Premier Hospice

What Premier Hospice does

Premier Hospice is a privately held, locally owned hospice care provider founded in 2005, headquartered in Bastrop, Louisiana, with a second operating location branded Premier Monroe in Arcadia, Louisiana. The company delivers end-of-life care to terminally ill patients across North Louisiana using an interdisciplinary team model that combines medical, emotional, and spiritual support. Care is rendered in patient homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals, with RN/LPN coverage available 24/7.

The service suite spans nursing care, pain and symptom management, home health aides, social work, non-denominational spiritual counseling, physical/occupational/speech therapy, nutritional counseling, bereavement support, and volunteer companionship, and covers diagnoses such as end-stage cancer, pulmonary disease, heart disease, Alzheimer's/dementia, stroke, renal disease, liver disease, ALS, Parkinson's, and HIV/AIDS. The company also publishes advance healthcare directive resources including LaPOST forms and maintains a career application portal and a volunteer program.

Premier Hospice generates revenue through Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance reimbursement, with private pay available for uninsured patients. Its go-to-market is community-led: physician referrals routed through the hospice Medical Director drive patient acquisition, supplemented by family word-of-mouth, testimonials on the company website, and hospice-education content. The company employs 11-50 staff, has no disclosed institutional investors or parent entity, operates on a Squarespace-hosted website with no proprietary technology, app, or AI capability, and reports no acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, or regulatory actions in the source data.

Name

Premier Hospice

Legal name

Premier Hospice

Website

https://premierbastrop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Premier Hospice is a locally owned hospice provider founded in 2005, serving terminally ill patients across North Louisiana from two locations (Bastrop and Arcadia) with interdisciplinary end-of-life care, including nursing, therapy, social work, and bereavement services reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Hospice Care in Nursing Facilities (SNF/NH Hospice) (HLADAHAD), In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM)

Keywords

• Hospice care
• End-of-life care
• Palliative services
• Bereavement support
• Home hospice

Headquarters

HQ city

Bastrop

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hospice Care Services: Revenue is generated through providing hospice care services to terminally ill patients. Services are primarily reimbursed through Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance plans. The company also accepts private payment for those without insurance coverage.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Premier Hospice delivers hospice and palliative care services to terminally ill patients in North Louisiana, providing pain and symptom management along with medical, emotional, and spiritual support through an interdisciplinary team. Care is delivered 24/7 in patients' homes, nursing facilities, or hospitals, and includes nursing care, home health aides, social work, spiritual counseling, therapy services, nutritional counseling, and bereavement support.

Product overview

Premier Hospice is a locally owned hospice care provider offering a unified suite of services designed to enhance quality of life for patients with life-limiting illness. The company provides an interdisciplinary team approach combining nursing care (RN and LPN services), social work, spiritual support, home health aides, therapy services (physical, occupational, and speech), nutritional counseling, and bereavement services. Services are delivered in patients' homes, nursing facilities, or hospitals with 24/7 availability. Additional offerings include volunteer programs, advance healthcare directive resources, and a career application portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospice Care Services Comprehensive hospice care services focused on palliation of terminally ill patients, providing pain and symptom management, home medical equipment, psychosocial and spiritual support, therapy services, and continuous grief support. Care is delivered in home, nursing facility, or hospital settings for patients with life-limiting diagnoses including end-stage cancer, pulmonary disease, heart disease, Alzheimer's/dementia, stroke, renal disease, liver disease, ALS, Parkinson's, and HIV/AIDS.
• Nursing Care Registered nurses (RN) and licensed practical nurses (LPN) provide individualized care based on each patient's unique needs, focused on pain control, comfort, and family support, available 24/7.
• Social Work Services Social workers assist patients and families in navigating end-of-life planning, managing financial, emotional, family, and crisis situations while serving as advocates and offering resources.
• Spiritual Support Non-denominational spiritual guidance provided by chaplains for patients and families, regardless of religious affiliation or beliefs.
• Home Health Aides Aides assist with personal hygiene needs, feeding, light housekeeping, and provide emotional support to patients and families alongside nursing staff.
• Therapy Services Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services providing comfort for physical issues at end of life, utilizing therapeutic measures to relieve pain and promote overall comfort.
• Nutritional Counseling Individualized nutritional plans developed by trained staff based on each patient's unique nutritional needs.
• Bereavement Services Licensed staff trained in grief management, providing bereavement counseling, emotional and psychological support following a loved one's death, including outreach, counseling, and referral resources.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Compassus: Compassus operates hospice, palliative, and home health programs nationwide with an interdisciplinary model closely aligned to Premier's. It is a comparable broad incumbent that competes in similar referral channels and care settings.
• Amedisys: Amedisys is a national home health and hospice operator with significant Medicare-reimbursed hospice census across the Southeast. It is a comparable broad incumbent competing with Premier Hospice for referral relationships in Louisiana and surrounding states.
• LHC Group (Optum): LHC Group, now part of Optum, operates one of the largest home health and hospice networks in the US, with meaningful Louisiana presence. It is a direct broad incumbent comparable to Premier in service line, payor mix, and care settings.
• Enhabit Hospice: Enhabit is a home health and hospice operator spun out of Encompass Health, serving multiple states including Louisiana-adjacent markets. It is a comparable broad incumbent offering Medicare-reimbursed hospice services similar to Premier.
• BrightSpring Health Services: BrightSpring is a diversified home and community-based health services provider with hospice and palliative offerings across multiple states. It is a broad incumbent comparable in interdisciplinary hospice delivery and payor mix.
• Heartland Hospice (ProMedica): Heartland Hospice, part of ProMedica, is a national hospice provider delivering interdisciplinary end-of-life care in homes and facilities. It is a broad incumbent comparable in service model, payor mix, and care settings.
• Gentiva Hospice: Gentiva is a large national hospice and palliative care provider operating across multiple states. It is comparable to Premier as a directly competing hospice agency offering interdisciplinary, Medicare-reimbursed end-of-life care.

Regional players

• Louisiana Hospice & Palliative Care: Louisiana Hospice & Palliative Care is a state-based hospice operator offering in-home and facility-based end-of-life care. It is a regional peer directly comparable in geography, service line, and reimbursement model.
• St. Joseph Hospice: St. Joseph Hospice is a Louisiana-based hospice provider serving multiple parishes with interdisciplinary end-of-life care. It is a direct regional peer offering the same Medicare-reimbursed hospice model as Premier.
• Acadian Hospice: Acadian Companies, headquartered in Lafayette, LA, operates home health and hospice services across Louisiana. It is a regional peer competing with Premier in overlapping parishes with comparable in-home hospice offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/premierhospicebastrop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/premier-hospice

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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