Astrelis
Hospice · Canton, GA

BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE, INC

CCN 851560Cherokee CountyLatest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospice in Canton, GA. It ran an operating surplus of 1.2% in FY24 on $1.0M of operating revenue. It held 1 day of cash on hand (7th percentile among hospices on liquidity). Operating margin declined from 15.2% in FY23 to 1.2% in FY24. It carries an average daily census of 12.

Average daily census
12
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice
Hospice Care Index
6
Verified fact2024
Source: CMS Hospice Quality
Operating margin · FY24
+1.2%
14.0 pts vs FY23
vs hospices52nd pctl of 3,488 (FY24)
Total days of care
4633.0d
Verified fact2024
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984

Where BLUE RIDGE 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%BLUE RIDGE +1.16%-20%0%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%BLUE RIDGE +1.16%
One hospiceBLUE RIDGEhospice 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
+1.2% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+3.7% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
1d (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
89% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not reported in this filing
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24
Patient revenue791973
Total operating revenue791973
Total operating expenses671962
Operating income12011
Operating margin %+15.2%+1.1%
Other non-operating, net026
Net income12037
Net income %+15.2%+3.7%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS CMS-1984 cost report · $ thousands · FY23–FY24 · patient-service operating basis; non-patient revenue (contributions, investment) is non-operating

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
6
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice Quality
Average daily census
12
Verified fact2024
CMS Hospice
Routine home care mix
100.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
4633.0d
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
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 2 reporting years
Operating margin
+15.2%+1.2%FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
34 days1 dayFY23FY24

The county this hospice serves

Cherokee County, GA
Median household income
$105.4K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
6.5%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
10.8%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
15.4%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
16.5%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Not designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 4.8% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 13.3% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Opportunity screen · FY24
$158K

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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