CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net service revenues	$ 532,214	$ 495,829	$ 356,912
Cost of service revenues (excluding depreciation & amortization)	281,842	263,994	190,548
Gross margin	250,372	231,835	166,364
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits	147,849	139,793	102,005
Other	66,281	62,261	45,243
Deal, transition and other non-recurring costs	4,139	5,304	4,323
Total general and administrative expenses	218,269	207,358	151,571
Operating income	32,103	24,477	14,793
Interest expense, net	(2,006)	(1,442)	(167)
Income before income taxes	30,097	23,035	14,626
Income tax expense	(10,556)	(9,511)	(6,020)
Net income from continuing operations	19,541	13,524	8,606
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) gain from operations, net of tax of $882			(729)
Gain on sale, net of tax of $973			171
(Loss) gain on discontinued operations			(558)
Net income	19,541	13,524	8,048
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	468	239	178
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc	$ 20,009	$ 13,763	$ 8,226
Per share amounts-basic:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	9,505	9,333	9,279
Income from continuing operations attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 2.11	$ 1.47	$ 0.95
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			(0.06)
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 2.11	$ 1.47	$ 0.89
Per share amounts-diluted:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	9,745	9,462	9,374
Income from continuing operations attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 2.05	$ 1.45	$ 0.94
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			(0.06)
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 2.05	$ 1.45	$ 0.88