{"podcast":{"title":"Home Care Strategy Lab","slug":"home-care-strategy-lab-7276600","podcast_index_feed_id":7276600,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/home-care-strategy-lab","website_url":"https://homecarestrategylab.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jl18IGNmSyw9hNDa2zO9r_2Gl5yOMdqAvgmY3AOQ-j8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZWNm/ZmIxODk1YjI0Mjhk/OWE3NDJmN2I5M2Mz/YTRmNy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Miriam Allred","episode_count":81,"summary":"Is there a single right way to run a home care agency? We sure don’t think so. That’s why we’re interviewing home care leaders across the industry and asking them tough questions about the strategies, operations, and decisions behind their success. Join host Miriam Allred, veteran home care podcaster known for Home Care U and Vision: The Home Care Leaders’ Podcast, as she puts high-growth home care agencies under the microscope to see what works, what doesn’t, and why. Get ready to listen, learn, and build the winning formula for your own success. In the Home Care Strategy Lab, you are the scientist.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T02:18:04.665957+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-care-strategy-lab-7276600"},"episode":{"title":"What’s Happening in Home Care M&A And How it Impacts Operators (Cory Mertz)","slug":"what-s-happening-in-home-care-m-a-and-how-it-impacts-operators-cory-mertz","published_at":"2026-03-04T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-care-strategy-lab-7276600/what-s-happening-in-home-care-m-a-and-how-it-impacts-operators-cory-mertz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-care-strategy-lab-7276600","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/f010b611","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/f010b611/31b086d7.mp3","summary":"#49 Every home care business will go through a transition at some point in time via buy, sell, or exit. Cory Mertz, Managing Partner at Mertz Taggart shares why owners often overestimate “the multiple” and underestimate risk, and how factors like reimbursement exposure, transition planning, and management depth quietly drive value. We talk about common blind spots in profitable agencies, why highly unique businesses aren’t always the most attractive acquisition targets, and how buyers are thinking differently today than they were a few years ago. Cory also opens up about the emotional side of selling, the life events that change an owner’s timeline, and what transition risk really looks like before, during, and after a sale. Cory Mertz on LinkedIn cory@mertztaggart.com Mertz Taggart Value Acceleration Program","meta_description":"#49 Every home care business will go through a transition at some point in time via buy, sell, or exit. Cory Mertz, Managing Partner at Mertz Taggart shar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/home-care-strategy-lab-7276600/episodes/what-s-happening-in-home-care-m-a-and-how-it-impacts-operators-cory-mertz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/home-care-strategy-lab-7276600/what-s-happening-in-home-care-m-a-and-how-it-impacts-operators-cory-mertz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}