CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net service revenues	$ 623,541	$ 532,214	$ 495,829
Cost of service revenues (excluding depreciation & amortization)	335,472	281,842	263,994
Gross margin	288,069	250,372	231,835
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits	168,356	147,849	139,793
Other	72,939	66,000	62,071
Deal, transition and other costs	11,842	4,139	5,304
Total general and administrative expenses	253,137	217,988	207,168
Operating income	34,932	32,384	24,667
Interest expense, net	(5,776)	(2,287)	(1,632)
Income before income taxes	29,156	30,097	23,035
Income tax expense	(10,984)	(10,556)	(9,511)
Net income	18,172	19,541	13,524
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(519)	468	239
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc	$ 17,653	$ 20,009	$ 13,763
Per share amounts-basic:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	10,153	9,505	9,333
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.74	$ 2.11	$ 1.47
Per share amounts-diluted:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	10,346	9,745	9,462
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.71	$ 2.05	$ 1.45