HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley

What HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley does

HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley (HCHOTV), legally Hospice of the Valley, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospice and personal care provider founded in 2008 by two nurses and a chaplain to serve the rural Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. The organization operates from a single office at 823 Grand Ave, #300, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 and delivers care across Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties — a 6,660-square-mile service area in which HCHOTV is the only local nonprofit hospice. Its portfolio comprises three core clinical service lines: Hospice Care (comprehensive end-of-life clinical, emotional, and spiritual care with 24/7 nurse availability, covered under the Medicare Hospice Benefit), Personal Care (non-clinical in-home support with a flexible 2-hour minimum, where over 90% of clients are veterans whose costs are largely covered by Veterans Affairs), and Grief Support (bereavement check-ins and visits for up to 13 months post-loss, included at no additional cost under Medicare). Layered on these are a 50+ volunteer program with signature initiatives such as Bedside Voices of the Valley and No One Dies Alone, plus a fundraising and donor stewardship program that delivered a 58.7% donor retention rate.

Revenue flows primarily through Medicare Hospice Benefit reimbursement for hospice services, with secondary streams from personal care fees (frequently covered by Veterans Affairs), tax-deductible donations and planned giving, foundation grants, community fundraising events, and passive affiliate income via City Market Community Rewards and iGive.com. The go-to-market motion is community-led: referrals come from physicians, discharge planners, social workers, nursing facilities, family members, and self-referrals via a WPForms-powered online referral page or phone intake, and care is delivered in-home or in facilities. The technology stack is entirely commercial SaaS and WordPress plugins (WPForms, Volgistics, CharityProud, RallyUp, Paylocity, Sugar Calendar); no proprietary AI or clinical technology platform is disclosed.

In January 2026, HCHOTV became an affiliate of Sangre de Cristo Community Care, a southeast Colorado nonprofit hospice founded in 1985, with the two organizations collectively covering 28,000 square miles of Colorado while HCHOTV retains its local name, brand, board governance, and donations. The organization reported 10/10 on the CMS Hospice Care Index (vs. national 8.8 and Colorado 9.4 averages), 92% family recommendation, and an 87% overall hospice rating; in 2024 it delivered over 13,000 patient visits and staff drove approximately 192,000 miles across the service area.

Name

HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley

Legal name

Hospice of the Valley, Inc.

Website

https://hchotv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospice and personal care provider serving Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties in rural Colorado. Founded in 2008 and now affiliated with Sangre de Cristo Community Care, it delivers Medicare-reimbursed hospice, veteran-focused personal care, and bereavement support across a 28,000-square-mile combined Colorado footprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (6216)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM), Respite Hospice Care (Short-Term Relief) (HSABAFAD)

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative end-of-life care
• Personal care assistance
• Grief support programs
• Community home healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenwood Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medicare Hospice Benefit Reimbursement: Hospice services are covered under the Medicare Hospice Benefit for eligible patients. HCHOTV also serves patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, indicating Medicare is the primary hospice reimbursement stream.
2. Personal Care Service Fees: Personal care services billed to clients (or their payers, including Veterans Affairs per a veteran testimonial) on a service-delivered basis. Not publicly priced; quote-based.
3. Individual Donations and Tribute Gifts: One-time and recurring donations, tribute/honor gifts, memorial gifts, and gifts of stock/securities. Donations are tax-deductible through the 501(c)(3) structure (Tax ID 26-365-1313). Reported 58.7% donor retention rate.
4. Foundation Grants: Grants from charitable foundations, including a specific award from Next50 (a Colorado-based national foundation) to fund the website upgrade project (announced April 7, 2026).
5. Fundraising Events: Community fundraising events such as the First Annual Two Rivers Trek for Hospice walk, with silent auction, donor pledges, and sponsorship by local businesses.
6. Community Rewards & Affiliate Giving Programs: Passive income streams via City Market Community Rewards (#WE568) and iGive.com shopping donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley delivers hospice care, personal care, and bereavement support to patients and families across Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties in rural Colorado. Services include clinical end-of-life care (24/7 nurse availability, pain and symptom management, chaplain and social work support), non-clinical in-home personal care (bathing, grooming, mobility, meal prep), and up to 13 months of grief support following a loss, delivered by a shared interdisciplinary care team regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Product overview

HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley (HCHOTV) is a single, unified nonprofit care portfolio built around three core clinical service lines — Hospice Care, Personal Care, and Grief Support — delivered by a shared interdisciplinary Care Team (registered nurses, certified aides, chaplains, social workers, massage/Reiki therapists, and trained volunteers) across Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties. Layered on top are supporting programs: a Volunteer Program (with sub-programs such as Patient Care, Grief Support, Licensed Pet Therapy, Bedside Voices of the Valley a cappella singers, Special Events Support, Help Around the House, Crafts, and Office Support), a Referral Service for providers and families, a Ways to Give / Donations fundraising program, and an Events & Community Programs calendar. The three clinical service lines share 24/7 nurse availability, care coordination with hospitals and nursing facilities, and Medicare Hospice Benefit participation, and are accessible through the company's website, the WPForms-powered referral/contact forms, and integrations with CharityProud (donations), RallyUp (event registration), Volgistics (volunteer management), and Paylocity (recruiting). In January 2026, the portfolio was expanded through an affiliation with Sangre de Cristo Community Care, jointly covering 28,000 square miles of Colorado while HCHOTV retained its local name, brand, and board.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bedside Voices of the Valley: A volunteer a cappella singing group that brings calm and comfort to hospice patients at home.

Products and services

• Hospice Care Comprehensive end-of-life clinical, emotional, and spiritual care for patients with a life-limiting illness (≤6-month prognosis) and their families, including skilled nursing and pain management, 24/7 nurse availability, aide services, social work, chaplain/spiritual care, volunteer companionship, and care coordination with hospitals, assisted living, and nursing facilities across Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties. Covered under the Medicare Hospice Benefit for eligible patients; services provided regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
• Personal Care

Quantifiable outcome

• 10/10 Hospice Care Index score (vs. national average 8.8, Colorado average 9.4)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Alzheimer's AssociationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 October 2026HCHOTV participates in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's, the world's largest fundraiser to fight the disease. Event scheduled for October 17, 2026 at Centennial Park Amphitheater, 300 West 5th Street, Rifle, Colorado 81650. Registration via alz.org/walk.
• Two Rivers Park (Glenwood Springs)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 October 2026Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs is the venue for HCHOTV's First Annual Two Rivers Trek for Hospice community walk, scheduled for October 3, 2026 from 11 AM to 1 PM, with a silent auction and fundraising for HCHOTV.
• Sangre de Cristo Community CareflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2026HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley became an affiliate of Sangre de Cristo Community Care, a 1985-founded nonprofit hospice, palliative, and home health provider in southeast Colorado. Together they cover 28,000 square miles across Colorado. HCHOTV retains its local name, brand, board, and donations while gaining Sangre's infrastructure and resources. Affiliation announced January 14, 2026; Melinda Egging is Sangre's CEO, Peter Schoomaker is HCHOTV's Administrator, Thomas Heald was HCHOTV's former Executive Director.
• Valley View Hospital (Dr. Brandy Drake, Palliative Care Director)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 14 January 2026Valley View Hospital partners with HCHOTV on patient care coordination and clinical integration. Dr. Brandy Drake, Palliative Care Director at Valley View, served on the expert panel at HCHOTV's Aspen Glen Informational event on November 7, 2024. Peter Schoomaker is described as Administrator at HCHOTV.
• Veterans Affairs (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Veterans Affairs covers hospice costs for eligible veteran patients, with seamless coordination between VA and the HCHOTV team. Supports HCHOTV's veteran-heavy population: over 90% of personal care clients are veterans, and HCHOTV has built its care model around veteran needs.
• PathfinderscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Pathfinders provides grief and loss support services; HCHOTV staff member Lesa facilitates grief support groups for mothers who have lost children through Pathfinders. Sean also worked with Pathfinders to support individuals through grief and loss.
• Colorado Mountain College (CMC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Colorado Mountain College partnered with HCHOTV to deliver Certified Nurse Aide training; HCHOTV paid tuition for a staff member to obtain CNA licensure, with CMC providing in-person lab training and instruction.
• City Market Community RewardsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024City Market Community Rewards program allows shoppers to link their loyalty card to HCHOTV (#WE568); City Market makes quarterly contributions to HCHOTV on behalf of linked shoppers.
• iGive.comminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024iGive.com partnership generates donations for HCHOTV when supporters shop online through the iGive platform.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sangre de Cristo Community Care: Parent affiliate of HCHOTV since January 2026; a southeast Colorado nonprofit hospice, palliative, and home health provider founded in 1985. Operates the same hospice + bereavement model across a complementary geographic region and is the most directly comparable organization to HCHOTV.
• Help at Home (Personal Care): National personal-care and home-care provider operating across multiple states. Most directly comparable to HCHOTV's non-clinical Personal Care service line (veteran-focused ADL support, 2-hour minimum visits, flexible scheduling).
• TRU Community Care: Colorado-based nonprofit hospice, palliative care, and grief-support provider serving Boulder, Broomfield, Adams, Jefferson, and Weld counties. Operates the same integrated hospice + palliative + bereavement model as HCHOTV and is one of the closest mission-aligned Colorado peers.
• Pathways Hospice (Colorado): Colorado-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider serving the northern Front Range. Comparable nonprofit mission, Medicare-revenue model, and interdisciplinary care team structure.
• Denver Hospice (Care for the Elderly / The Denver Hospice): Largest nonprofit hospice provider in Colorado, serving the Denver metro and surrounding counties. Comparable integrated hospice + palliative + bereavement model, with deeper resources and brand than HCHOTV.

Broad incumbents

• Chemed Corporation (VITAS Healthcare): Largest hospice provider in the United States, with a national network and direct presence in Colorado. Relevant as the scale benchmark for hospice quality, operations, and Medicare-billing infrastructure.
• Amedisys Inc. Major publicly traded home health and hospice operator with national reach. Comparable service-line overlap (hospice, palliative, home health) and Medicare-reimbursement exposure.
• Encompass Health (formerly Enhabit): Large publicly traded home health and hospice operator with a national footprint. Represents the for-profit, scaled-incumbent end of the spectrum that HCHOTV competes against for both talent and referral partners in Colorado.

Regional players

• Valley View Hospital (Roaring Fork Valley): Acute-care hospital system serving the same Eagle-Garfield-Pitkin region as HCHOTV; HCHOTV's referral and clinical-integration partner via Dr. Brandy Drake (Palliative Care Director). Operated the predecessor Roaring Fork Hospice department that HCHOTV's founding team previously ran.
• Hospice of the Rockies: Nonprofit hospice serving western Colorado and the Roaring Fork Valley region overlapping with HCHOTV's 6,660 sq mi service area. Direct geographic and service-line competitor with comparable rural Colorado hospice footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hchotv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/homecare-hospice-of-the-valley
• Xx.com/hchotv

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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