Specialty Nursing Services

What Specialty Nursing Services does

Specialty Nursing Services is a privately held, locally owned and operated, Medicare-certified home health agency headquartered in Northern Utah. The company delivers skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapy services directly in patients' homes across Salt Lake, Davis, and Weber counties, with stated capacity to extend service statewide. Its clinical portfolio covers skilled nursing, diabetic care, wound care, chronic illness management (heart failure, COPD), physical, occupational, and speech therapy, home care aides, and companion/respite support, supplemented by condition-specific programs for Alzheimer's and dementia, stroke recovery, post-surgery and joint replacement, Parkinson's, palliative and end-of-life care, and fall prevention. Care is delivered by State of Utah-licensed professionals and coordinated directly with each patient's referring physician.

The company's revenue model is anchored on third-party reimbursement rather than direct consumer billing. Medicare Part A/B is the primary revenue stream, paid when a physician certifies a patient needs skilled care and is homebound; Medicaid, private health insurance, veterans benefits, and private-pay options constitute secondary streams. The go-to-market is primarily physician-referral driven, with care physician-ordered and coordinated through the company, supplemented by direct inbound phone and online contact channels, organic SEO through an informational website, and an educational blog covering home-health topics for families. Marketing is content-led with no paid advertising explicitly mentioned, and customer relationships are managed at the individual patient and family level rather than through enterprise contracts.

The technology footprint is intentionally minimal: no proprietary platform, no mobile app, no API or SDK, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. Operational differentiation rests on regulatory licensure (Medicare certification plus Utah state licensing), local physician relationships, and the licensed clinical workforce. No parent company, institutional investors, PE/VC backing, mergers and acquisitions, leadership changes, patents, awards, or external partnerships are disclosed in the available source material, and no headcount, revenue figure, or founding date is publicly stated.

Name

Specialty Nursing Services

Legal name

Specialty Nursing Services

Website

https://specialtynursingservices.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Specialty Nursing Services is a privately held, Medicare-certified home health agency delivering skilled nursing, therapy, and condition-specific in-home care across Northern Utah, reimbursed primarily through Medicare and coordinated via physician referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Health Care

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Home Health (Medicare-Certified) Agencies (HLAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicare-Certified Skilled Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABACAA), In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABAFAL)

Keywords

• Home health care
• Skilled nursing services
• Physical therapy
• Wound care management
• Medicare-certified agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medicare Part A/B Reimbursement: Primary revenue stream from Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing, therapy, and home health aide services when a physician certifies patient needs skilled care and is homebound. Typically covered at little to no out-of-pocket cost for qualifying patients.
2. Medicaid and Private Insurance: Revenue from Medicaid for qualifying individuals and private health insurance plans that cover home health services.
3. Veterans Benefits and Private Pay: Veterans benefits may cover home health care. Private pay options available for services not covered by insurance, with flexible payment options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Specialty Nursing Services is a Medicare-certified, locally owned home health agency that delivers skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapy, and personal care services directly to patients' homes across Northern Utah. Services span skilled nursing, wound care, diabetic care, physical/occupational/speech therapy, chronic illness management, home care aides, and companion/respite care, plus condition-specific programs for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke recovery, post-surgery, palliative, heart failure/COPD, and fall prevention. All care is ordered and coordinated with the patient's physician and delivered by State of Utah-licensed professionals.

Product overview

Specialty Nursing Services is a Medicare-certified home health care provider offering a unified portfolio of clinical services delivered in patients' homes across Northern Utah. The core offering combines skilled nursing with rehabilitative therapies and specialized condition-specific care programs. Key services include Skilled Nursing, Diabetic Care, Wound Care, Chronic Illness Management, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Home Care Aides, and Companion & Respite Care. These are complemented by specialized care programs for Palliative & End-of-Life Support, Heart Failure & COPD, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Post-Surgery Recovery, Stroke Rehabilitation, and Fall Prevention. All services are delivered by State of Utah-licensed professionals and coordinated directly with patients' physicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skilled Nursing Registered and licensed nurses deliver clinical care at home including assessments, IV therapy, injections, medication management, and direct coordination with physicians, for homebound patients who need skilled nursing care.
• Diabetic Care
• Wound Care
• Chronic Illness Management
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Home Care Aides
• Companion & Respite Care
• Palliative & End-of-Life Support
• Heart Failure & COPD Care
• Parkinson's Care
• Alzheimer's & Dementia Care
• Post-Surgery & Joint Replacement Recovery
• Stroke Recovery & Rehabilitation
• Fall Prevention Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Care can often begin within 1-2 days of physician order

Named customers1 record

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aveanna Healthcare: Home health and private duty nursing services provider operating across multiple states. Closely aligned to SNS in private duty nursing, skilled nursing visits, and pediatric/adult home health services.
• Help at Home: Personal care and home health services provider focused on Medicaid and dual-eligible seniors. Operates in many U.S. states with comparable in-home skilled and personal care service offerings.
• Bayada Home Health Care: Large multi-state home health provider delivering skilled nursing, therapy, and personal care services to adults and seniors in their homes. Directly comparable to SNS in service mix and Medicare-certified home health model, though at much greater scale.
• Interim HealthCare: Franchised home health, hospice, and personal care provider with broad service portfolio including skilled nursing, therapy, and chronic care management. Comparable service offerings to SNS through local franchise locations.

Regional players

• Caring Senior Service: Franchised in-home care provider offering personal care and supportive services to seniors. While not Medicare-certified, it competes for the same patient/family decision-maker in Northern Utah markets.

Emerging players

• Home Instead (Honor Technology): Large franchised network providing personal care, companionship, and home care services to seniors. Often partners with or competes against Medicare-certified home health agencies like SNS for post-acute and chronic care patients.

Broad incumbents

• Encompass Health (Enhabit): Post-acute care operator (with Enhabit home health spin-off) providing skilled home health and hospice services across many states. Overlapping service lines and Medicare reimbursement model make it a relevant comparable for SNS.
• Amedisys: National home health, hospice, and high-acuity care provider. Operates Medicare-certified home health agencies in many states with similar patient mix (post-surgical, chronic, senior).
• LHC Group (UnitedHealth/Optum): One of the largest U.S. home health, hospice, and home and community-based services providers. Comparable to SNS in skilled home health delivery, with vast scale and many joint-venture hospital partnerships.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Diversified home and community-based health services platform including home health, hospice, and pharmacy. Provides skilled home health services similar to SNS across multiple geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/specialty-nursing-services

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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