A Wichita-based hospice care business has laid off 28 workers after being acquired by a Texas company.

Hospice Care of Kansas says the layoffs are the result of being acquired in 2010 by Harden Healthcare of Austin, Texas.

Rick Breuss, a vice president for Hospice Care, told the Wichita Eagle Wednesday that most of the layoffs will occur in administrative positions.

He also said the company plans to hire more caregivers, such as registered nurses and home health aides.

Hospice Care has 92 employees in Wichita and 326 employees in Kansas.