Pike County Health Department, Home Health & Hospice

What Pike County Health Department, Home Health & Hospice does

Pike County Health Department, Home Health & Hospice is a governmental not-for-profit health agency established in 1948 and headquartered in Bowling Green, Missouri. The organization is governed by an elected, unpaid Board of Trustees and operates a unified three-division service model comprising Public Health Services (preventive and population-based care including immunizations, WIC supplemental nutrition, maternal and child health, vital records issuance, communicable disease surveillance, food and water safety, septic system regulation, and emergency preparedness), Home Health (skilled in-home nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy plus home health aide services delivered across Pike, Lincoln, Ralls, Audrain, and Montgomery counties), and Hospice (end-of-life medical, emotional, and spiritual care regardless of ability to pay). Supporting programs include a Lifeline Medical Alert Service (home and mobile GPS devices with optional fall detection, offered through Philips Lifeline and Connect America partnerships), Certified Community Health Worker outreach, a Community Diaper Bank, a Diabetes Counseling program recognized by the American Diabetes Association for Quality Self-Management Education, Car Seat Safety Inspection station services, Safe Sitter and CPR/First Aid training, and a Dental Services program launched in 2020 through a partnership with Clarity Dental.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across Medicare/Medicaid-reimbursable home health and hospice services (recurring government-payer revenue), state-administered federal programs including WIC and Maternal and Child Health Services, transaction fees for vital records, food service permits, and water testing, philanthropic donations through the Home Care & Hospice Foundation of Pike County (a separate 501(c)(3) established in 2001 that fills funding gaps for indigent care, staff education, and patient equipment), and federal grant funding from the CDC and HRSA supporting community health worker and maternal/child health initiatives. Customer acquisition is driven almost entirely by community-based go-to-market: physician and hospital referrals for clinical services, walk-in clinic visits, community events and health fairs, an email newsletter with 1,110+ subscribers, Certified Community Health Worker outreach (including bilingual Spanish-language support), and a Leap Health-branded online patient portal for appointment scheduling and record access.

The operational technology stack is intentionally lean and largely third-party: a Leap Health patient portal, Philips Lifeline / Connect America hardware for medical alert services, and standard laboratory partnerships with Labcorp, PCMH, and Quest for diagnostic testing. With approximately 24 employees including RNs, LPNs, a Physical Therapist, a Hospice Medical Director, administrative staff, environmental health specialists, and Certified Community Health Workers, the agency functions as a small rural safety-net provider. The 70-year-plus operating history, multi-county geographic footprint, charitable foundation structure, and licensure-based regulatory access represent the principal competitive insulation, while the agency's size, dependence on government reimbursement cycles, and bounded rural catchment define its principal structural constraints.

Name

Pike County Health Department, Home Health & Hospice

Legal name

Pike County Health Department Home Health & Hospice

Website

https://pikecountyhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Pike County Health Department, Home Health & Hospice is a governmental not-for-profit health agency serving residents of Pike County and four neighboring Missouri counties since 1948 with public health, home health, hospice, and community health services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Home Health (Medicare-Certified) Agencies (HLAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice (Routine Home Care) (HLADAHAA), In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABAFAL), In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM), In-Home Hospice Aide & Personal Care (Hospice ADL Support) (HSABAFAK), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Home health care
• Hospice care
• Maternal child health
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowling Green, Mo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Healthcare Programs: Revenue from Medicare, Medicaid, and other government healthcare programs for eligible home health and hospice services. Agency is licensed and certified to provide Medicare-covered home health benefits.
2. Vital Records Services: Fees for certified birth and death certificates - Birth certificates $15.00 each (from 1920 to present), Death certificates $14.00 each ($11 for additional copies when purchased together).
3. Donations and Foundation Support: Tax-deductible donations through Home Care & Hospice Foundation of Pike County, a charitable 501(c)(3) organization. Foundation fills funding gaps for patient equipment, staff education, and care for patients regardless of ability to pay.
4. Environmental Health Services: Fees for food service permits, septic system inspections, private water testing, and other environmental health services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pike County Health Department Home Health & Hospice is a governmental not-for-profit health agency established in 1948 that delivers public health, home health, and hospice services to residents of Pike County and surrounding Missouri counties. The agency provides skilled in-home nursing and therapy, end-of-life hospice care, preventive public health programs (WIC, immunizations, communicable disease surveillance), maternal and child health services, vital records, environmental health inspections, Lifeline medical alert devices, and community health worker outreach.

Product overview

Pike County Health Department Home Health & Hospice is a governmental not-for-profit health agency established in 1948 offering a broad portfolio of public health, home health, and hospice services. The organization operates a unified service model organized into three core divisions: Public Health Services (population-based preventive care including immunizations, WIC, maternal & child health, vital records, communicable disease surveillance, food safety inspections, water testing, septic systems, and emergency preparedness), Home Health (skilled in-home nursing and therapy services across Pike, Audrain, Montgomery, Ralls, and Lincoln counties), and Hospice (compassionate end-of-life care). Supporting these divisions are specialized programs including the Lifeline Medical Alert Service (medical alert devices via Philips Lifeline partnership), the Home Care & Hospice Foundation (charitable 501(c)(3) funding arm established 2001), Community Health Workers (bilingual outreach), a WIC program with E-WIC card distribution, diabetes management counseling, CPR/First Aid and Safe Sitter training, car seat safety inspections, free health education presentations, and a Community Diaper Bank. The agency also offers an online Patient Portal powered by Leap Health for scheduling and health record access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Health Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ years of continuous operation serving Pike County
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Philips Lifeline & Connect AmericacoreTechnology or IntegrationProgram Partners providing Lifeline Medical Alert devices and services. Certified installation and programming staff can set up and activate devices within 1 business day. Partnership enables 24/7 emergency response services for seniors and individuals with chronic conditions.
• Home Care & Hospice Foundation of Pike CountycoreOthersCharitable 501(c)(3) foundation established in 2001 to fill funding gaps between agency expenses and healthcare costs. Foundation supports patient equipment, staff education, and care for patients regardless of ability to pay.
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department partnership for WIC program, MCH services contract, and various public health initiatives. Agency is an approved Missouri WIC provider.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amedisys: National home health and hospice operator providing skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice services across dozens of states, overlapping directly with PCHD's Home Health and Hospice service lines at significantly greater scale.
• Medical Guardian: National direct-to-consumer medical alert and Lifeline-style emergency response provider; directly comparable to PCHD's Lifeline Medical Alert Service offering home-based and mobile GPS systems with fall detection.
• VITAS Healthcare: Largest U.S. hospice provider operating across multiple states, providing routine home hospice, respite, and continuous care; directly comparable to PCHD Hospice services but at national scale.
• Encompass Health: Large operator of inpatient rehabilitation and post-acute care including home health and hospice services, offering overlapping Medicare-certified home health capabilities to PCHD across multi-state geographies.
• LHC Group (Optum Home Health): Large national home health and hospice provider now operating under Optum, providing skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice services across the U.S.; directly competes with PCHD for Medicare-certified home health and hospice patients.

Direct peers

• Adoray Home Health and Hospice: Wisconsin-based nonprofit home health and hospice provider combining skilled home health, hospice, and community wellness services in rural counties, sharing PCHD's model of integrating clinical home-based services with broader community health programs.
• Compassus: National hospice, palliative care, and home health provider delivering end-of-life and skilled home-based services in multiple states, directly comparable to PCHD's hospice and home health portfolio.

Regional players

• BJC Home Care: Hospital-affiliated home health and hospice agency serving eastern Missouri and surrounding regions, directly comparable to PCHD's home health and hospice services in adjacent Missouri markets.
• Audrain County Health Department: Adjacent Missouri county health department also delivering public health, home health, and WIC services in Audrain County; serves as a direct operational peer for PCHD across overlapping service lines and geography.
• Preferred Hospice: Regional hospice provider serving Missouri and nearby Midwestern states, offering routine hospice care comparable to PCHD Hospice with overlapping geography and patient populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pike-county-health-department-home-health-&-hospice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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