Astrelis
Hospice · Tucker, GA

GUARDIAN ANGELS HOSPICE

CCN 111793DeKalb CountyLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospice in Tucker, GA. It ran an operating surplus of 41.5% in FY24 on $0.9M of operating revenue. It held 54 days of cash on hand (67th percentile among hospices on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 16.4% in FY20 to 41.5% in FY24, though it fell 0.6 points in the most recent year. It carries an average daily census of 13.

Average daily census
13
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice
Hospice Care Index
5
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice Quality
Operating margin · FY24
+41.5%
vs hospices97th pctl of 3,488 (FY24)
Total days of care
5407.0d
Verified fact2024
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984

Where GUARDIAN ANGELS HOSPICE sits among hospices

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 3,488 of 5,626 filed

Each point is one hospice in the national 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 median is +0.1%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%GUARDIAN ANGELS +41.47%-20%0%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%GUARDIAN ANGELS +41.47%
One hospiceGUARDIAN ANGELShospice 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 renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.

Operating margin
+41.5% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+41.5% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
54d (FY24)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not reported in this filing
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Not reported in this filing
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
77d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue455461863
Total operating revenue455461863
Total operating expenses313267505
Operating income142194358
Operating margin %+31.2%+42.1%+41.5%
Net income142194358
Net income %+31.2%+42.1%+41.5%
HCRIS CMS-1984 cost report · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · patient-service operating basis; non-patient revenue (contributions, investment) is non-operating · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding
A condensed balance sheet is not shown for this hospice: the public cost report does not carry substantive balance-sheet detail (assets, liabilities, and net assets that reconcile) for this provider. The income statement and ratio exhibit above are the reliable financial view here. We lead with those rather than render a hollow table.

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 evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.

Hospice Care Index
5
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice Quality
Average daily census
13
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice
Routine home care mix
100.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Continuous home care mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
5407.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
+16.4%+11.1%+31.1%+42.0%+41.5%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
74 days102 days199 days234 days54 daysFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24

The county this hospice serves

DeKalb County, GA · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$77.7K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
13.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
13.0%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
13.3%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
17.9%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 5.6% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 14.7% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Opportunity screen · FY24
$206K

of annual opportunity identified against peer medians across 1 measure

Directional, conservative band. Arithmetic against matched-peer medians from public filings, not a projection; public data cannot fully control for patient acuity.
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