What Yolocares does

YoloCares is a community-based nonprofit healthcare organization headquartered at 1909 Galileo Court in Davis, California, providing end-of-life and supportive care services across Sacramento, Yolo, Colusa, Sutter, Placer, Solano, and Napa Counties. Its core offerings include hospice care, palliative and supportive care, a 15-bed residential hospice facility for terminally ill homeless patients (Joshua's House, in South Natomas, Sacramento), a 6,000-square-foot adult day program (Galileo Place, in Davis), and bereavement and caregiver support programs delivered through the Center for Loss & Hope and Center for Caregiver Support. The organization's care model is built around trauma-informed practices and a multidisciplinary clinical team (physicians, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, spiritual care counselors, and volunteers) that delivers care in patients' homes, facilities, and dedicated centers, with on-site coverage 24/7/365 at Joshua's House.

YoloCares is funded primarily through Medicare/Medicaid hospice benefits, insurance reimbursements, and charitable donations, consistent with its nonprofit mission of prioritizing quality and access over margin. Several services — including grief support at the Center for Loss & Hope, Joshua's House hospice for the homeless, and certain respite pathways — are provided free of charge to participants, with financial aid available on a needs basis for Galileo Place extended hours. The Galileo Place adult day program operates on unit pricing ($90/day for the main program; $10 early-bird and $15 late-bird extensions). Patient acquisition is referral-driven, relying on healthcare provider and health-system partnerships across the Sacramento Valley, supported by community outreach, events, and direct engagement via the YoloCares website and social channels.

The organization differentiates itself through multiple institutional credentials: full Joint Commission accreditation with the Gold Seal of Approval, Yolo County's only 5-Star We Honor Veterans Program status, sole regional membership in the National Partnership for Hospice Innovation, and two-time recognition as a Modern Healthcare Best Place to Work. It maintains a strategic partnership with the Trauma Informed Network of Care (TINOC) and operates content assets (podcasts "From the Ground of Grief" and "Poems to Live By," bilingual grief resources) that extend its community footprint beyond direct clinical service delivery.

Name

Yolocares

Legal name

YoloCares

Website

https://yolocares.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Short description

YoloCares is a community-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider based in Davis, California, serving seven Northern California counties with hospice, palliative care, a residential hospice for the homeless (Joshua's House), an adult day program (Galileo Place), and grief and caregiver support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Routine In-Home Hospice Care (HSABAFAA), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative care
• End-of-life care
• Grief and bereavement support
• Adult day programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hospice and Palliative Care Services: As a fully accredited hospice and palliative care provider, YoloCares generates revenue through Medicare/Medicaid hospice benefits, insurance reimbursements, and charitable donations. The nonprofit model prioritizes quality care over profit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

YoloCares is a community-based nonprofit providing hospice and palliative care services to patients with life-limiting illnesses across the Sacramento Valley region of California. The organization operates multiple specialized programs including Joshua's House (a hospice for homeless patients), Galileo Place adult day program, Center for Loss & Hope (grief support), and the Center for Caregiver Support. Services are delivered through professional clinical teams in patients' homes and at dedicated facilities.

Product overview

YoloCares is a community-based nonprofit healthcare organization offering a comprehensive suite of end-of-life and supportive care services. The portfolio includes core hospice and palliative care services, specialized programs like Joshua's House (the first hospice for homeless patients on the West Coast), and Galileo Place adult day program. Supporting services include the Center for Loss & Hope (grief support) and Center for Caregiver Support (case management, respite care, and education). Founded as the Sacramento Valley's first provider of end-of-life care, the organization operates across Sacramento, Yolo, Colusa, Sutter, Placer, and Solano counties in California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospice

Quantifiable outcome

• All key quality indicators exceed both National and State of California quality benchmarks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 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 and major.

• Trauma Informed Network of Care (TINOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoloCares is a proud partner of the Trauma Informed Network of Care (TINOC), an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of trauma-informed care approaches in healthcare settings.
• National Partnership for Hospice InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoloCares is the region's only provider that has been accepted into the National Partnership for Hospice Innovation, indicating leadership in hospice care quality and innovation.
• Licensed Health System PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospice care at Joshua's House is provided either by YoloCares or by licensed health system partners. Professional hospice teams visit patients similar to board-and-care facilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Amedisys: Major home health and hospice operator with a sizable hospice census across the U.S. Comparable in delivering hospice and home health services; Amedisys is a publicly traded multi-state incumbent while YoloCares is a regional nonprofit.
• Compassus: Multi-state hospice, palliative, and home health provider. Comparable to YoloCares in delivering hospice and palliative care across a regional network; Compassus operates at significantly larger for-profit scale.
• Encompass Health: Public company with substantial home health and hospice operations across the U.S. Comparable service lines (home-based hospice, palliative-adjacent care) though Encompass operates at national scale as a for-profit incumbent.
• VITAS Healthcare: The largest U.S. hospice provider, operating a broad hospice and palliative care platform across multiple states. Comparable to YoloCares in core hospice/palliative service delivery, but vastly larger scale and for-profit; YoloCares is a regional nonprofit specialist where VITAS is a national generalist.
• Gentiva Hospice: National hospice and palliative care provider spun from Kindred at Home. Overlaps with YoloCares on core hospice delivery and palliative care offerings, but operates at national for-profit scale.

Direct peers

• Bristol Hospice: Private hospice operator with regional locations across multiple U.S. states providing hospice and palliative care services. Closely comparable service model and multi-state regional structure to YoloCares' Sacramento Valley footprint.
• By the Bay Health: California-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider (formerly Hospice by the Bay). Most direct comparable peer given shared nonprofit status, California footprint, and hospice/palliative/grief support service mix.

Regional players

• Sutter Care at Home: Home health and hospice affiliate of Sutter Health operating across Northern California, including areas overlapping YoloCares' Sacramento Valley service region. Comparable in hospice/home health delivery and Northern California geography.
• Hope Hospice (now Constellation Behavioral Health affiliate): Northern California nonprofit hospice serving the East Bay and surrounding counties. Comparable as a California-focused nonprofit hospice with grief support programming akin to YoloCares' Center for Loss & Hope.

Others

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO): Industry trade association that YoloCares is positioned alongside through its National Partnership for Hospice Innovation membership. Not a competitor but a relevant ecosystem peer given shared policy, quality, and advocacy interests.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/YoloCaresCA
• Instagraminstagram.com/yolocares_ca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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