COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE OF THE DELMAR PENINSULA
CCN 081509Sussex CountyLatest FY 2025
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
Average daily census: 69 in FY2025. Hospice Care Index: 10 in FY2025. Operating margin: +7.3% in FY2025, the 65th percentile of 3,640 hospices in the FY2025 pool. Total days of care: 24,773 days in FY2025. Days cash on hand: 6,256 days in FY2025, the 94th percentile of 2,937 hospices in the FY2025 pool. Total operating revenue: $5.4M in FY2025, the 64th percentile of 3,645 hospices in the FY2025 pool. Total margin (including nonoperating): +7.3% in FY2025, the 48th percentile of 3,641 hospices in the FY2025 pool. Figures as filed; not audited by Astrelis.
The read
A hospice in Georgetown, DE. It ran an operating surplus of 7.3% in FY25 on $5.4M of operating revenue. It held 6,256 days of cash on hand — an Astrelis calculation outside expected range, shown at the chart boundary and ranked in its pool (94th percentile of 2,937 hospices on liquidity, FY25 pool). Operating margin declined from 24.8% in FY20 to 7.3% in FY25, though it rose 1.5 points in the most recent year. It carries an average daily census of 69.
Average daily census
69
Reported value2025
Source: CMS Hospice
Hospice Care Index
10
Reported value2025
Source: CMS Hospice Quality
Operating margin · FY25
+7.3%
Astrelis calculation · as-filed inputs
▲ 1.5 pts vs FY24
vs hospices65th pctl of 3,640 (FY25 pool)
pool: this metric's own fiscal year · excludes historical, non-panel, and out-of-range values
Total days of care
24,773 days
Reported value2025
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984
Where COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE sits among hospices
Operating margin · FY25 pool · n = 3,640 of 3,944 filed
Each point is one hospice in the national FY25 distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market; that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The hospice FY25 median is -0.8%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One hospiceCOMPASSIONATE CAREhospice median
The money
$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated
Ratios tell you how this hospice is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio computes only when every input is reported in the filing (otherwise its cell states which input is Not reported in source); a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled, and its derived ratios read Astrelis calculation unavailable. Not audited by Astrelis.
Operating margin
+7.3% (FY25)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+7.3% (FY25)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
6256d (FY25)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
0.83× (FY25)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
47% (FY25)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
17688d (FY25) — outside expected range; computed from the filed statement and not ranked against peers
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
Astrelis calculation · HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY23
FY24
FY25
Patient revenue
4,296
5,213
5,362
Total operating revenue
4,296
5,213
5,362
Total operating expenses
4,536
4,911
4,973
Operating income
(240)
302
389
Operating margin %
-5.6%
+5.8%
+7.3%
Other non-operating, net
0
0
0
Net income
(240)
302
389
Net income %
-5.6%
+5.8%
+7.3%
— = Not reported in source for that year.
HCRIS CMS-1984 cost report · $ thousands · FY20–FY25 · patient-service operating basis; non-patient revenue (contributions, investment) is non-operating · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding
Display states.FY20 · Days cash on hand: 4,860 days — Astrelis calculation · outside expected range; shown at the chart boundary and included in peer statistics (outside the 0–1,500-day expected range — a valid filing can produce this; the pool absorbs it)FY21 · Days cash on hand: 2,904 days — Astrelis calculation · outside expected range; shown at the chart boundary and included in peer statistics (outside the 0–1,500-day expected range — a valid filing can produce this; the pool absorbs it)FY22 · Days cash on hand: 3,711 days — Astrelis calculation · outside expected range; shown at the chart boundary and included in peer statistics (outside the 0–1,500-day expected range — a valid filing can produce this; the pool absorbs it)FY23 · Days cash on hand: 11,174 days — Astrelis calculation · outside expected range; shown at the chart boundary and included in peer statistics (outside the 0–1,500-day expected range — a valid filing can produce this; the pool absorbs it)FY24 · Days cash on hand: 22,598 days — Astrelis calculation · outside expected range; shown at the chart boundary and included in peer statistics (outside the 0–1,500-day expected range — a valid filing can produce this; the pool absorbs it)FY25 · Days cash on hand: 6,256 days — Astrelis calculation · outside expected range; shown at the chart boundary and included in peer statistics (outside the 0–1,500-day expected range — a valid filing can produce this; the pool absorbs it)
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
The metrics this hospice type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by provenance class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim. Provenance labels: Reported value is copied from the named public source; Astrelis calculation is a formula applied to unchanged reported inputs, with the formula shown; Illustrative estimate is a benchmark gap, multiplier, or scenario — never a measurement.
Hospice Care Index
10
Reported value2025
CMS Hospice Quality
Average daily census
69
Reported value2025
CMS Hospice
Routine home care mix
99.4%
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
0.3%
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
0.2%
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
24,773 days
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
CAHPS family caregiver rating (1–5 stars)
3
Reported value2025
CMS Hospice CAHPS
Continuous home care mix
0.0%
Reported value2025
HCRIS CMS-1984
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 6 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospice serves
Sussex County, DE · nonmetro, urban 20K+, metro-adjacent
Median household income
$78.2K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
11.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
6.9%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
29.5%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
19.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 11.7% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 26.4% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Operating margin vs its peer poolFY25Astrelis calculation
Operating margin vs its peer pool: FY25 pool · n = 3,640.
Performance Benchmark Report: FY25 peer pool · n = 3,640 · conservative low band; acuity limits stated in the report.
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Astrelis Atlas, "Compassionate Care Hospice Of The Delmar Peninsula", https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/081509, release 2321a4fc37a7 (2026-10-22). Figures as filed in the named public sources; not audited by Astrelis.
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