Astrelis
Hospice · Lees Summit, MO

ASCEND HOSPICE

CCN 261600Jackson CountyLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospice in Lees Summit, MO. It ran an operating surplus of 50.3% in FY24 on $15.3M of operating revenue. Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited. It carries an average daily census of 233.

Average daily census
233
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice
Hospice Care Index
9
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice Quality
Operating margin · FY24
+50.3%
vs hospices98th pctl of 3,488 (FY24)
Total days of care
88684.0d
Verified fact2024
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984

Where ASCEND 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%ASCEND HOSPICE +50.32%-20%0%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%ASCEND HOSPICE +50.32%
One hospiceASCEND HOSPICEhospice 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
+50.3% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+59.3% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
Not reported in this filing
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
4.01× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
24% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not shown, outside plausibility bounds
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY22FY23FY24
Patient revenue6,3147,69515,323
Total operating revenue6,3147,69515,323
Total operating expenses8,1406,2497,613
Operating income(1,826)1,4467,710
Operating margin %-28.9%+18.8%+50.3%
Other non-operating, net7,0497,9613,380
Net income5,2239,40711,090
Net income %+39.1%+60.1%+59.3%
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

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
9
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice Quality
Average daily census
233
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice
Routine home care mix
99.8%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Continuous home care mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
0.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
88684.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
CAHPS family caregiver rating
4
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice CAHPS

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
+54.8%-24.2%-28.9%+18.8%+50.3%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
Not available

The county this hospice serves

Jackson County, MO · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$67.2K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
13.8%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
11.3%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
15.5%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
21.4%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 9.9% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 21.2% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Opportunity screen · FY24
$105K

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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