A hospice in Newton, NC. It ran an operating loss of 22.2% in FY24 on $36.9M of operating revenue. It held 257 days of cash on hand (91st percentile among hospices on liquidity). Operating margin improved from -41.8% in FY20 to -22.2% in FY24. Including nonoperating items, the all-in result was positive at 10.5%. It carries an average daily census of 534.
Average daily census
534
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice
Hospice Care Index
10
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice Quality
Operating margin · FY24
-22.2%
▲ 3.4 pts vs FY23
vs hospices22nd pctl of 3,488 (FY24)
Total days of care
211077.0d
Verified fact2024
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984
Where CAROLINA CARING 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.
One hospiceCAROLINA CARINGhospice 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
-22.2% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+10.5% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
257d (FY24)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
4.35× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
20% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
62d (FY24)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
29,671
32,389
36,885
Total operating revenue
29,671
32,389
36,885
Total operating expenses
38,270
40,676
45,064
Operating income
(8,598)
(8,287)
(8,179)
Operating margin %
-29.0%
-25.6%
-22.2%
Other non-operating, net
9,481
17,243
13,472
Net income
883
8,956
5,293
Net income %
+2.3%
+18.0%
+10.5%
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
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
10
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice Quality
Average daily census
534
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice
Routine home care mix
97.2%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Continuous home care mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
1.7%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
1.1%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
211077.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
CAHPS family caregiver rating
4
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice CAHPS
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospice serves
Catawba County, NC · metro, 250K–1M
Median household income
$64.5K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
12.8%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
11.8%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
18.4%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
18.4%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 9.3% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 23.9% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Opportunity screen · FY24
≈ $5.1M
of annual opportunity identified against peer medians across 2 measures
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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