance, Medicare, and other payers.
2. Home Health Visits: Clinical and diagnostic support visits to patients' homes requested by physicians for tests, diagnostics, and care administration.
3. Respiratory Home Medical Equipment (HME): Provision of complex respiratory equipment including ventilators, AffloVest, and related supplies with monthly follow-ups and equipment servicing.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Independence Plus is a home healthcare services company that delivers ICU-quality skilled nursing care, physician-ordered home health visits, and respiratory home medical equipment to adult and pediatric patients with complex medical conditions—including ventilator dependence, tracheostomy, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and neuromuscular disease—directly in patients' homes. Revenue is generated by billing insurance, Medicare, and other healthcare payers for hourly skilled nursing, clinical visit services, and respiratory equipment provision across northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southeastern Wisconsin, and San Antonio, Texas.

Product overview

Independence Plus, Inc. is a home healthcare company offering three integrated core service lines: Skilled Hourly Home Nursing (continuous 24/7 at-home nursing care for complex medical patients), Home Health Visits (physician-ordered clinical and diagnostic support delivered at home), and Respiratory Home Medical Equipment (complex respiratory equipment with RCP-led assessments, training, and monthly follow-ups). The company also provides proprietary technology including the IPI mobile app for clinical staff, offers specialized equipment like the AffloVest HFCWO vest, and supports clinicians through training programs including the Home Nursing Residency for new graduates and Annual ACE Training for ongoing education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skilled Hourly Home Nursing Continuous at-home skilled nursing care delivered by dedicated clinicians for adult and pediatric patients with complex medical conditions, including ventilator dependence, tracheostomy, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and other high-acuity needs. Provides 24/7 on-call critical care support and individualized care plans to help complex medical patients live safely at home.
• Home Health Visits Physician-ordered clinical and diagnostic support visits delivered in patients' homes by Independence Plus clinicians. Includes running tests, taking diagnostics, and administering care for patients returning from medical facilities or experiencing chronic-condition exacerbations. Targeted at complex medical and respiratory patients who need professional clinical support without traveling to a facility.
• Respiratory Home Medical Equipment (HME) Provision of complex respiratory equipment and supplies for adult and pediatric patients at home, including home site assessments, equipment delivery, caregiver training, and monthly follow-up visits by licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs). Includes ventilators, AffloVest HFCWO vests, and related supplies with ongoing servicing.
• AffloVest HFCWO Vest Fully mobile, battery-operated High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation vest provided through Independence Plus's Respiratory HME service line for patients with severe respiratory diseases including bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, and neuromuscular disease. Enables airway clearance therapy outside of a clinical setting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of hospital readmissions are potentially preventable with proper at-home care coordination
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Amedisys: National home health and hospice provider offering skilled nursing, home health visits, and hospice services. Closest comparable in scope of skilled at-home nursing services; far larger scale and broader geographic reach than Independence Plus.
• LHC Group (Optum): One of the largest U.S. home health, hospice, and home care providers, now part of Optum. Directly comparable service lines (skilled nursing, home health visits) and overlapping payer/hospital GTM model.
• Bayada Home Health Care: Large private home health provider with strong pediatric and adult skilled nursing practice serving ventilator-dependent, trach, and complex medical patients. Closest competitor in Independence Plus's specific high-acuity home nursing niche.
• Aveanna Healthcare: Public home health and medical solutions provider with deep pediatric and adult complex-care skilled nursing, private duty nursing, and home health services. Directly comparable focus on medically complex and ventilator/trach-dependent populations.
• Enhabit: Public home health and hospice operator spun off from Encompass Health. Provides skilled nursing and home health services comparable to Independence Plus, with national scale and similar payer/hospital referral GTM.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Public provider of home and community-based health services including skilled home health, hospice, and complex care. Comparable service mix and overlapping high-acuity patient focus, with significantly broader national footprint.
• Maxim Healthcare Services: National home healthcare, medical staffing, and personal care services provider with skilled home nursing offerings. Comparable service portfolio in home health and overlaps with Independence Plus on payer and hospital relationships.
• AdaptHealth: Public home medical equipment provider with strong respiratory product portfolio (ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, HFCWO). Directly comparable to Independence Plus's Respiratory HME line, including recurring monthly revenue model and respiratory patient focus.

Broad incumbents

• Encompass Health: Large public provider of inpatient rehabilitation plus (pre-spin-off) home health and hospice. Overlaps with Independence Plus on skilled nursing delivery at home; broader portfolio and significantly larger scale.

Others

• CareCentrix (Optum): Home health management and care coordination platform serving payers and health plans. Comparable in serving the same payer/hospital GTM motion and managing complex at-home patient populations, but as a payer-facing enabler rather than direct care provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ipihealthathome
• YouTubem.youtube.com/channel/UC8YT2Djuzjrw2yEPGVV1c-g
• Facebookfacebook.com/independenceplusinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/independence-plus-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/ipihealthathome

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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