BJC Home Care

What BJC Home Care does

BJC Home Care is a private home healthcare services provider headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, operating as a division of BJC HealthCare with clinical affiliation to Washington University School of Medicine. Founded in 1953 at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis as the first home care program west of the Mississippi River and only the third hospital-based coordinated home care program in the country, the company delivers a multi-service continuum that includes Home Health (nursing, rehabilitation, social work, dietitians, home health aides), IV/Infusion Therapy, Home Medical Equipment delivery and training, Pediatric Services (including the Wings pediatric palliative/hospice program), and BJC Hospice. Care is delivered directly to patients' homes across more than 25 counties in Missouri and Illinois, with branch offices in St. Louis, Farmington, Sullivan, and Glen Carbon (IL), supported by a central referral center that accepts physician, discharge planner, case manager, social worker, family, and patient self-referrals 24/7.

The underlying technology stack is operations-driven rather than technology-product-driven: services rely on credentialed clinical staff (infusion RNs averaging 10 years of experience), a clinical pharmacy team, and patient-facing tooling such as MyChart (Epic) for patient engagement plus FedEx Delivery Manager integration for equipment logistics. There is no proprietary software product or AI capability disclosed. BJC Home Care generates revenue by billing Medicare, Medicaid, managed care plans, and indemnity insurance for part-time professional home health services delivered under physician-prescribed care plans, supplemented by equipment rental and sales. Revenue is best described as recurring service revenue tied to episodic care episodes rather than subscription SaaS in the traditional sense.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and referral-driven rather than direct-to-consumer marketing: a central referral center (314-747-8600 / fax 314-747-6093) funnels physician, discharge planner, and community referrals into field-delivered care. The customer base is fragmented across multiple patient segments — adult home health, chronic condition management (cancer, cardiac, COPD, dementia, diabetes, post-surgery, stroke, wound care), post-hospitalization recovery, and pediatric/Wings pediatric palliative cases — with the implicit "customer" being a mix of patients, referring physicians, hospital discharge planners, and government/managed-care payors. Within the BJC HealthCare parent, BJC Home Care anchors the post-acute leg of a vertically integrated delivery system rather than operating as an independent product company.

Name

BJC Home Care

Legal name

BJC Home Care

Website

https://bjchomecare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BJC Home Care is a St. Louis-based home healthcare provider and division of BJC HealthCare that delivers nursing, infusion, medical equipment, pediatric, and hospice services across more than 25 counties in Missouri and Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (6216)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Based/Home Health System-Affiliated Skilled Home Health (HLADAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicare-Certified Skilled Home Health Agencies (HHA) (HLADAFAA), Home-Based Chronic Disease Management (Skilled) (HLADAFAL)

Keywords

• Home health services
• Infusion therapy
• Home medical equipment
• Hospice care
• Pediatric home care

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: BJC Home Care generates revenue through providing professional medical services covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most managed care and indemnity insurance plans. Services are provided on a part-time basis. Additional revenue comes from equipment rental and sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BJC Home Care provides professional home healthcare services to patients of all ages, including home health nursing and rehabilitation, IV/infusion therapy, home medical equipment delivery and training, pediatric care, palliative home care, and hospice services. Services are delivered directly in patients' homes across more than 25 counties in Missouri and Illinois, coordinated through a central referral center with physician-prescribed care plans.

Product overview

BJC Home Care operates as a comprehensive home healthcare provider offering multiple interconnected services: Home Health Services (nursing, rehabilitation, social work, dietitians), IV/Infusion Therapy, Home Medical Equipment, Pediatric Services including the Wings pediatric palliative/hospice program, and BJC Hospice. These services work together to provide coordinated, patient-centered care in patients' homes, reducing hospitalization and readmission rates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wings: A home-based pediatric program in the St. Louis area serving children and their families while they cope with an acute, chronic or terminal illness. Care is provided on an intermittent visit basis by a team of specialized pediatric staff including: registered nurses, social worker, chaplain, expressive therapist, music therapist, volunteers and a medical director.

Products and services

• Home Health Services Nursing, rehabilitation, social work, dietitians, and home health aide services for adult and pediatric patients to help them become independent at home. Staff includes nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, social workers, dietitians, and home health aides who collaborate with physicians to provide well-rounded care plans.
• IV/Infusion Therapy Infusion services delivered in patients' homes or in comfortable private suites, supported by RNs averaging 10 years of infusion nursing experience and an expert clinical pharmacy team using advanced infusion therapy technologies.
• Home Medical Equipment Home delivery of medical equipment and supplies including nutritional, medical, safety, and mobility aids. Includes in-home assessments, equipment setup, and comprehensive training for patients and caregivers on use, safety, and care of equipment and supplies.
• Pediatric Services Comprehensive pediatric care including neonatal home care, infusion services, rehabilitation, medical equipment, and specialty services for children in their home setting.
• Wings Program Home-based pediatric program serving children and their families while they cope with an acute, chronic, or terminal illness. Care is provided on an intermittent visit basis by a team of specialized pediatric staff including registered nurses, social worker, chaplain, expressive therapist, music therapist, volunteers, and a medical director.
• Patient Care Services Specialized home-based care for Cancer, Cardiac, COPD, Dementia, Diabetes, Nutritional Support, Post-Surgery, Strength & Conditioning, Stroke, and Wound Care conditions, delivered by a team of medical professionals dedicated to patient-centered care.
• BJC Hospice Hospice care services for end-of-life care, including grief support and bereavement services for patients and their families.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Washington University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical affiliation providing clinical expertise and medical oversight for BJC Home Care services. Mentioned as a key trust factor for patients receiving care affiliated with a top medical institution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Option Care Health: National provider of home and alternate-site infusion services. Directly comparable to BJC Home Care's IV/Infusion Therapy line, including clinical pharmacy support and experienced infusion nursing.
• Enhabit: Pure-play home health and hospice provider spun out from Encompass Health, operating Medicare-certified agencies across the Midwest. Directly comparable in service line mix (skilled home health + hospice) and hospital-system referral model.
• Compassus: National provider of home health, hospice, palliative, and home infusion services. Comparable in operating a multi-line home-based care continuum and partnering with hospital systems for referrals.
• Encompass Health: Post-acute care provider with both inpatient rehabilitation and a home health and hospice segment. Comparable in delivering home-based skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice services with hospital-system referral partnerships.
• Amedisys: National home health, hospice, and high-acuity care provider with significant Medicare-certified home health operations. Comparable in core service mix (skilled nursing, therapy, hospice) and payer mix, with substantially larger scale and geographic reach than BJC Home Care.
• BAYADA Home Health Care: Large non-profit home health provider with adult and pediatric home health, hospice, and personal care services. Comparable in operating across the full home-care continuum, including specialty pediatric programs similar to BJC's Wings program.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Diversified home and community-based provider including home health, hospice, pharmacy, and home medical equipment. Overlaps with BJC in home health, infusion, and durable medical equipment lines.
• LHC Group: Large national home health provider (now part of Optum) operating Medicare-certified home health agencies across the Midwest. Directly comparable in core skilled home health offering and operates joint ventures with hospital systems similar to BJC's model.

Direct peers

• SSM Health at Home: SSM Health's home health and hospice division serves the greater St. Louis area and competes head-to-head with BJC Home Care for discharges from SSM hospitals, physician referrals, and skilled nursing coverage. Operates from the same parent hospital-system model.
• Mercy Home Health: Mercy's home health division operates as the skilled home health arm of a major Catholic hospital system serving the St. Louis region. It directly competes with BJC Home Care for hospital discharges, physician referrals, and skilled nursing visits across overlapping Missouri and Illinois counties.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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