EATONTOWN, N.J., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc. (PHHC), a leader in providing home care to residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, announces the acquisition of Acelleron Medical Products, a durable medical equipment (DME) company that focuses on the distribution of nebulizers, breast pumps and other medical products.

The acquisition of Andover, Massachusetts-based Acelleron will allow PHHC to expand its home care expertise and geographic reach into New England. “We are very happy to bring the Acelleron team into the Preferred family,” said Joel Markel, President of PHHC. “We look forward to the opportunity to bring excellent home health care to many families and communities in New England.”

Preferred, which anticipates Acelleron’s full integration by the third quarter of 2013, will export its home care expertise to the New England region, while simultaneously importing Acelleron’s knowledge of medical equipment to its core home care markets of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “We anticipate this acquisition to be truly symbiotic,” remarked Todd Thiede, CFO of PHHC. “Our product lines complement each other, and Preferred can take one more step toward broadening our reach and meeting more of our clients’ direct needs.”

Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC) has been proudly serving families throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Regarded as one of the best home health care agencies in the region, Preferred continues to foster long-standing relationships with all local hospitals and nursing homes in the region, focusing on the intimate understanding of home care complexities. Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services is accredited by CHAP, the leading accrediting organization for the home health care industry, which has publicly certified Preferred Home Health Care as voluntarily achieving the highest standards of excellence for home-based health care. For more information, visit PreferredCares.com

Contact: Jonathan Herman, press@preferredcares.com, 732-443-8100

SOURCE Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc. (PHHC)