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Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Joint Venture Activities - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2022 USD ($) acquisition	May 01, 2022 USD ($) location	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) location agency state	Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($) location	Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($) location	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) agency location subsidiary	Nov. 01, 2022 location
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Due to government entities, reduction						$ 3,200
Acquisitions across number of states \| state			22
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Home Health Agencies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of interest							$ 1,500
Health Agencies, Second Transaction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of noncontrolling membership interest \| subsidiary							4
Consideration for joint venture						$ 1,900	$ 2,100
Health Agencies, Second Transaction \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location							2
Number of noncontrolling membership interest \| subsidiary						5
Proceeds from sale of interest						$ 5,200	$ 1,900
General and Administrative Expense
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs						200	9,100
General and Administrative Expense \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Home Health Agencies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Loss on sale of investments							100
Heart of Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Account receivable adjustment						1,500
Consideration transferred				$ 278,000
Heart of Hospice \| Hospice Locations \| Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location				24
Brookdale Health Care Services
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Working capital adjustments						$ 3,100
Consideration transferred			$ 197,000
Cash paid for acquisitions			$ 178,800
Brookdale Health Care Services \| Hospice Locations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location			11
Brookdale Health Care Services \| Home Health Locations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location			23
Brookdale Health Care Services \| Main Therapy Agencies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| agency			13
Majority Ownership of a Home Health Agency from Archbold Medical Center
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 3,700
Majority Ownership of a Home Health Agency from Archbold Medical Center \| Home Health Agency \| GEORGIA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location		2
Majority Ownership of a Home Health Agency from The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 4,800
Majority Ownership of a Home Health Agency from The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health \| Home Health Agency \| GEORGIA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location								2
Majority Ownership of a Home Health Agency from The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health \| Home and Community Based \| GEORGIA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location								1
Three Rivers Home Health Services
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 18,500
Three Rivers Home Health Services \| Home Health Agency
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| acquisition	8
Heart n' Home Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred					$ 50,100
Heart n' Home Hospice \| Hospice Locations \| IDAHO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location					7
Heart n' Home Hospice \| Hospice Locations \| OREGON
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location					2
Casa de la Luz
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred					$ 48,000
Casa de la Luz \| Hospice Locations and Palliative Care \| ARIZONA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location					2
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred							$ 17,800
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Home Health Agency
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| agency							4
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Home and Community Based
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| agency							1
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Hospice Agency
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| agency							3