Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net service revenues	$ 796,965	$ 623,541	$ 532,214
Cost of service revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)	419,394	335,472	281,842
Gross margin	377,571	288,069	250,372
General and administrative expenses:
Salaries and benefits	223,016	168,356	147,849
Other	95,932	72,430	65,435
Deal, transition and other costs	29,405	11,842	4,139
Total general and administrative expenses	348,353	252,628	217,423
Operating income	29,218	35,441	32,949
Interest expense, net	7,391	6,285	2,852
Income before noncontrolling interests and income taxes	21,827	29,156	30,097
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,523)	(519)	468
Operating income (loss) before noncontrolling interest	18,304	28,637	30,565
Income tax (benefit) expense	(2,110)	10,984	10,556
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc.	$ 20,414	$ 17,653	$ 20,009
Per share amounts-basic:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	13,539	10,153	9,505
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.51	$ 1.74	$ 2.11
Per share amounts-diluted:
Average shares outstanding (in shares)	13,757	10,346	9,745
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 1.71	$ 2.05