Addus HomeCare Corporation.
ADUS.US | Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Addus HomeCare Corporation is a provider of home care services in the United States. The company offers a comprehensive range of personal care services, including assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, and mobility. They also provide homemaking services such as meal preparation, laund...Show More
Better Health for All
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Addus HomeCare's core business, which includes in-home care, home health, hospice, and telehealth services, is entirely devoted to health improvement. These services lead to improved patient outcomes, such as reduced hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
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The company has no reported revenue from products or activities with negative health outcomes. Addus provides comprehensive support for its workforce of over 33,000 employees, including more than 30,000 hourly caregivers.
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This support encompasses adherence to local wage laws,
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collective bargaining agreements,
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recognition programs like the Addus Elite Program and Service Awards,
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financial assistance through the Addus ACTS program,
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and extensive training via the Addus Learning Academy and the Addus Institute of Skilled Care Education.
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The company's operations do not involve pharmaceutical patents, food or nutritional products, addiction potential, or clinical trials.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Addus HomeCare Corporation is a provider of home care services, not a financial institution. Consequently, most KPIs related to financial products, lending, or banking services are not applicable. The company does not offer lending or deposit services, consumer credit products, or operate financial service access points, resulting in a tier of 0 for pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcome, profit reinvestment, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion, and product simplicity. For underserved client share, the company's services are primarily directed towards underserved populations, including the elderly, chronically ill, disabled, Medicaid, Dual Eligible, and Veterans populations. In Q3 2025, 76.1% of revenues came from Personal Care
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, with 50.5% from state, local, and other governmental programs and 46.2% from managed care organizations
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. Hospice Care, representing 19.0% of revenues
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, derived 93.1% from Medicare
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. Home Health, 4.9% of revenues
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, received 65.9% from Medicare and 25.5% from managed care organizations
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. Based on a weighted average of these revenue streams, approximately 95.75% of the company's revenue is derived from programs and organizations serving underserved or minority segments.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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In fiscal year 2024, the CEO's total compensation was $5,549,980
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, while the median employee compensation was $13,049
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, resulting in a CEO pay ratio of 425:1
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. The median employee pay of $13,049 annually suggests systemic underpayment for a significant portion of the workforce. This is further supported by documented wage and hour violations, including a $40,000 penalty in 2023
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, contributing to a total of $201,257 from four wage and hour records since 2000
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. The voluntary employee turnover rate was below 55% in 2023
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, an improvement from a previous rate of 65-70%
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, and is below the home care industry average of around 65% in the years following 2018
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. Some employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, such as direct service employees in Oregon
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and over 150 workers in Modesto and Walnut Creek
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, which provide specific wage scales and benefits. For example, unionized workers in Oregon have wages ranging from $18.60 to $20.00 per hour as of July 2023
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, increasing to $19.53 to $21.00 per hour by July 2024
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. In Modesto and Walnut Creek, workers receive at least $19.25 and $20.25 per hour, respectively, following a January 2025 contract
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. Illinois is set to implement a minimum wage of $18.75 per hour for direct in-home care service workers effective January 1, 2026
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. Health insurance is offered to employees working at least 30 hours a week in Oregon, with an 85% employer contribution
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, and full-time employees receive employee-only dental insurance
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. The company maintains non-discrimination policies
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and states employment is at-will
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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Addus HomeCare Corporation is a provider of home care services, which means its business model does not involve the procurement or trade of physical commodities. Consequently, several ethical sourcing KPIs are not applicable. There is no exposure to fair-trade certified inputs, supply chain audits for welfare or sourcing of commodities, forced or child labor in upstream commodity supply chains, multi-tier supply chain traceability for physical goods, remediation processes for commodity-related violations, or material sourcing of at-risk inputs. The provided article confirms the absence of specific data for all requested metrics, including ethical clause coverage and supplier diversity spend, which are therefore omitted from the assessment.
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Honest & Fair Business
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The company incurred a $40,000 penalty in 2023 for a wage and hour violation by the NY-DOL.
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Since 2000, Addus HomeCare has accumulated a total of $211,258 in penalties across 5 records, primarily for employment-related offenses.
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These include additional wage and hour violations in 2006 ($146,432), 2013 ($5,493), and 2018 ($9,332), as well as a benefit plan administrator violation in 2016 ($10,001).
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Kind to Animals
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Addus HomeCare Corporation is a provider of home care services for humans. The company's business model does not involve manufacturing products, animal testing, animal agriculture, or direct impact on wildlife habitats. Consequently, all KPIs related to cruelty-free certification, animal testing, humane operations, wildlife conservation, ethical sourcing, and animal agriculture are not applicable. The company's employee handbook prohibits bringing pets into client homes.
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Additionally, safety guidelines advise that pets should be secured during clinician visits to ensure the safety of clinicians and patients.
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No War, No Weapons
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Addus HomeCare Corporation's core business is the provision of home care services. The provided articles explicitly state that no information is available regarding revenue from arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investment, or any other metrics related to military or conflict-related activities.
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There is no evidence to suggest any involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, or conflict facilitation within the company's operations or supply chain.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Addus HomeCare Corporation currently sources 8.4% of its operational energy from renewables, with a target to reach 15% by 2025.
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The company's waste diversion rate is 63%, with a target of 75% by 2025.
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The corporate headquarters relocated to Frisco, Texas in 2020, with the new facility designed to reduce its environmental footprint.
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However, Addus HomeCare Corporation does not publicly disclose data for total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions, nor does it have stated science-based carbon reduction targets or a net-zero target year. There is also no publicly available information on carbon offset quality, climate positive initiatives, supply chain climate transparency, supplier SBTi targets, TCFD alignment, climate scenario analysis, or climate justice initiatives. The company states its environmental impact is "substantially lighter than most," but no supporting data is provided for this claim.
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No environmental compliance violations are reported.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data relevant to any of the KPIs for assessing Addus HomeCare Corporation's respect for cultures and communities. Information regarding formal partnerships, community reinvestment, cultural appropriation incidents, impact assessments, local employment, grievance mechanisms, FPIC participation, community governance, cultural preservation, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license, charitable giving, community funds, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural sensitivity training completion is not available in the provided texts.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Users have minimal control over their personal data, with the only specified option being the ability to opt-out of marketing emails.
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No privacy or security certifications are mentioned, despite the company handling sensitive health data.
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There are no documented data breaches or unauthorized data use incidents.
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The company's privacy policy references HIPAA and California privacy rights, indicating basic regulatory compliance.
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No bug bounty program is mentioned.
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No information is available regarding the company's use of AI, AI ethics governance, or algorithmic transparency.
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The 2024-02-27 10-K filing notes a Chief Information Security Officer with over 15 years of experience, including 7 years as CISO in healthcare.
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However, the filing lacks specific metrics on cybersecurity investment, training effectiveness, encryption implementation, vulnerability management, or security testing coverage.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Addus HomeCare Corporation lacks specific quantitative data regarding its zero waste and sustainable products initiatives. While 'Waste' is identified as a primary negative impact category for the company
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, driven by its non-medical home care, private hospice, and private home care services for the elderly
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, no metrics such as waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, or recycled content percentages are disclosed for ADUS.US. Information on sustainable packaging solutions discussed in some articles pertains to general industry trends or other companies, not ADUS.US directly. The provided articles also do not mention any specific waste reduction targets, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero-waste certification, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratios, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education for ADUS.US. No regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues related to waste disposal are mentioned.