Sangre de Cristo

What Sangre de Cristo does

Sangre de Cristo Community Care is a nonprofit hospice, palliative care, and home health organization founded July 1, 1985 and headquartered at 1920 Valley Drive in Pueblo, Colorado. It delivers an integrated continuum of care - including hospice, palliative, home health, a dedicated dementia program, and comprehensive grief and bereavement services (with a free Kids' Camp for ages 6-14) - across a 22,000-square-mile service area in Southern Colorado through six office locations and the in-patient Joni Fair Hospice House.

The organization's "technology" is fundamentally clinical and operational rather than software: a team-based interdisciplinary care model combining physicians, skilled nursing, CNAs, social workers, spiritual care providers, and trained volunteers who deliver care in patients' homes, hospitals, extended care facilities, and the Joni Fair Hospice House. The only disclosed digital infrastructure is third-party Stripe payment processing for online bill pay and donations via sangre.org. No proprietary platforms, AI/ML systems, or in-house software products are indicated.

Revenue is generated primarily through reimbursement from the Medicare Hospice Benefit, Medicaid, and private insurance for clinical services, supplemented by tax-deductible donations that underwrite care for uninsured patients, complementary therapies, and bereavement programming. Patient acquisition is referral-led via hospitals, physicians, and community partners, supported by CHAP hospice accreditation and a Level 5 We Honor Veterans partnership (the highest distinction from NHPCO and the VA). Donations are received through an active giving program, and volunteer engagement is a documented operational pillar.

Name

Sangre de Cristo

Legal name

Sangre de Cristo Community Care

Website

https://sangre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sangre de Cristo Community Care is a Pueblo, Colorado-based nonprofit founded in 1985 that delivers hospice, palliative, home health, dementia, and grief services across a 22,000-square-mile region of Southern Colorado, reimbursed primarily through Medicare, Medicaid, and charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Hospice (Routine Home Care) (HLADAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC), Community-Based Palliative Care (Home-Based Non-Hospice) (HLADAHAH), Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities (HLADAHAE), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF)

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative care services
• Home health care
• Bereavement support services
• Dementia care program

Headquarters

HQ city

Pueblo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medicare Hospice Benefit: Government healthcare reimbursement for terminally ill patients with life expectancy of 6 months or less. Core revenue stream for hospice services.
2. Medicaid and Private Insurance: Healthcare reimbursement from state Medicaid programs and private health insurance plans for hospice, palliative, and home health services.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from community members supporting compassionate care for uninsured patients, grief services, and complementary therapies.
4. Home Health Care Services: Skilled nursing, CNA support, and physical therapy services billed through Medicare Part A/B or private insurance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sangre de Cristo Community Care is a nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization that provides an integrated continuum of end-of-life, serious illness, and home-based medical services across Southern Colorado. The organization delivers hospice care, palliative care, home health care, dementia care, and grief and bereavement support through interdisciplinary teams of medical professionals, social workers, spiritual care providers, and trained volunteers across a 22,000-square-mile service area. Care is delivered wherever patients call home, supplemented by the in-patient Joni Fair Hospice House in Pueblo.

Product overview

Sangre de Cristo Community Care is a nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization serving Southern Colorado since 1985. The organization operates as a single, unified healthcare service with a full continuum of support consisting of five core services: Hospice Care Services, Palliative Care Services, Home Health Care Services, Dementia Care Program, and Grief and Bereavement Support Services. These services are supported by specialized programs including the We Honor Veterans Level 5 partnership, Kids' Camp for grieving children, and Volunteer Support. The organization provides care across a 22,000-square-mile service area through multiple office locations in Pueblo, Cañon City, La Junta, Trinidad, and Walsenburg, with the Joni Fair Hospice House serving as an in-patient facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospice Care Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient experience excellence recognized with 2023 Hospice CAHPS Honors Award from HEALTHCAREfirst
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Quilts of Valor FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2024Partnership to honor Vietnam veterans with handmade quilts of valor. Foundation provides quilts and coordination while Sangre hosted the March 30 ceremony honoring 10 local Vietnam veterans.
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHPCO is a charitable organization advocating for the needs of people facing life-limiting illness. Sangre participates in the We Honor Veterans program, an NHPCO initiative in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve care for veterans.
• HomeCare & Hospice of the ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated hospice organization serving the valley region, listed as an affiliate on Sangre's website.
• Colorado Prairie QuiltersminorOthersSix area quilters from this guild (Shawn Geist, Michelle Nelson, Nate Valdez, Pam Valdez, Carole Spady, Danelle Berg) created 10 intricately designed quilts for the Quilts of Valor ceremony.
• Prairie Piecers Quilt GuildminorOthersQuilt guild members attended the Vietnam veterans recognition ceremony.
• Alzheimer's AssociationminorOthersListed as a resource partner - provides information and support for dementia patients and caregivers served by Sangre's dementia care program.
• 2-1-1 ColoradominorOthersStatewide resource hotline connecting people to vital community resources including hospice and palliative care information.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• LHC Group (UnitedHealth/Optum): Major home health and hospice operator now owned by UnitedHealth Group, delivering skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice services. A broad incumbent comparable on service mix and referral-led model.
• Amedisys (Optum): One of the largest U.S. home health and hospice providers, now part of UnitedHealth's Optum. Competes with Sangre for hospital referrals and patients in overlapping markets, with broader scale and capital resources.

Direct peers

• Enhabit: Public home health and hospice operator spun off from Encompass Health, providing skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice services across a multi-state footprint. Closely comparable to Sangre's combined home health and hospice delivery model.
• Addus HomeCare: Provider of personal care, home health, and hospice services with significant focus on Medicaid and dual-eligible populations. Comparable in combining home- and community-based services across a multi-county geography.
• Traditions Health: Hospice, home health, and palliative care provider serving patients across multiple U.S. states with a referral-driven model. Comparable in core hospice offering, interdisciplinary teams, and regional multi-site operations.
• Interim HealthCare: Franchised home health, hospice, and personal care provider with local agencies delivering hospice and skilled nursing in regional markets. Closely comparable to Sangre's community-based, locally branded delivery approach.
• Compassus: National hospice, palliative, and home health provider operating across multiple states with an interdisciplinary team-based care model. Highly comparable to Sangre's hospice, palliative, and home health service lines, though at far broader geographic scale.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Diversified home and community-based services provider with hospice, home health, and behavioral health operations. Comparable service-line mix to Sangre's continuum (hospice, palliative, home health, dementia/bereavement adjacent services).
• Gentiva: Large for-profit hospice and home health operator with interdisciplinary clinical teams delivering end-of-life and serious-illness care. Directly comparable in core hospice services, referral-driven GTM, and reliance on Medicare reimbursement.

Others

• National Partnership for Hospice Innovation (NPHI): Coalition of nonprofit hospice and palliative care providers of which Sangre is a member (NPHI logo displayed on its homepage). Comparable as a peer network of similarly structured nonprofit hospices and a source of shared advocacy, programs, and benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTuOMDUmA_uXh2MqWWsHDxA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SangreCommunityCare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sangre-de-cristo-hospice
• Instagraminstagram.com/sangrecommunitycare
• Xx.com/sangrecare

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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