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Hospices in Arkansas: ownership, patient census and index scores for 46 hospices

Arkansas has 46 Medicare certified hospices. Together they care for 4,646 patients on an average day, and 28 of them are for profit. The average Hospice Care Index score is 9.4 of 10.

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  • 46Hospices
  • 9.4 of 10Average Hospice Care Index
  • 4,646Patients on an average day
  • 28For profit hospices
  • 15Nonprofit hospices
  • 27Scoring 10 on the Hospice Care Index

Hospices by patients on an average day

Largest first, by patients on an average day. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

HospiceCityOwnershipHospice Care IndexPatients per daySource
Hospice Home Care LLCLittle RockFor-Profit9648medicare.gov
GentivaLittle RockFor-Profit10517medicare.gov
Arkansas Hospice IncNorth Little RockNon-Profit10432medicare.gov
Circle of Life HospiceSpringdaleNon-Profit10343medicare.gov
Legacy Hospice of North ArkansasSalemFor-Profit10242medicare.gov
Heart of Hospice, LLCFort SmithFor-Profit10192medicare.gov
GentivaRussellvilleFor-Profit9175medicare.gov
GentivaHot SpringsFor-Profit10159medicare.gov
Lester Dierksen Memorial Hospice, LLCHot Springs VFor-Profit9134medicare.gov
Hospice Home Care of MonticelloMonticelloFor-Profit9116medicare.gov
Lifetouch Health Hospice CareRussellvilleOther1097medicare.gov
Baptist Health Hospice Little RockLittle RockNon-Profit1093medicare.gov
GentivaBatesvilleFor-Profit992medicare.gov
Dierksen Memorial HospiceTexarkanaFor-Profit1090medicare.gov
GentivaForrest CityFor-Profit1083medicare.gov
Encompass Health HospiceTexarkanaFor-Profit1081medicare.gov
Elite HospiceJonesboroFor-Profit880medicare.gov
Elite HospiceMenaOther1079medicare.gov
GentivaTexarkanaFor-Profit973medicare.gov
Elite HospiceSpringdaleFor-Profit1071medicare.gov
Elite HospiceSearcyFor-Profit1067medicare.gov
Hospice of the OzarksMountain HomeNon-Profit965medicare.gov
Elite HospiceHot SpringsFor-Profit1061medicare.gov
Mercy HospiceFort SmithNon-Profit1060medicare.gov
Elite HospiceForrest CityFor-Profit1053medicare.gov
Hospice Home Care of Pine Bluff PLLCWhite HallFor-Profit950medicare.gov
Affinity HospiceWhite HallFor-Profit1048medicare.gov
Elite HospiceMountain HomeFor-Profit1043medicare.gov
Legacy Hospice, IncOsceolaFor-Profit942medicare.gov
St Bernards Regional Med CTR HJonesboroNon-Profit938medicare.gov
Arkansas Hospice, IncEl DoradoNon-Profit1037medicare.gov
Washington Regional HospiceFayettevilleNon-Profit1036medicare.gov
Enhabit HospiceMagnoliaFor-Profit935medicare.gov
GentivaEl DoradoFor-Profit1035medicare.gov
Elite HospiceBryantFor-Profit1030medicare.gov
Hospice of HopeTexarkanaNon-Profit1026medicare.gov
Ouachita County Medical Center HospiceCamdenNon-Profit1024medicare.gov
Arkansas Hospice IncBatesvilleNon-Profit1021medicare.gov
Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas IncFort SmithNon-Profit716medicare.gov
Hospice of the HillsHarrisonNon-Profit915medicare.gov
Caring Hands Hospice, IncBatesvilleFor-Profit1014medicare.gov
River Valley HospiceMarionFor-Profit711medicare.gov
Baptist Health HospiceArkadelphiaOther89medicare.gov
Visiting Nurses Agency of Western Arkansas IncMenaNon-ProfitNot listed7medicare.gov
Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Inc.ParisNon-Profit75medicare.gov
Home Health Professional & HospiceJonesboroFor-ProfitNot listed1medicare.gov

Ownership types

Ownership typeHospices
For-Profit28
Non-Profit15
Other3

Owners and managers with the most hospices in Arkansas

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospice. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Scores and measures are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospices on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.