Seasons Hospice

What Seasons Hospice does

Seasons Hospice is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospice organization founded in 1996 and headquartered at 1696 Greenview Drive SW in Rochester, Minnesota. The organization delivers end-of-life hospice care, 13-month bereavement support, and specialized veteran services to terminally ill patients and their families across seven counties in Southeast Minnesota (Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona) within a 30-35 mile radius of Rochester. Core service delivery is built on an interdisciplinary care model that combines medical directors, physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, social workers, hospice aides, chaplains, music and massage therapists, and trained volunteers, with 24/7 on-call nursing availability and dedicated programs such as We Honor Veterans (Level 4 partnership since 2007), pet therapy, and 11th Hour vigil support.

The business model is a hybrid of healthcare reimbursement and charitable fundraising. Revenue is generated primarily through the Medicare Part A hospice benefit (the dominant U.S. hospice payer), supplemented by Medicaid, private insurance, and private pay for non-covered cases. As a 501(c)(3), Seasons also operates a development function with direct donations, planned giving, donor-advised fund contributions, and recognition societies (Seasons of Life Society, Director's Circle). There is no proprietary technology platform; the organization's competitive moat rests on three decades of community-rooted brand equity, a low patient-to-staff ratio relative to corporate competitors, CAHPS Hospice Family Experience Survey recognition, and dense local referral relationships with physicians, hospitals, nursing facilities, and community organizations including NACH and MNHPC membership.

Operationally, Seasons Hospice is a small organization (11-50 employees) governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with local civic and professional representation. Recent strategic activity includes active clinical hiring with sign-on bonuses, creation of a dedicated Hospice House Manager role signaling investment in facility-based care, and a 30th Anniversary community celebration in 2025 that reinforced donor and sponsor relationships. The organization has no disclosed M&A activity, no funding rounds (consistent with its nonprofit status), no geographic expansion beyond the Rochester service area, and no technology platform or AI/automation initiatives disclosed.

Name

Seasons Hospice

Legal name

Seasons Hospice

Website

https://seasonshospice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seasons Hospice is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospice founded in 1996, delivering interdisciplinary end-of-life care, bereavement support, and veteran services to terminally ill patients across seven counties in Southeast Minnesota within a 30-35 mile radius of Rochester.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice Care Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Routine In-Home Hospice Care (HSABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC), Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities (HLADAHAE), Hospice Care in Nursing Facilities (SNF/NH Hospice) (HLADAHAD), In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM), Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medicare Hospice Benefit: Primary revenue stream through Medicare Part A hospice benefit, which covers hospice services for eligible beneficiaries with life-limiting illness. Medicare is the dominant payer for hospice services in the United States.
2. Medical Assistance (Medicaid): State Medicaid program coverage for hospice services for eligible low-income individuals.
3. Private Insurance: Hospice services covered by most private health insurance plans.
4. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Seasons Hospice accepts charitable contributions including direct donations, planned giving, and estate gifts. They maintain a Seasons of Life Society for planned giving donors and Director's Circle for leadership-level supporters.
5. Private Pay: Out-of-pocket payment for hospice services for individuals without Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance coverage.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Seasons Hospice provides end-of-life hospice care services delivered by an interdisciplinary team—including a medical director, physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, RNs, LPNs, hospice aides, chaplains, music and massage therapists, and trained volunteers—to terminally ill patients wherever they call home (private residences, assisted living, or skilled nursing facilities). Services encompass 24/7 on-call nursing, symptom and pain management, medications/equipment related to the hospice plan, psychosocial and spiritual support, and a 13-month bereavement program for surviving family members. Services are delivered within a 30-35 mile radius of Rochester, MN, by a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Product overview

Seasons Hospice offers a unified hospice care service centered on comprehensive, interdisciplinary end-of-life care. The core offering consists of Hospice Care Services delivered by a coordinated team (RN, social worker, certified hospice aide, and physician/nurse practitioner oversight) available wherever patients call home. Supporting services include Bereavement Services (13 months of grief support), Home Hospice Care, Volunteer Services with specialized programs like We Honor Veterans and pet therapy, Patient Referral Services for eligibility evaluation, Employment/Career Opportunities, and Donations/Planned Giving programs. All services are provided within a 30-mile radius of Rochester, MN by a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 months of bereavement support following patient death
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• We Honor Veterans Program (National Alliance for Care at Home and Veterans Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Seasons Hospice participates in the We Honor Veterans program, a collaboration between the National Alliance for Care at Home (NACH) and the Veterans Administration. The program provides support and tools to help hospice professionals meet the unique needs of dying Veterans. Seasons Hospice has been involved since 2007 and has achieved Level 4 partnership status. The program includes veteran volunteer visits and special recognition ceremonies for veteran patients.
• Macken Funeral HomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacken Funeral Home is a Gold Sponsor for Seasons Hospice's 30th Anniversary Celebration. The funeral home owner, Peter Macken, serves on the Seasons Hospice Board of Directors, indicating a collaborative community relationship.
• Think BankminorOthersThink Bank is a Platinum Sponsor for Seasons Hospice's 30th Anniversary Celebration, providing financial support for the event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• St. Croix Hospice: A Midwest-focused hospice provider with locations throughout Minnesota and surrounding states. Comparable as a regional hospice operator that competes for the same patient and referral base in SE Minnesota while operating across multiple geographies.
• Allina Health Hospice: Hospice services operated as part of Allina Health's Minnesota care system. Comparable as a regional health system-affiliated hospice with similar Medicare-reimbursed model, interdisciplinary team, and patient population in the same Minnesota market.

Broad incumbents

• Amedisys Hospice: National home health and hospice operator with significant hospice census. Comparable as a broad incumbent with a Medicare-reimbursed hospice model, interdisciplinary teams, and ability to leverage scale in referral relationships across multiple regions.
• VITAS Healthcare: The largest hospice provider in the United States, operating across dozens of states. Comparable as the dominant broad incumbent whose scale, referral infrastructure, and national contracts shape the competitive context Seasons operates within, even where VITAS does not directly serve Rochester.
• LHC Group Hospice: National home health and hospice provider with a sizable hospice footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent delivering Medicare-funded hospice care with interdisciplinary teams and a multi-state referral infrastructure similar in service model to Seasons.
• Heartland Hospice: Multi-state hospice provider with established programs in the upper Midwest. Comparable as a national chain operating community-based hospice with interdisciplinary teams, family satisfaction programs, and a similar Medicare-funded revenue model.
• Gentiva (formerly Kindred at Heart): National hospice and palliative care provider with locations across many states. Comparable as a large incumbent offering routine hospice care, bereavement support, and veteran-focused programs with similar reimbursement and staffing structure.

Emerging players

• Bristol Hospice: Multi-state hospice provider focused on delivering care across local markets, including the upper Midwest. Comparable as a growing hospice operator pursuing community-based service similar to Seasons but with broader geographic reach and private equity backing.

Direct peers

• Olmsted Medical Center Hospice: Local Rochester-area health system offering hospice services to the same SE Minnesota population. Comparable as a direct peer competing for the same local referral sources and offering the same hospice and bereavement services within the same geography.
• Mayo Clinic Hospice: Operates a hospice program serving Rochester and SE Minnesota out of Mayo Clinic. Most direct competitor because it shares the same primary service area, the same patient population, and the same referral ecosystem anchored by Mayo physicians and the Mayo Care Network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SeasonsRochMN
• Facebookfacebook.com/seasonshospice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seasons-hospice-rochester-mn

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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