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Hospices in Massachusetts: ownership, patient census and index scores for 77 hospices
Massachusetts has 77 Medicare certified hospices. Together they care for 6,922 patients on an average day, and 41 of them are for profit. The average Hospice Care Index score is 9.3 of 10.
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- 77Hospices
- 9.3 of 10Average Hospice Care Index
- 6,922Patients on an average day
- 41For profit hospices
- 26Nonprofit hospices
- 32Scoring 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.
| Hospice | City | Ownership | Hospice Care Index | Patients per day | Source |
|---|
| Care Dimensions, Inc | Danvers | Non-Profit | 10 | 859 | medicare.gov |
| Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys Company | Charlestown | For-Profit | 10 | 475 | medicare.gov |
| Good Shepherd Community Care | Newton | Non-Profit | 9 | 249 | medicare.gov |
| Croi Health | Norwell | Non-Profit | 9 | 209 | medicare.gov |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | Fairhaven | Non-Profit | 10 | 207 | medicare.gov |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home | Danvers | Non-Profit | 9 | 203 | medicare.gov |
| Tufts Medicine Care at Home | Lowell | Non-Profit | 10 | 202 | medicare.gov |
| VNA Care Hospice Inc | Worcester | Non-Profit | 10 | 198 | medicare.gov |
| Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Massachuse | Norwood | For-Profit | 9 | 195 | medicare.gov |
| Old Colony Hospice, Inc | W Bridgewater | Non-Profit | 10 | 179 | medicare.gov |
| Ascend Hospice | Worcester | For-Profit | 10 | 172 | medicare.gov |
| All Care Hospice Inc | Lynn | Non-Profit | 9 | 163 | medicare.gov |
| Compassionate Care Hospice | Woburn | For-Profit | 10 | 157 | medicare.gov |
| Hospicecare in the Berkshires | Pittsfield | Non-Profit | 10 | 138 | medicare.gov |
| Brookhaven Hospice | Marlborough | For-Profit | 10 | 137 | medicare.gov |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Hospice | Hyannis | Non-Profit | 9 | 136 | medicare.gov |
| Compassus, Southern Massachusetts | North Andover | For-Profit | 10 | 133 | medicare.gov |
| Cranberry Hospice | Plymouth | Non-Profit | 10 | 127 | medicare.gov |
| Baystate Hospice | West Springfield | Non-Profit | 10 | 125 | medicare.gov |
| Compassionate Care Hospice of Southeastern Massachusetts LLC | Bridgewater | For-Profit | 10 | 121 | medicare.gov |
| Hospice Services of Massachusetts | Lakeville | For-Profit | 9 | 118 | medicare.gov |
| Pathways Healthcare | Westwood | For-Profit | 10 | 118 | medicare.gov |
| Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care | Attleboro | Non-Profit | 9 | 117 | medicare.gov |
| Continuum Care of Mass, LLC | Fall River | For-Profit | 9 | 114 | medicare.gov |
| New England Hospice II, LLC | Hingham | For-Profit | 9 | 107 | medicare.gov |
| VNA & Hospice of Greater Milford | Milford | For-Profit | 10 | 104 | medicare.gov |
| Beacon Hospice, an Amyedisys Company | Springfield | For-Profit | 10 | 95 | medicare.gov |
| Broad Reach Hospice | Chatham | For-Profit | 9 | 90 | medicare.gov |
| Autumn Hospice | Norwell | For-Profit | 9 | 79 | medicare.gov |
| JHC Hospice | Worcester | Non-Profit | 10 | 78 | medicare.gov |
| Notre Dame Hospice | Worcester | For-Profit | 10 | 77 | medicare.gov |
| Faith and Family Hospice | Marlborough | For-Profit | 9 | 72 | medicare.gov |
| Care Central VNA & Hospice | Gardner | Non-Profit | 9 | 63 | medicare.gov |
| Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys Company | Leominster | For-Profit | 10 | 60 | medicare.gov |
| VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson | Northampton | Non-Profit | 10 | 59 | medicare.gov |
| Community Nurse Home Care, Inc | Fairhaven | Non-Profit | 9 | 58 | medicare.gov |
| Accentcare Hospice of Massachusetts | Fall River | For-Profit | 10 | 53 | medicare.gov |
| Brighton Hospice Massachusetts, LLC | Newton | For-Profit | 9 | 52 | medicare.gov |
| Bristol Hospice LLC | Fall River | For-Profit | 8 | 50 | medicare.gov |
| Constellation Hospice | Newburyport | For-Profit | 10 | 48 | medicare.gov |
| First Choice Healthcare Inc | Newton | For-Profit | 8 | 47 | medicare.gov |
| Compassus, Greater Boston | Northampton | For-Profit | 8 | 46 | medicare.gov |
| Visiting Nurse & Community Care | Arlington | Non-Profit | 10 | 46 | medicare.gov |
| West River Hospice | Needham | For-Profit | 6 | 43 | medicare.gov |
| Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care | Greenfield | Non-Profit | 10 | 42 | medicare.gov |
| Hebrew Seniorlife Hospice Care, Inc | Dedham | Non-Profit | 9 | 41 | medicare.gov |
| Hospice Life Care | Holyoke | For-Profit | 9 | 41 | medicare.gov |
| Harborside Hospice of Massachusetts, LLC | Haverhill | Other | 9 | 40 | medicare.gov |
| Hospice Services of Western & Central Mass | Feeding Hills | For-Profit | 8 | 38 | medicare.gov |
| Sunset Hospice | Middleboro | Not listed | 7 | 38 | medicare.gov |
| Gentiva | Auburndale | For-Profit | 9 | 37 | medicare.gov |
| Brockton Visiting Nurse Association | Brockton | Other | 10 | 36 | medicare.gov |
| Caring Hospice Services of Massachusetts LLC | Norwood | Other | 9 | 36 | medicare.gov |
| Overlook Hospice Services | Charlton | Non-Profit | 9 | 35 | medicare.gov |
| Metrowest Homecare and Hospice, an Amedisys Compan | Marlboro | For-Profit | 10 | 34 | medicare.gov |
| Hanover Hospice | Fall River | For-Profit | 9 | 33 | medicare.gov |
| Legacy Lifecare Hospice and Palliative Care | Chelsea | Non-Profit | 6 | 33 | medicare.gov |
| Compassus, Greater Western Massachusetts | Auburn | For-Profit | 10 | 31 | medicare.gov |
| Elara Caring | Newburyport | For-Profit | 9 | 28 | medicare.gov |
| Serenity Hospice, LLC | Southborough | For-Profit | 9 | 28 | medicare.gov |
| Health Alliance Home Health and Hospice | Leominster | Non-Profit | 10 | 26 | medicare.gov |
| Longwood Hospice | Brookline | For-Profit | 10 | 26 | medicare.gov |
| Hospice of the Fisher Home | Amherst | Non-Profit | 8 | 20 | medicare.gov |
| Legacy Lifecare Home Health and Hospice Care- West | Longmeadow | Non-Profit | 9 | 20 | medicare.gov |
| Trinity Hospice, LLC | Falmouth | For-Profit | 10 | 20 | medicare.gov |
| Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha's Vineyard | Vineyard Haven | Not listed | 10 | 19 | medicare.gov |
| Dignity Hospice Care | Framingham | For-Profit | 9 | 14 | medicare.gov |
| Hands and Hearts Hospice Corporation | Wellesley Hills | Not listed | 8 | 14 | medicare.gov |
| Convenient Hospice Services, Inc | Sudbury | For-Profit | 9 | 9 | medicare.gov |
| Alliance Hospice Care LLC | Newton | For-Profit | Not listed | 2 | medicare.gov |
| Solara Hospice, LLC | Waltham | Not listed | Not listed | 1 | medicare.gov |
| Tides Hospice, LLC | Norwell | Not listed | Not listed | 1 | medicare.gov |
| Aseracare Hospice | Westborough | For-Profit | Not listed | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Harmony Hospice LLC | Chicopee | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Maestro Hospice Care, LLC | Lawrence | For-Profit | Not listed | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Preferred Peaceful Transitions Home Health Care Inc | Milford | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Sudbury Pines Hospice | Sudbury | For-Profit | Not listed | 0 | medicare.gov |
Ownership types
| Ownership type | Hospices |
|---|
| For-Profit | 41 |
| Non-Profit | 26 |
| Other | 3 |
| Not listed | 7 |
Owners and managers with the most hospices in Massachusetts
| Organization | Hospices | Patients per day | Average index | For profit |
|---|
| Amedisys Holding LLC | 4 | 433 | 10 | 4 |
| Amedisys Inc | 4 | 433 | 10 | 4 |
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | 4 | 433 | 10 | 4 |
| Ascension Capital, LLC | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Ascension Health Alliance | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Ascension Towerbrook Healthcare Opportunities LP | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Compassus Holdings, L.P. | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Compassus Intermediate, Inc. | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Compassus Parent, Inc. | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| FC Compassus LLC | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| FC Compassus Sub LLC | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| National Hospice Holdings of Massachusetts, LLC | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Ti V Asc Compassus Investment Aggregator, L.P. | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Ti V Compassus Investment Aggregator, L.P. | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Towerbrook Investors V (892), L.P. | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Towerbrook Investors V (Onshore) LP | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Washington State Investment Board | 3 | 210 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Accentcare, Inc. | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Advent International Gpe Viii-A LP | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Advent International Gpe Viii-B, L.P. | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Advent International Gpe Viii-B-1, L.P. | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Advent International Gpe Viii-B-3, L.P. | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Advent International Gpe Viii-H, L.P. | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Advent International Gpe Viii-I, L.P. | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
| Advent International Gpe Viii-J LP | 2 | 248 | 9.5 | 2 |
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.