| Document and Entity Information | Jun. 08, 2024 |
| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Entity Registrant Name | Addus HomeCare Corp |
| Amendment Flag | true |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001468328 |
| Document Type | 8-K/A |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 08, 2024 |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | DE |
| Entity File Number | 001-34504 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 20-5340172 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 6303 Cowboys Way |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 600 |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Frisco |
| Entity Address, State or Province | TX |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 75034 |
| City Area Code | (469) |
| Local Phone Number | 535-8200 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Security 12b Title | Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
| Trading Symbol | ADUS |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Amendment Description | On June 10, 2024, Addus HomeCare Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report that, on June 8, 2024, Addus HealthCare, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Addus HealthCare”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Curo Health Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which does business as Gentiva. This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Original Form 8-K to include Item 9.01 set forth below and to file the Purchase Agreement, which was not filed with the Original Form 8-K. All other disclosures contained in the Original Form 8-K remain unchanged. |
