CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net service revenues	$ 201,312	$ 153,698
Cost of service revenues (excluding depreciation & amortization)	106,268	82,232
Gross margin	95,044	71,466
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits	56,033	41,676
Other	24,716	19,445
Deal, transition and other costs	7,231	2,609
Total general and administrative expenses	87,980	63,730
Operating income	7,064	7,736
Interest expense, net	(1,897)	(1,332)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	5,167	6,404
Income before income taxes	4,407	6,594
Net loss - noncontrolling interests	760	(190)
Income tax expense	(774)	(2,677)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total	$ 3,633	$ 3,917
Per share amounts-basic:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	12,695	10,089
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.39
Per share amounts-diluted:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	12,937	10,260
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.38