Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Segment Item shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment	3
Contract with customer liability	$ 800,000	$ 900,000
Aggregate market cap	33,494.01
Operating lease asset, impairment	13,000	1,174,000
Goodwill impairment charge	0	0	$ 0
Goodwill	662,995,000	582,837,000	504,392,000
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets	0	0	0
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	91,983,000	72,188,000
Deductible component of workers' compensation	400,000
Accrued workers’ compensation insurance	12,043,000	12,897,000
Workers' compensation insurance recovery receivables	$ 577,000	666,000
Number of stock incentive plans | Item	1
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 10,319,000	10,625,000	$ 9,434,000
Credit Agreement [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding amount	470,000,000	380,200,000
Credit Agreement [Member] | Capital One, National Association [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding amount	$ 8,000,000	$ 8,200,000
Employee Stock Option
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of stock options included in calculation | shares	455,000	468,000	493,000
Number of dilutive shares outstanding | shares	234,000	248,000	282,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of dilutive shares outstanding | shares	82,000	72,000	44,000
Shares of restricted stock awards included in calculation | shares	201,000	210,000	159,000
Personal Care [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 153,276,000	$ 152,688,000	$ 152,688,000
Home Health [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill	76,920,000	32,421,000	23,370,000
Hospice [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 432,799,000	397,728,000	$ 328,334,000
Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Leases termination and renewal option	1 year
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives	1 year
Minimum [Member] | Customer and Referral Relationships [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives	5 years
Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Leases termination and renewal option	5 years
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives	25 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer and Referral Relationships [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible assets, estimated useful lives	10 years
General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Operating lease asset, impairment	$ 13,000	1,200,000
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit losses	$ 2,300,000	$ 1,600,000
Accounting Standards Update 2021-10 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adopted	true
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, immaterial effect	true
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adoption date	Jan. 01, 2022
Accounting Standards Update 2021-08 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adopted	true
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, immaterial effect	true
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, adoption date	Jan. 01, 2023
Accounting Standard Update 2020-04 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, immaterial effect	true
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, early adoption	true
Accounting Standards Update 2023-07 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, early adoption	true
Accounting Standards Update 2023-09 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, immaterial effect	true
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, early adoption	true