Audubon Hospice

What Audubon Hospice does

Audubon Hospice is a private, for-profit hospice care provider headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, operating as a subsidiary of Audubon Home Health. The company delivers end-of-life hospice services across 10 Louisiana parishes through three physical offices in Baton Rouge (headquarters), Lafayette, and Metairie (New Orleans area). Its service portfolio includes four levels of hospice care (Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care, Inpatient Respite, and General Inpatient Care), medications and medical equipment provisioning related to the hospice diagnosis, bereavement support for at least one year, and spiritual counseling from non-denominational chaplains. Care is delivered by an interdisciplinary team including nurses, medical social workers, hospice aides, chaplains, a medical director, bereavement counselors, and qualified volunteers, with team availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The broader corporate ecosystem positions Audubon Hospice within a multi-brand Louisiana healthcare network that includes parent company Audubon Home Health (providing home health services), Audubon Palliative Program Plus (combining home health with hospice-level support to enable seamless palliative-to-hospice transitions), and sister company Cypress Home Health (focused on psychiatric home health care). The company participates in the We Honor Veterans program — a national initiative conducted by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the VA — which can shorten the VA benefit approval process for veteran patients by up to one year. Audubon Hospice also extends services into institutional settings including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, personal care homes, and hospitals, with an admissions process allowing inquiries without mandatory physician referral.

The revenue model is per-day and per-episode reimbursement through Medicare Part A, Medicaid, private insurance, and VA Benefits, with no out-of-pocket expenses for medications and medical equipment related to the hospice diagnosis. The go-to-market motion is primarily sales-led through physician, hospital, and nursing facility referrals complemented by direct family engagement via phone and website contact forms, plus community-led outreach through the We Honor Veterans program. Target patient segments include terminally ill patients certified with a six-month-or-less prognosis across diagnoses such as heart disease, Alzheimer's, dementia, renal failure, strokes, liver disease, COPD, emphysema, and cancer, along with their families, caregivers, referring physicians, and military veterans.

Name

Audubon Hospice

Legal name

Audubon Hospice

Website

https://audubonhospice.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Audubon Hospice is a Louisiana-based, Medicare-certified hospice care provider delivering end-of-life services across 10 parishes through offices in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and New Orleans, serving terminally ill patients, families, physicians, and military veterans under per-day reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and VA Benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADAHAA

Home Hospice (Routine Home Care)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Hospice & Palliative Care (Home/Facility-Based)

SECONDARYHLADAHAB

Inpatient Hospice (General Inpatient Care)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Hospice & Palliative Care (Home/Facility-Based)

SECONDARYHLADAHAE

Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Hospice & Palliative Care (Home/Facility-Based)

SECONDARYHLADAHAD

Hospice Care in Nursing Facilities (SNF/NH Hospice)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Hospice & Palliative Care (Home/Facility-Based)

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative care
• Home health care
• Bereavement support
• Veterans hospice care

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospice Care Services (Medicare Part A, Medicaid, Private Insurance, VA Benefits): Hospice care is primarily reimbursed through Medicare Part A, Medicaid, private insurance, and VA Benefits. Services are provided across four levels of care: Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care, Inpatient Respite, and General Inpatient Care. Revenue is generated on a per-day/per-episode basis under government and private payer hospice benefit programs. There is no out-of-pocket expense for medications and medical equipment covered under the hospice benefit.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Audubon Hospice provides hospice and palliative care services for terminally ill patients (6-month prognosis or less) across Louisiana. Core offerings include four levels of hospice care (Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care, Inpatient Respite, and General Inpatient Care), an interdisciplinary care team available 24/7, medications and medical equipment related to the hospice diagnosis, bereavement support for at least one year, and specialized veteran services through the We Honor Veterans program.

Product overview

Audubon Hospice operates as a hospice care provider with a portfolio of four related brands: Audubon Hospice Services (core hospice care), Audubon Home Health (parent company for home health), Audubon Palliative Program Plus (enhanced palliative care), and Cypress Home Health (sister company for psychiatric care). The portfolio also includes multiple service modules including the We Honor Veterans program, Medications and Medical Equipment, Hospice Admissions with four levels of care (Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care, Inpatient Care, Respite Care), Bereavement Services, and Medical Professionals Services. The company serves patients in Louisiana parishes with locations in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and New Orleans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Audubon Hospice Services: Core hospice services providing continuum of professional resources for terminally ill patients, including nursing care, medical social workers, hospice aides, chaplain services, medical director, bereavement counselor, and qualified volunteers. Available 24/7 with medications and equipment covered.
• Audubon Palliative Program Plus
• Cypress Home Health

Products and services

• Hospice Care Medical care for terminally ill patients that increases quality of life by addressing physical, psychosocial, and spiritual distress through symptom management, care coordination, and decision-making support. Includes four levels of care: Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care, Inpatient Respite, and General Inpatient Care.
• Palliative Care (Audubon Palliative Program Plus)
• Hospice Admissions
• Bereavement Services
• We Honor Veterans Program
• Medications and Medical Equipment

Quantifiable outcome

• Can shorten VA benefit approval process by up to one year through close collaboration with the VA.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• We Honor Veterans (NHPCO + VA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAudubon Hospice participates in the We Honor Veterans program, conducted by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the VA. The program creates Hospice-Veteran Partnerships (HVPs) to ensure excellent end-of-life care for U.S. veterans. Audubon collects military service information from new patients and works closely with the VA to expedite end-of-life benefits, potentially shortening the process by up to one year.
• Audubon Home Health (Parent Company)coreOthersAudubon Home Health is the parent company of Audubon Hospice and provides a variety of home health services to meet patients' needs. Audubon Hospice is part of a continuum of care that includes home health and palliative programs.
• Cypress Home Health (Sister Company)minorOthersCypress Home Health is a sister company of Audubon Hospice with a main focus on psychiatric healthcare. The two companies share resources and referrals within the broader care network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Amedisys: National home health and hospice operator with significant Louisiana presence. Comparable because it operates the same Medicare-reimbursed hospice benefit model across multiple states, competing directly for hospital and physician referrals in the same geographies as Audubon.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Public diversified home and community-based services provider with hospice, home health, and pharmacy capabilities. Comparable because it offers vertically integrated hospice care with pharmacy and home health infrastructure that mirrors Audubon's multi-entity structure.
• Compassus: Multi-state hospice, palliative, and home health provider operating across the southern U.S. Comparable because it delivers routine home hospice, continuous care, and inpatient hospice with interdisciplinary teams reimbursed under Medicare Part A, the same model Audubon operates.
• Enhabit Inc. Public home health and hospice operator operating in similar southern geographies. Comparable because it offers Medicare-certified hospice with the same four levels of care and competes for the same physician referral channels as Audubon.
• VITAS Healthcare: Largest U.S. hospice operator owned by Chemed. Comparable because it provides the full Medicare hospice benefit across home and inpatient settings with a similar interdisciplinary care-team structure, representing the dominant scaled competitor for referral contracts.
• LHC Group: Home health, hospice, and palliative provider with deep Louisiana/Louisiana-adjacent roots before its Optum acquisition. Comparable because it operates the integrated home-health-to-hospice continuum that Audubon is seeking to build, and competes in the same regional referral ecosystem.
• Gentiva (formerly Kindred at Home): Large national hospice and home health provider. Comparable because it provides all four Medicare hospice levels of care and relies on the same physician/hospital referral network that Audubon depends on, creating direct competition for patient census.

Regional players

• Heart of Hospice: Southern regional hospice provider operating across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Comparable because it provides the same four Medicare hospice levels of care and competes head-to-head for hospital, nursing facility, and physician referrals in the same Louisiana parishes Audubon serves.
• St. Joseph Hospice of Acadiana: Louisiana-focused hospice operator with locations in Lafayette and the Acadiana region directly overlapping Audubon's Lafayette service area. Comparable because it provides routine home hospice with Medicare Part A reimbursement to the same patient and referral population.
• Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care: Independent Louisiana-based hospice and palliative provider serving multiple parishes. Comparable because it operates in the same state under the same Medicare hospice benefit and competes for the same regional hospital and physician referrals that drive Audubon's admissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AudubonHospiceBatonRouge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/audubon-hospice

Compliance1 record

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Investors

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