Elite Hospice

What Elite Hospice does

Elite Hospice and Palliative Care is a privately held, locally owned hospice provider headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a secondary office in the Houston metro. The company delivers end-of-life and serious-illness care across four service lines: Inpatient Hospice Care, Home Hospice Care, Palliative Care, and Respite Care, supplemented by Bereavement Support for families after a loss. Care is delivered by the standard Medicare-billable interdisciplinary team — Medical Director, Registered Nurses, Hospice Aides, Social Workers, Chaplains, Volunteers and Grief Counselors — through in-person visits to patients wherever they reside (private homes, assisted living facilities, nursing homes).

Revenue is generated almost entirely through reimbursement from third-party payors: Medicare Part A (which covers hospice services related to a terminal diagnosis at up to 100%), state Medicaid programs (including room and board in skilled nursing facilities where eligible), private insurance and HMOs, and limited self-pay. Patients are sourced primarily through healthcare-provider referrals (physicians, hospitals and facilities) plus direct family outreach via a 24/7 referral hotline. Elite Hospice operates with a very lean staff of 7 employees and emphasizes local ownership, 24/7 availability, and community-rooted decision-making as its principal service differentiators. No funding rounds, M&A activity, partnerships, certifications, leadership, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Elite Hospice

Legal name

Elite Hospice and Palliative Care

Website

https://elitehospicecares.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Elite Hospice and Palliative Care is a privately held, locally owned hospice provider in Houston, Texas, delivering inpatient, home-based, palliative and respite hospice care plus bereavement support to terminally ill patients and their families, reimbursed primarily through Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice Care

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAEAC

Home Hospice Agencies

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Home Health & Hospice Providers

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Inpatient Hospice (General Inpatient Care)

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

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Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Home Health & Hospice Providers

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Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care

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Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities

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

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative care
• End-of-life care
• Bereavement support
• Respite care

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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. Medicare Part A: Medicare Part A covers hospice services related to a patient's terminal diagnosis at 100% coverage. This includes routine home care, continuous care, inpatient care, respite care, and all related services, medications, supplies and equipment.
2. Medicaid: State Medicaid programs cover hospice services for eligible patients, including coverage for room and board in skilled nursing facilities when financial eligibility requirements are met.
3. Private Insurance and HMOs: Private insurance plans and HMOs include hospice benefits for patients not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid, covering hospice services related to terminal diagnosis.
4. Self-Pay: Personal payments for hospice services for those without Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Elite Hospice and Palliative Care provides hospice and palliative care services to terminally ill patients and their families in the Houston, Texas area. Service offerings include Inpatient Hospice Care, Home Hospice Care, Palliative Care for symptom relief, Respite Care for caregivers, and Bereavement Support, all delivered by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers on a 24/7 basis.

Product overview

Elite Hospice and Palliative Care offers a single unified hospice care service that encompasses multiple levels of care: Inpatient Hospice Care for patients requiring hospital-based end-of-life care; Home Hospice Care for patients receiving care in their residence; Palliative Care for symptom and pain management in serious but non-terminal conditions; Respite Care for temporary caregiver relief; and Bereavement Support for families after loss. The company operates as a locally owned and operated hospice provider in Houston, Texas, providing care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inpatient Hospice Care Hospice care delivered in a calmer, more homelike inpatient setting for patients in the terminal phase of life who cannot be cared for at home or in a nursing home. Staff move at an unhurried pace to visit with patients and families and answer questions.
• Home Hospice Care Comfort-focused hospice care delivered at the patient's residence — private home, a relative's home, or an assisted living or nursing home community — when a physician estimates a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness follows its normal course.
• Palliative Care Pain relief and symptom management for patients with serious but not immediately life-threatening conditions such as cancer, kidney disease, or AIDS, including help with side effects of treatments.
• Respite Care Short-term relief for primary caregivers, ranging from an afternoon to several days or weeks, delivered at home or in a healthcare facility.
• Bereavement Support Grief and loss services that help family members and loved ones process emotions, celebrate the life of the deceased, and focus on the positive aspects of their journey after a loss.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Compassus: National hospice, palliative, and home health provider with Texas locations; competes head-to-head with Elite for hospital referrals and offers the same interdisciplinary hospice model.
• VITAS Healthcare: Largest US hospice operator with significant Houston presence; provides all four levels of hospice care and accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance—directly overlapping Elite's service model at much larger scale.
• Amedisys Hospice (Optum): National hospice and home health provider now part of Optum; operates multiple hospice locations in Texas and competes for the same Houston referral network and Medicare-eligible patients as Elite Hospice.
• Gentiva Hospice: National hospice chain with established Texas operations; comparable care delivery model and Medicare-based reimbursement profile, but at significantly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Enhabit (formerly Encompass Home Health): Public home health and hospice provider with Texas operations; overlaps with Elite on hospice referrals in the Houston market and competes for skilled clinical labor.

Direct peers

• Heart to Heart Hospice: Mid-size hospice chain with strong Texas presence; operates the same interdisciplinary hospice model and competes in adjacent Houston-area markets for referrals and clinical staff.
• Three Oaks Hospice: PE-backed regional hospice roll-up with Texas locations; comparable service offering, local-market positioning, and target customer base, often competing in the same Houston-area referral ecosystem.
• Traditions Health: Regional hospice and home health provider operating across Texas; comparable patient mix, payer mix, and service offering to Elite, and a likely competitor for the same Houston referral sources.
• Houston Hospice: Local non-profit hospice serving the Houston metro area. Most directly comparable peer given shared geography, patient population (terminally ill Greater Houston residents), and full hospice service offering.

Regional players

• St. Joseph Hospice: Faith-based hospice operating primarily in Louisiana with adjacent Texas reach; comparable service model and referral-driven GTM, though not directly competing inside Houston proper.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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