St. Joseph Hospice

What St. Joseph Hospice does

St. Joseph Hospice & Palliative Care is a privately held, faith-based hospice provider founded in 2011 and operating as St. Joseph Hospice, LLC. The company delivers end-of-life care to patients diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses (including cancer, end-stage cardiac, pulmonary, renal, liver, and dementia conditions, stroke, HIV/AIDS, and ALS) across Georgia and South Carolina, with operational offices in Augusta, GA and North Augusta, SC.

The service offering is a unified hospice care package composed of symptom and pain management, medications/equipment/supplies related to the hospice diagnosis, 24/7 on-call support, physician services, certified nursing assistants, social work and counseling, chaplain services, trained volunteer support, and bereavement services provided for a minimum of 13 months after loss. Care is delivered primarily in patients' private residences and in nursing home or assisted living facilities via an interdisciplinary clinical team. The company operates as a 'We Honor Veterans' partner recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs and NHPCO, with a Veteran-to-Veteran volunteer program.

Revenue is generated through reimbursement from Medicare Part A, Medicaid hospice programs, and private insurance, with the company stating eligibility is not based on ability to pay. The go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven: patients enter the funnel via physician referrals, hospital discharge planners, nursing home partnerships, and community outreach through the St. Joseph Ambassador volunteer program. No institutional investment, M&A activity, or recent funding rounds are disclosed; the entity remains locally owned and operated.

Name

St. Joseph Hospice

Legal name

St. Joseph Hospice, LLC

Website

https://stjoecare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St. Joseph Hospice & Palliative Care is a faith-based, locally owned hospice provider founded in 2011, delivering end-of-life care to terminally ill patients in Georgia and South Carolina through interdisciplinary in-home clinical teams, with a recognized veteran-care program and Medicare/Medicaid/insurance reimbursement model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice (Routine Home Care) (HLADAHAA), Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities (HLADAHAE)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hospice Care Services: Revenue is generated through Medicare hospice benefit, Medicaid hospice programs, and private insurance reimbursement. The company provides comprehensive hospice services including nursing care, physician services, medical equipment, medications, and bereavement support. Services are provided regardless of ability to pay, suggesting charity care provisions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. Joseph Hospice provides comprehensive hospice care to patients with terminal illnesses, delivering nursing, physician, aide, social work, spiritual, and volunteer support wherever the patient calls home. Care includes pain and symptom management, medications, durable medical equipment, 24/7 clinical on-call support, and up to 13 months of bereavement services for surviving family members.

Product overview

St Joseph Hospice & Palliative Care offers a single unified hospice care service that provides comprehensive end-of-life support through multiple interconnected service components. The core offering includes hospice care with symptom and pain management, 24/7 on-call support, physician services, certified nursing assistant care, emotional and spiritual support, volunteer programs, and bereavement services lasting at least 13 months. The company, founded in 2011, operates as a faith-based, locally owned organization serving patients in Georgia and South Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospice Care Services Comprehensive hospice care for terminally ill patients delivered in the home or care facility by a multidisciplinary team, including skilled nursing, physician services, pain and symptom management, medications, durable medical equipment, spiritual and emotional support, and 24/7 clinical on-call availability. Eligible patients are accepted regardless of ability to pay.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bereavement services provided for minimum 13 months after loss

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Department of Veterans AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Joseph Hospice is recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs as a 'We Honor Veterans' partner, indicating a formal relationship to provide specialized hospice care to veteran populations with access to VA resources and recognition.
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognized by NHPCO as a 'We Honor Veterans' partner, demonstrating alignment with national hospice standards and access to NHPCO resources, training, and best practices for end-of-life care.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• LHC Group (now Optum): LHC Group operated home health and hospice services across the US, including the Southeast, before its acquisition by Optum — a broad incumbent peer in hospice delivery, clinical staffing models, and Medicare reimbursement exposure.
• VITAS Healthcare: VITAS is the largest hospice provider in the United States and the dominant national incumbent in routine home hospice, inpatient hospice, and hospice house settings — directly comparable to St. Joseph's core service mix but operating at vastly greater scale across dozens of states.
• Encompass Health: Encompass operates inpatient rehabilitation and home health and hospice services across the US, including routine home hospice and facility-based hospice — a broad incumbent comparable on the hospice segment though its primary focus is post-acute rehabilitation.

Direct peers

• Amedisys Hospice: Amedisys operates one of the largest US hospice networks with home-based and facility-based hospice services, interdisciplinary clinical teams, and Medicare-reimbursement-led revenue — structurally identical to St. Joseph but at multi-state scale, including active presence in the Southeast.
• BrightSpring Health Services: BrightSpring's Home Health and Hospice segment provides routine home hospice, palliative care, and bereavement services with interdisciplinary clinical teams — a direct peer to St. Joseph in service design, with overlapping footprint in several southeastern states.
• Compassus: Compassus is a national hospice, palliative care, and home health provider with interdisciplinary teams, 24/7 support, and bereavement programs — a direct peer in service mix and delivery model, with broader geographic reach than St. Joseph.
• Addus HomeCare: Addus provides personal care, home health, and hospice services with a strong concentration in Medicaid and Medicare-reimbursed home-based care across multiple states — a direct peer to St. Joseph in clinical home hospice delivery and reimbursement model.
• Traditions Health: Traditions Health is a multi-state hospice and home health provider with interdisciplinary clinical teams, 24/7 support, and veteran-focused programs — a direct peer to St. Joseph in service model, geographic profile (regional mid-market), and veteran outreach approach.
• Interim HealthCare: Interim HealthCare is a national franchise network offering hospice, home health, and palliative care through locally owned branches — highly comparable to St. Joseph's locally owned, faith-influenced branch model and service mix.
• Gentiva Hospice: Gentiva is a national hospice and palliative care provider offering routine home hospice, continuous care, and bereavement services across most US states, with strong physician and hospital referral pipelines — a direct functional peer to St. Joseph's home-based hospice delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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