Hospice of Central PA

Name

Hospice of Central PA

Legal name

Hospice of Central PA

Website

https://hospiceofcentralpa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice (Routine Home Care) (HLADAHAA), Inpatient Hospice (General Inpatient Care) (HLADAHAB), Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC), Community-Based Palliative Care (Home-Based Non-Hospice) (HLADAHAH)

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative care
• End-of-life care
• Bereavement support
• Grief counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrisburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement: Hospice care is fully covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans and HMOs. This represents the primary revenue stream for providing end-of-life care services.
2. Charitable Donations and Philanthropy: Donations support the benevolent care fund allowing provision of high quality end-of-life care regardless of ability to pay, complementary therapies (palliative massage, music therapy), free community bereavement support, and community education.
3. Planned Giving Programs: Charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, endowments, and bequests through the Teresa Alexander Legacy Society.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hospice of Central PA provides hospice care, palliative care, inpatient hospice, residential hospice at Carolyn's House, and bereavement/grief support to terminally ill patients and their families in central Pennsylvania. Services are delivered by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, chaplains, and trained volunteers in the patient's preferred location (home, residential community, or hospice residence).

Product overview

Hospice of Central PA (HCP) provides a comprehensive suite of hospice and palliative care services for patients with life-limiting illnesses. The core offerings include Hospice Care (provided wherever patients call home), Palliative Care (for symptom management earlier in illness progression), Inpatient Care, and the six-bed Hospice Residence known as Carolyn's House. These clinical services are supported by The Journey Program for grief and bereavement support, complementary therapies (massage and music therapy), volunteer services, Camp Dragonfly for grieving children, and community education programs. The organization operates as part of Choices Healthcare following a 2024 affiliation with Hospice & Community Care, serving Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, and York counties in Central Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carolyn's House: Six-bed hospice residence providing 24-hour residential hospice care in Harrisburg, PA
• The Journey Program
• Choices Palliative Care
• Camp Dragonfly
• Pathways Center for Grief & Loss

Products and services

• Hospice Care Specialized medical care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, providing care in the patient's preferred location (home, residential community, or hospice residence) with a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other support staff focused on comfort and quality of life.
• Palliative Care
• Inpatient Care
• Hospice Residence (Carolyn's House)
• Grief Support (The Journey Program)
• Complementary Therapies
• Camp Dragonfly
• Community Education Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient and family caregiver satisfaction rates meet or exceed state and national averages on CAHPS hospice surveys
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hospice & Community Care (Lancaster)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Affiliation between two leading central Pennsylvania hospice providers creating combined footprint across 8+ counties. HCP and Hospice & Community Care each retain names and locations while sharing philosophy of care. Combined organization positioned as largest hospice and palliative care provider in Pennsylvania state.
• Veterans Administration (VA) and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2020We Honor Veterans Program collaboration between VA and NHPCO. HCP achieved Level 5 partner status (highest level), focusing on Vietnam-era and combat Veterans. Level 5 partners emphasize staff education and serve as regional mentors to other program participants.
• Carlisle Area Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partnership for business networking and community engagement in Carlisle area.
• Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional chamber partnership for Harrisburg area business community engagement.
• Keystone Business Alliance (KBA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLGBTQ+ business alliance partnership for community inclusion and business connections.
• Rotary Club of HarrisburgminorGTM or Marketing PartnerService organization partnership for community engagement.
• Perry County Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCounty chamber partnership for Perry County community engagement.
• Schuylkill Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCounty chamber partnership for Schuylkill County community engagement.
• Major Health Systems (Lehigh Valley Network, Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health, Penn State Health, UPMC, WellSpan Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong, long-standing relationships with major regional health systems for patient referrals and coordinated care.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Crossroads Hospice: Mid-sized national hospice provider offering routine home, continuous, inpatient, palliative, and bereavement services across multiple states. Highly comparable to HCP on service mix and mid-market regional operating model.
• Hospice & Community Care: Central PA nonprofit hospice provider that affiliated with HCP in January 2024 to form Choices Healthcare. Operates the same core service mix (home hospice, palliative, bereavement) in adjacent central PA counties and is the most directly comparable peer given their now-combined identity.

Broad incumbents

• Compassus: National hospice, palliative, and home health provider with a multi-state footprint. Matches HCP on home hospice, palliative care, and bereavement service lines and competes for the same patient referral channels.
• Amedisys Hospice: One of the largest national hospice and home health operators (now part of UnitedHealth/Optum), with extensive hospice coverage across the U.S. Competes with HCP in adjacent PA markets and shares the same home-based hospice care delivery model.
• VITAS Healthcare: Largest hospice provider in the United States (owned by Chemed Corp), operating a broad national footprint with the full continuum of hospice services — routine home, inpatient, palliative, and bereavement. Highly comparable to HCP on service mix though vastly larger in scale.
• Gentiva Hospice: National hospice and palliative care provider (formerly Kindred at Home's hospice segment, owned by CD&R) operating routine home, continuous, and inpatient hospice across the U.S. Comparable to HCP in core service model and target population.
• Encompass Health Hospice: Large publicly traded home health and hospice operator with national presence. Competes with HCP on the home hospice and palliative care service line, particularly through hospital and physician referral channels in the mid-Atlantic.

Regional players

• UPMC Home Healthcare and Hospice: Hospice and home health services operated by UPMC, a major HCP referral partner in central PA. Overlaps with HCP in the central PA market with a health-system-integrated hospice delivery model.
• WellSpan Hospice: Hospice program of WellSpan Health, a major central PA health system that is also a HCP referral partner. Operates hospice services in the same central PA region with a health-system-anchored delivery model.
• Penn Medicine Hospice (Lancaster General Health): Hospice services offered through Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health, one of HCP's largest referral partners. Operates home-based hospice and palliative care in the same south-central PA service area and competes for similar inpatient and home referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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