Home Health

What Home Health does

CHI HealthConnect at Home is a non-profit, faith-based provider of home health, hospice, and home infusion therapy services, operating as a subsidiary of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), one of the largest U.S. faith-based health systems. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in the Upper Midwest, the organization runs a network of nine agency locations across Minnesota and North Dakota, each affiliated with a local CHI hospital partner (e.g., Albany, Breckenridge, Little Falls, Carrington, Devils Lake, Valley City, Dickinson, Williston). Its service portfolio spans skilled nursing, home health aides, physical/occupational/speech therapy, social services, medical equipment coordination, and bereavement support, with 24/7 on-call nurse availability and a distinctive continuity-of-care model where the same staff transitions patients from home health to hospice.

Revenue is generated primarily through fee-for-service reimbursement from Medicare Part A, Medicaid, and participating private/managed-care insurers, supplemented by charitable donations processed through local hospitals. No out-of-pocket costs, deductibles, or co-pays apply for hospice services, and a charity-care policy ensures no patient is denied care based on ability to pay. Patient acquisition is driven by physician and hospital referrals within the CHI network, augmented by community outreach (health fairs, parade floats, hospice volunteer programs).

The go-to-market motion is hybrid: a sales-led referral channel anchored in CHI's hospital-affiliated agencies, complemented by a community-led awareness layer that builds brand presence in rural service areas. Operational recognition includes three 2014 HomeCare Elite designations placing three of its agencies in the top 25% of 9,994 U.S. home health agencies evaluated nationally. Leadership is concentrated under Executive Director Sue Heitkamp, RN, BSN, who oversees agencies across ND, SD, and MN with 30+ years of clinical and operational experience.

Name

Home Health

Legal name

Catholic Health Initiatives

Website

https://chihealthconnectathome.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CHI HealthConnect at Home is a non-profit, faith-based home health, hospice, and home infusion therapy provider operating nine agency locations across Minnesota and North Dakota as a subsidiary of Catholic Health Initiatives, serving homebound and terminally ill patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (6216), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Medicare-Certified Skilled Home Health Agencies (HHA) (HLADAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB), Medicare-Certified Skilled Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABACAA), Skilled Home Health Therapy Services (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAFAE), Skilled Home Health Aide Services (HHA/CNA under Skilled Plan of Care) (HLADAFAF), Cognitive-Communication & Memory Rehab Therapy In-Home (HSABADAL)

Keywords

• Home health services
• Hospice care
• Home infusion therapy
• Skilled nursing care
• Palliative care

Headquarters

HQ city

Fargo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medicare Part A Reimbursement: Hospice care covered under Medicare Part A. Services include medications for symptom management, medical equipment, physician services, nursing care, home health aide services, social worker services, therapy services, counseling, and short-term inpatient care.
2. Medicaid Reimbursement: Hospice services covered by Medicaid in most states with no out-of-pocket costs.
3. Private Insurance Reimbursement: Home health and hospice services covered by many private and managed care insurance providers.
4. Charity Care / Community Donations: Donations from families, friends, and community members allow provision of extra care including equipment or medications not covered by conventional means. No one denied care due to inability to pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CHI HealthConnect at Home provides in-home clinical services to patients across Minnesota and North Dakota, delivering skilled nursing and therapy visits under a home health benefit, end-of-life hospice and palliative care, and home infusion therapy for IV medications. Services are faith-based and non-profit, affiliated with Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI).

Product overview

CHI HealthConnect at Home is a non-profit, faith-based healthcare organization offering an integrated portfolio of home health, hospice, and home infusion therapy services. The company operates as a unified service delivery model where the same nursing staff transition patients from home health to hospice care as needs evolve. Core services include skilled nursing, home health aide, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social services, and bereavement support—all designed to help patients remain at home. The organization is affiliated with Catholic Health Initiatives and serves communities in Minnesota and North Dakota.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Health Care Skilled nursing and therapy visits delivered in patients' homes across Minnesota and North Dakota for post-acute recovery, chronic disease management, wound care, and rehabilitation following hospital discharge or physician referral.
• Hospice Care
• Home Infusion Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• Three locations achieved HomeCare Elite status in 2014 (TOP 100 and TOP 500 rankings)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHI HealthConnect at Home is one of more than 70 U.S. healthcare facilities affiliated with Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI). CHI is one of the nation's largest faith-based healthcare systems, providing CHI HealthConnect at Home access to the latest clinical and technological resources.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Amedisys: National provider of home health, hospice, and high-acuity care services serving Medicare and commercial populations. Direct comparable offering footprint (skilled home health + hospice) overlapping with CHI HealthConnect at Home's core service lines.
• LHC Group: Multi-state home health, hospice, and home infusion provider with hospital-affiliated agency network model. Operates joint ventures with health systems mirroring CHI's hospital-affiliate structure for CHI HealthConnect at Home.
• Enhabit Inc. Home health and hospice provider spun off from Encompass Health, serving Medicare populations across multiple states. Closely aligned business mix of skilled home health and hospice services in a multi-state, referral-driven model.
• Compassus: National hospice, palliative, and home health provider across multiple states with strong hospital partnership model. Comparable integrated home health and hospice operating model with referral-driven growth.
• Kindred at Home (CenterWell Home Health / Humana): Large national home health and hospice provider now part of Humana's CenterWell. Comparable scale provider offering skilled home health, hospice and home-based primary care under value-based contracting.
• VITAS Healthcare (Chemed): Largest U.S. hospice provider offering end-of-life care services across multiple states. Directly comparable to CHI HealthConnect at Home's hospice care service line.
• Bayada Home Health Care: Large multi-state home health provider with adult and pediatric skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice services. Comparable service portfolio (skilled nursing, therapy, hospice) and similar faith-rooted/non-profit heritage to CHI HealthConnect at Home.
• Addus HomeCare: Personal care, home health and hospice services provider focused on Medicaid and dual-eligible populations. Comparable delivery model to CHI HealthConnect at Home with hospital/agency structure.

Emerging players

• Aveanna Healthcare: Home health, hospice, and private duty services provider with multi-state footprint. Comparable diversified home-based services offering including skilled nursing and infusion.

Broad incumbents

• CommonSpirit Health (CHI parent): Parent health system that CHI HealthConnect at Home operates within; formed by merger of CHI and Dignity Health, operating 140+ hospitals. The health-system context in which the agency sits, sharing resources, referral networks, and brand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chi-heath-at-home-nd-mn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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