Hosparus Health

What Hosparus Health does

Hosparus Health is a nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization founded in 1978 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, operating across 41 counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Its core products are hospice care for patients with terminal illness, palliative care for those with serious or chronic illness (delivered through affiliate Pallitus Health Partners), grief counseling, and the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE, delivered through affiliate Care Guide Partners), supplemented by specialized programs including Kourageous Kids (pediatric), Veteran Care (We Honor Veterans Level 4 partner), and the Heart Connection Program for heart failure patients. Care is delivered by an interdisciplinary model combining 19 board-certified physicians, 32 board-certified nurse practitioners, more than 30 social workers, chaplains, CNAs, and a trained volunteer base of nearly 600 contributing 69,000+ hours annually, with services provided primarily in patients' homes and supplemented by inpatient facilities.

The underlying technology layer is operational rather than digital: an interdisciplinary team-based care model supported by field logistics across 41 counties (3.3 million miles driven in 2024), a 24/7 clinical admissions line, and staff-safety infrastructure including the KATANA Safety mobile solution with GPS monitoring and emergency dispatch. Hosparus holds the American Heart Association Palliative/Hospice Heart Failure certification and operates under HIPAA/HITECH compliance.

Revenue is generated primarily through Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement (covering up to 100% of hospice costs related to terminal illness) and most private insurance plans, supplemented by philanthropic donations that fund financial assistance for uninsured or underinsured patients and capital projects such as the $20 million Hospice Care Center under construction in Louisville (completion 2027). Customer acquisition is referral-led — anyone can initiate a referral through a 24/7 phone line or online form — augmented by community outreach, speaker programs, and educational content marketing. The organization operates as Hosparus Inc. under parent Everent Health, which also oversees Bluegrass Care Navigators.

Name

Hosparus Health

Legal name

Hosparus Inc.

Website

https://hosparushealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hosparus Health is a Louisville-based nonprofit founded in 1978 delivering hospice, palliative, PACE, and grief counseling services to 10,000+ patients annually across 41 counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana through interdisciplinary clinical teams and community partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inpatient Hospice (General Inpatient Care) (HLADAHAB), In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABAFAL), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities (HLADAHAE)

Keywords

• Hospice medical care
• Palliative care services
• Grief counseling services
• End of life care
• Senior care programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement: Federal programs cover up to 100% of hospice care costs related to terminal illness with no deductible or copayment. Most insurance plans also provide robust hospice benefits covering same services as Medicare.
2. Philanthropy/Donations: As a nonprofit organization, Hosparus Health relies on charitable donations to fund programs and provide financial assistance. Donations support services regardless of ability to pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hosparus Health provides hospice and palliative care services for individuals facing serious, chronic, or terminal illness across 41 counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Core offerings include end-of-life hospice care, palliative care for serious illness, grief counseling, and specialized programs for pediatric, cardiac, and veteran populations, delivered primarily in patients' homes by interdisciplinary clinical teams with 24/7 support.

Product overview

Hosparus Health is a nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization offering a comprehensive suite of services across the continuum of serious illness care. The core offerings include Hospice Care (for terminal illness with life expectancy of six months or less), Palliative Care (offered at any stage of serious illness through affiliate Pallitus Health Partners), and Grief Counseling services. Specialized programs include Kourageous Kids (pediatric care), Veteran Care (We Honor Veterans Level 4 partner), Heart Connection Program (cardiac-specific support), and PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) offered through Care Guide Partners. The organization also operates volunteer services and an Inpatient Care Center, with a new Hospice Care Center under construction as part of the Places of Compassion campaign.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pallitus Health Partners: Affiliate organization providing palliative care services for serious and chronic illnesses
• Care Guide Partners
• Heart Connection Program
• Kourageous Kids

Quantifiable outcome

• Kept heart failure patients out of hospital on at least 16 separate occasions through Heart Connection program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baptist HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Expanded partnership with Baptist Health system into southern Indiana with Pallitus Health Partners now offering palliative care consultations at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany. Program embeds interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, and social workers on-site for symptom management, goals-of-care planning, inpatient hospice care, and 24/7 clinical support. Builds on partnership launched the previous year with Baptist Health Louisville.
• Pallitus Health PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosparus Health's palliative care affiliate providing comprehensive palliative care for serious and chronic illnesses. Offers chronic symptom and medication management, disease education, and care coordination services. Operating as integrated brand under Hosparus Health umbrella.
• Care Guide PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand affiliate bringing the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to communities. Opened William B. and Janet B. Schmidt PACE Center in Elizabethtown serving more than 50 regional seniors. Uses interdisciplinary approach to meet holistic care needs of seniors wishing to age in place.
• National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI)minorOthersMember of NPHI, participating in annual National Hospice and Palliative Care Month recognition and initiatives.
• We Honor VeteransminorOthersLevel 4 partner in We Honor Veterans program, recognizing commitment to honoring veterans through specialized hospice care.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Amedisys: Large national home health and hospice operator now part of Optum/UnitedHealth Group. Operates hospice and palliative care programs comparable to Hosparus, with substantially greater capital, scale, and integrated payer relationships.
• Enhabit: Public home health and hospice operator spun off from Encompass Health. Comparable in hospice service delivery and Medicare dependency, with a multi-state footprint and similar patient mix focused on post-acute and terminal care.
• VITAS Healthcare (Chemed Corporation): Largest hospice provider in the United States, operating as a for-profit subsidiary of Chemed Corporation. Highly comparable in core hospice service delivery and clinical staffing model, with materially larger scale and a for-profit capital base.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Public diversified home and community-based services provider that operates hospice, home health, and personal-care lines. Comparable in offering hospice alongside adjacent senior-care services, with materially larger scale and a for-profit capital base.
• Gentiva: National hospice and palliative care provider, PE-backed, with broad geographic reach and a focus on hospice admissions from hospital systems. Comparable core service offering and patient population, though structured as a for-profit platform pursuing aggressive market expansion.

Direct peers

• Compassus: National hospice, palliative, and home health provider with a comparable interdisciplinary care model and similar mix of home-based hospice, palliative consults, and grief support. Operates in multiple states with a regional operating structure analogous to Hosparus.
• St. Croix Hospice: Regional hospice provider focused on the Midwest with a comparable interdisciplinary clinical model and similar emphasis on in-home hospice delivery. Direct comparison in service model, geographic strategy, and patient acuity mix.
• Three Oaks Hospice: Mid-sized hospice provider operating across multiple states with a comparable regional multi-site delivery model and similar reliance on Medicare hospice reimbursement. Highly comparable in scale, service line breadth, and operating structure.
• Addus HomeCare: Public personal-care, home health, and hospice operator with a comparable mix of in-home hospice and personal-care services for elderly and disabled populations. Comparable payer mix and patient demographics, structured as a for-profit.
• Bluegrass Care Navigators: Kentucky-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider that operates as a sibling organization under the same parent (Everent Health) as Hosparus Health. Directly comparable in mission, geography (Kentucky), payer mix, and service offering including hospice, palliative, and grief support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hosparushealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MyHosparus
• Facebookfacebook.com/hosparushealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hosparus-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/hosparushealth

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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