CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net service revenues	$ 194,302	$ 160,421	$ 596,347	$ 470,114
Cost of service revenues (excluding depreciation & amortization)	103,777	86,074	314,097	251,998
Gross margin	90,525	74,347	282,250	218,116
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits	54,840	42,952	167,743	126,134
Other	23,631	18,029	72,252	55,974
Deal, transition and other costs	4,467	2,257	17,122	7,455
Total general and administrative expenses	82,938	63,238	257,117	189,563
Operating income	7,587	11,109	25,133	28,553
Interest expense, net	1,668	1,537	5,794	4,684
Income before noncontrolling interests and income taxes	5,919	9,572	19,339	23,869
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	561	1,012	2,046	689
Net income before income taxes	5,358	8,560	17,293	23,180
Income tax expense	(2,188)	(3,194)	(5,713)	(9,120)
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc.	$ 3,170	$ 5,366	$ 11,580	$ 14,060
Per share amounts-basic:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	13,731	10,172	13,385	10,150
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.53	$ 0.87	$ 1.39
Per share amounts-diluted:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	13,941	10,310	13,627	10,328
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.52	$ 0.85	$ 1.36