Lifespan

Home Health Therapy Staffinglifespanpt.com

Lifespan is a clinician-owned home health therapy staffing network that connects 1,200+ licensed PTs, OTs, SLPs, and MSWs with California home health agencies via a proprietary mobile app and integrated EMR, serving 100,000+ patients since 2008.

Company typePrivate
Founded2008
HeadquartersSan Diego, United States
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

What Lifespan does

Lifespan Physical Therapy is a clinician-owned home health therapy staffing network founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Diego, California. The company operates as a two-sided marketplace that connects licensed physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and medical social workers with home health agencies needing clinical coverage for homebound patients. Lifespan's clinician supply side consists of 1,200+ independent 1099 contractors, while the demand side is composed of home health agencies across California, with over 100,000 referral connections facilitated since inception. The company serves primarily California's Southern California counties (San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino) and is actively expanding into Northern California (Sacramento and Bay Area).

Lifespan firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Lifespan
Legal name: Lifespan Physical Therapy
Website: https://lifespanpt.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2008
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: Lifespan is a clinician-owned home health therapy staffing network that connects 1,200+ licensed PTs, OTs, SLPs, and MSWs with California home health agencies via a proprietary mobile app and integrated EMR, serving 100,000+ patients since 2008.
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Lifespan industry classification

Industry

Product category: Home Health Therapy Staffing
NAICS: Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)
SIC: Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)
akta.pro primary industry: Home Health Therapy Services (PT/OT/SLP) Providers (HLAFAEAM)
akta.pro secondary industries: Care Transitions Management (Hospital/SNF-to-Home) (HSABAIAC), Home-Based Chronic Disease Management (Skilled) (HLADAFAL)

Keywords

Home health staffing
Physical therapy services
Occupational therapy services
Speech language pathology
Healthcare staffing network

Where Lifespan is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: San Diego
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

Lifespan business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Per-Visit Fee Schedule: Clinicians earn compensation on a per-visit basis, with rates varying by visit type (Start of Care typically higher), discipline, and territory. Competitive per-visit compensation with no cap on earnings for contractors.
Staffing Network Services: Connects home health agencies with credentialed clinicians for patient care delivery, charging for the matching and coordination services provided.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Occupational Therapist (OT) compensation
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) compensation
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Physical Therapist (PT) per-visit rate

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Lifespan product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Lifespan operates a clinician-owned home health therapy staffing network that connects licensed physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), speech-language pathologists (SLPs), and medical social workers (MSWs) with home health agencies across California. The platform is delivered via a proprietary mobile app and TherapySync EMR system that handles patient matching, scheduling, documentation, billing, and secure communication for home-based therapy delivery to geriatric patients.

Product overview

Lifespan is a clinician-owned home health therapy staffing network that operates as a unified platform connecting licensed physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), speech-language pathologists (SLPs), and medical social workers (MSWs) with home health agencies across California. The core offering consists of a proprietary mobile app that integrates patient matching, scheduling, documentation (via TherapySync EMR), billing/invoicing, and secure communication into a single workflow. Supporting the platform is the Clinician Success Hub, a resource library providing educational materials and compliance guidance. The network has facilitated over 100,000 referral connections across Southern California with expansion into Northern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Lifespan App

Quantifiable outcome

100,000+ patients served since 2008
+3 more outcomes

Companies that use Lifespan

Customer profile

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Lifespan technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Lifespan partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Lifespan competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Jackson Healthcare: National healthcare staffing platform with allied health and therapy staffing lines serving hospitals, SNFs, and home health agencies. Comparable to Lifespan on the therapy staffing dimension but far broader in scope and scale.
LHC Group: Large national home health and hospice provider that directly employs therapists and also uses contract staffing. Comparable end-customer to Lifespan (home health agencies) and competes indirectly as a buyer and occasional substitute.
AMN Healthcare: Largest publicly traded US healthcare staffing company, with a sizable allied health and therapy division. Overlaps with Lifespan in placing therapists into home health settings, but operates nationally across many specialties rather than specializing in California home health therapy.
Amedisys: Major home health and hospice operator with significant therapy staffing needs. Comparable as both a customer type for Lifespan's staffing model and a potential direct competitor if it in-sources clinician capacity.
Bayada Home Health Care: Large nonprofit home health provider with significant PT/OT/SLP staffing across multiple states. Comparable as a buyer of therapy capacity and a structural competitor if it expands its internal clinician pool.

Direct peers

ShiftKey: Technology-enabled healthcare staffing marketplace using an app-based, self-serve model for clinicians to claim shifts. Most comparable peer on PLG/marketplace GTM and 1099-style clinician engagement, though focused on nursing and SNF settings rather than home health therapy.
Vivian Health: Healthcare job marketplace and staffing platform with strong penetration among therapists and allied health clinicians. Comparable on marketplace/app-based clinician engagement model, though Vivian spans roles well beyond home health therapy.
Aya Healthcare: Largest US travel therapy and nursing staffing company with a digital platform connecting allied health professionals—including PT, OT, and SLP—to healthcare facilities. Most directly comparable peer given overlap in therapy staffing, app-based clinician onboarding, and home health agency relationships.

Emerging players

CareRev: On-demand healthcare staffing marketplace connecting clinicians (including therapists) to local per-diem shifts at hospitals and post-acute facilities. Comparable app-based, marketplace-driven model targeting allied health professionals.
Trusted Health: Workforce platform for nurses and allied health professionals with app-based matching. Comparable mobile-first clinician experience and home health relevance, though with a nursing-heavy mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Lifespan compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Lifespan financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Lifespan leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Lifespan funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Lifespan M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Lifespan

What does Lifespan do?

Is Lifespan a public or private company?

Lifespan is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Lifespan founded?

Lifespan was founded in 2008. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Lifespan based?

Lifespan is headquartered in San Diego, United States, in the North America region.

How does Lifespan make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Per-Visit Fee Schedule is the primary driver. The others are staffing Network Services.

Who are Lifespan's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Jackson Healthcare, LHC Group, AMN Healthcare, Amedisys and Bayada Home Health Care. Direct peers are ShiftKey, Vivian Health and Aya Healthcare. Emerging players are CareRev and Trusted Health.

Does Lifespan have an API?

No public API is recorded for Lifespan.

What industry is Lifespan in?

Lifespan's product category is Home Health Therapy Staffing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAFAEAM, Home Health Therapy Services (PT/OT/SLP) Providers, with a secondary code of HSABAIAC, Care Transitions Management (Hospital/SNF-to-Home). Its NAICS code is 62161 and its SIC code is 8082.