Hospice

What Hospice does

Hospice.io is a US-based web directory platform that helps patients, families, and caregivers locate hospice and palliative care providers across all 50 states. The platform catalogs 7,011 Medicare-certified and 11,252 non-Medicare-certified providers, organized by state and city with state-specific landing pages such as /list/ca/, /list/tx/, and /list/va/. The site presents a top-level consumer funnel for "find hospice near me" type queries and produces product surfaces for certified vs. non-certified listings.

The core technology is a web-based directory/search platform with state and city filtering, provider profile pages, and content around what hospice care is and which services it covers (pain management, bereavement counseling, respite care, etc.). the site has no native mobile app, no public API/SDK, and no disclosed integrations; differentiation is described in firmographic data as "integration_interoperability" of compiled provider listings, though no live integrations are evidenced. The platform appears to be operated by a small, privately held entity with no disclosed founding date, parent company, funding rounds, or management team.

Hospice.io's stated go-to-market is product-led/SEO, capturing organic search traffic via state and city landing pages. Its revenue model is implicit from the privacy policy, which confirms use of Google AdSense and DoubleClick DART cookies for third-party programmatic advertising. There is no published pricing, no direct consumer fee, and no listed advertising rate card. Ownership structure, institutional backers, and financials are not disclosed; the entity operates as a privately held for-profit directory supported primarily by display advertising, with adjacent ecosystem signals (1520ai, Hospice Analytics, UK hospice partnerships) referenced in the input but not clearly attributable to this directory.

Name

Hospice

Legal name

Hospice

Website

https://hospice.io

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hospice.io is a US-based web directory that helps patients and families locate hospice and palliative care providers across all 50 states, with separate search modules for Medicare-certified and non-certified providers. The free consumer platform is privately held and monetized via third-party advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Provider Directory

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Hospice & Palliative Care Care Coordination / Navigation (HLADAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), End-of-Life 24/7 In-Home Care (Hospice Support) (HSABAHAG)

Keywords

• Hospice provider directory
• Medicare hospice finder
• Palliative care listings
• End-of-life care search
• Healthcare provider database

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Directory/Marketplace: Revenue model not explicitly disclosed. Platform appears to operate as a free consumer directory for finding hospice providers. May monetize through advertising or referral arrangements with listed providers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hospice.io operates a web-based directory and finder platform that aggregates listings of 7,011 Medicare-certified and 11,252 non-Medicare-certified hospice and palliative care providers across all U.S. states. Users browse providers by state and city, accessing detailed profiles that include services offered, Medicare certification status, beneficiary data, and contact information. The platform serves as a free search resource for patients and families seeking end-of-life care, supported by third-party advertising.

Product overview

Hospice.io is a unified hospice care provider directory platform that offers two main service offerings: Medicare-certified hospice listings and non-Medicare certified hospice/palliative care listings. The platform serves as a search and finder tool enabling users to locate hospice providers by state and city across the United States. All products share a common infrastructure for provider information display, contact details, and service categorization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospice.io Directory

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and major.

• 1520ai and simPAL SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Hospice Analytics (part of the combined entity) merged into 1520ai and simPAL Solutions family. Integration aims to layer AI tools onto Hospice Analytics' data foundation to help providers translate complex datasets into actionable operational insights for hospice care.
• Hospice AnalyticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Nearly two decades of hospice market intelligence combined with 1520ai's AI development capabilities to advance hospice-specific analytics and AI tools for improving care delivery, operations, and decision-making.
• Six Essex Hospices (Legacy Giving Campaign)regionalGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 February 2026Six Essex hospices collaborating in a campaign to promote legacy giving through wills, supported by UK data showing these donations fund significant portions of hospice care nationwide amid rising demand and funding pressures.
• Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices Together (LSCHT) PartnershipregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 December 2025UK's first academy for hospice and palliative care workers launched through partnership involving Universities of Lancashire and Cumbria and 10 regional hospices. Academy offers clinical and non-clinical training from entry-level to advanced qualifications to address workforce shortages.
• Southern Hospice Group (Chestnut Tree House and Martlets)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Southern Hospice Group completed a merger with Chestnut Tree House and Martlets in 2024, forming a larger hospice organization to address sector funding challenges and ensure sustainable specialist end-of-life care through continued collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SeniorLiving.org: Senior care resource and directory platform covering assisted living, home care, and hospice options with state-level landing pages. Directly comparable business model — SEO-driven directory with consumer-facing search and provider listings.
• HelpGuide.org: Nonprofit information resource covering aging, hospice, and end-of-life care topics with provider guidance. Comparable as an organic, content-led discovery channel for hospice seekers, though monetization is mission-driven rather than commercial.
• Caring.com: Senior care directory providing searchable listings and reviews for in-home care, hospice, and assisted living. Directly comparable to hospice.io as a content- and SEO-driven directory targeting families seeking end-of-life and elder care providers.

Broad incumbents

• WellSky: Healthcare technology platform providing software and analytics across hospice, home health, and post-acute care. Overlaps with hospice.io at the B2B hospice data/analytics layer, though WellSky serves providers rather than consumers.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): Official US government tool listing Medicare-certified hospice providers with quality metrics and star ratings. Direct functional substitute for hospice.io's certified-listings product, but lacks non-Medicare providers and consumer-friendly content.
• A Place for Mom: Largest senior care referral service in the US, helping families find assisted living, memory care, and increasingly hospice/palliative options. Comparable as a senior-care directory/marketplace with referral economics, but operates across a broader care continuum than hospice.io.

Emerging players

• Hospice Analytics: Hospice market intelligence firm with nearly two decades of provider data, recently combined with 1520ai/simPAL Solutions to layer AI tools onto hospice data. Comparable as a hospice data intelligence platform, though oriented toward providers/B2B rather than consumer directory.

Others

• VITAS Healthcare: Largest US hospice provider, listed on hospice.io and serving 528 Medicare beneficiaries (CY2022). Comparable as a hospice care provider that relies on directories like hospice.io for patient acquisition and visibility.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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