Better Health for All

Kindred Healthcare's core business, which includes long-term acute care hospitals, home health, hospice, and community care services, inherently delivers exceptional health benefits. The company's patient engagement strategies, including interdisciplinary care teams, the RehabTracker app, and post-discharge follow-up, are linked to improved patient outcomes and reduced readmissions.

Kindred Hospitals also contribute to a 25% reduction in Medicare spending for medically complex patients discharged to Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACHs) through support for the ACO REACH program. The company operates a platform providing mental health support for pregnant women in underserved, rural communities, utilizing predictive analytics for crisis prevention, peer support, and culturally competent care. The RehabTracker app used by Kindred Hospitals is HIPAA-compliant, ensuring privacy safeguards for health data. The company's operations do not involve pharmaceutical patents, food production, products with addiction potential, or clinical trials.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Kindred Healthcare demonstrates strong fair pricing practices by explicitly stating that patients will not owe interest on payments due under an extended payment plan, effectively offering 0% APR.

The company proactively manages patient debt burden by capping monthly payments for extended plans at no more than 10% of a patient's family income, excluding essential living expenses, and collects detailed household expense information to assess financial situations. Kindred has no revenue from high-cost financial products or penalty fees. Furthermore, Kindred promotes product simplicity and accessibility by providing a plain language summary of its Charity Care policy and making it available in any language needed for its service area. The company offers free or reduced-price care based on federal poverty levels, with discounts up to 100% for patients at or below 200% FPL. As a healthcare provider, Kindred's core business lies outside traditional financial services, leading to several KPIs being scored at 0 due to non-applicability or lack of specific evidence.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

In January 2026, 315 union caregivers at two Kindred hospitals in Orange County planned a three-day strike

, seeking higher wage increases (6.5%, 6%, 5% over three years) than the company's offer (2.5%, 2.5%, 3%) . An unfair labor practice charge was filed against these hospitals , alleging illegal surveillance of workers . In 2014, homecare workers sued Kindred Healthcare , claiming they were paid well below minimum wage and denied legal breaks . Massachusetts legislators requested an investigation into Kindred's closure of five facilities and layoff of over 600 people , accusing the company of misappropriating state money allocated to boost worker compensation . Employee reviews frequently mention high turnover , low pay , lack of raises , and a toxic or hostile work environment , with specific mentions of unethical HR practices and bias-based shift cancellations . The company's compensation and benefits rating on Glassdoor is 2.6 out of 5 , decreasing by 1% over the last 12 months , and its overall rating on Indeed is 3.3 out of 5 , with pay and benefits at 3.1 out of 5 . Turnover rates for Chief Clinical Officer positions were 30% and for Director of Nursing Services positions were 50% , which were later reduced by half . The company also has high agency use , and employee reviews state "absolutely horrible" or "limited" benefits and healthcare .

Honest & Fair Business

The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points for any of the 'Honest & Fair Business' KPIs. While one article notes 'No explicit mention of regulatory fines within the last 3 years (2015-2017)', this is an observation about the article's content rather than a direct statement of zero fines from the company.

Similarly, there is no explicit mention of a transparency index, whistleblower policy, financial restatements, audit coverage percentage, ESG controversy index, complaint resolution time, board conflict-free percentage, anti-corruption policy, or third-party verification. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to lack of direct evidence.

No War, No Weapons

No information relevant to Kindred Healthcare (KND.US) or the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value was found in the provided articles. The articles discuss the American Hospital Association (AHA)

and explicitly state they contain no data pertinent to the company or the ethical value being assessed.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Kindred has implemented three waste reduction initiatives: a commitment to recycling non-operational cleaning equipment

, reducing paper consumption through digital processes , and a closed-loop program for cleaning equipment that diverts discarded tools from landfills .