# Hospices in Kentucky · Financial Profiles State rollup · KY · Hospices Page: https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/state/ky This twin: https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/state/ky.md Release: 2321a4fc37a7 (2026-10-22) Kentucky's 18 current hospices trail the national cohort: median operating margin -14.5% against -0.8% nationally. 72% of the state's cohort filed an operating loss in its latest year. Median liquidity stands at 87 days cash on hand. ## Counts - Current hospices: 18 - Historical records (CMS lists the CCN as terminated; listed and labeled below, excluded from counts and medians): 0 - Records listed: 18 ## Medians - **Median operating margin:** -14.5%. Basis: n = 18 values, each facility at its own latest settled fiscal year (FY2025). Astrelis calculation. - **Median days cash on hand:** 87 days. Basis: n = 15 values, each facility at its own latest settled fiscal year (FY2025). Astrelis calculation. - **National median operating margin (the module's benchmark pool, as the page's narrative compares it):** -0.8%. Basis: n = 3,640 facilities in the national pool, each at its own latest settled fiscal year. Astrelis calculation. Each median is over eligibility-gated latest-year values from the clean-room panel; facility rows below are shown as filed; historical records are excluded from the medians. ## Facilities (18) Every row is as filed; a cell states its public state ("Not reported in source", "Astrelis calculation unavailable") rather than a dash. Each facility links to its profile and to the profile's twin. | Facility | City | Latest FY | Patient days | Avg daily census | Routine home care mix | General inpatient mix | Operating margin | |---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | [APPALACHIAN HOSPICE CARE](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181524) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181524.md)) | Pikeville | 2025 | 17,002 | 43 | 100% | 0% | +4.3% | | [COMMUNITY HOSPICE](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181501) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181501.md)) | Ashland | 2025 | 50,178 | 118 | 96% | 3% | -60.9% | | [HERITAGE HOSPICE, INC](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181515) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181515.md)) | Danville | 2025 | 34,163 | 83 | 99% | 1% | -31.6% | | [HOSPARUS WESTERN KENTUCKY](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181527) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181527.md)) | Madisonville | 2025 | 13,840 | 24 | 99% | 1% | +335.2% | | [HOSPARUS, INC](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181502) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181502.md)) | Louisville | 2025 | 405,592 | 982 | 96% | 3% | -30.0% | | [HOSPICE CARE PLUS, INC](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181503) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181503.md)) | Richmond | 2025 | 31,795 | 73 | 96% | 4% | -18.8% | | [HOSPICE EAST](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181506) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181506.md)) | Winchester | 2025 | 13,599 | 39 | 98% | 1% | -41.1% | | [HOSPICE OF HOPE INC](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181519) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181519.md)) | Maysville | 2025 | 26,957 | 61 | 96% | 3% | -73.2% | | [HOSPICE OF LAKE CUMBERLAND](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181510) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181510.md)) | Somerset | 2025 | 59,608 | 116 | 91% | 8% | -15.2% | | [HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181511) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181511.md)) | Bowling Green | 2025 | 36,108 | 89 | 94% | 5% | -13.8% | | [HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181526) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181526.md)) | Hazard | 2025 | 178,370 | 404 | 96% | 3% | +8.8% | | [HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS, INC DBA BLUEGRASS CARE N](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181500) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181500.md)) | Lexington | 2025 | 215,538 | 538 | 97% | 3% | -6.4% | | [HOSPICE OF WESTERN KENTUCKY](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181520) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181520.md)) | Owensboro | 2025 | 34,534 | 94 | 92% | 7% | -16.2% | | [MERCY HEALTH - HOSPICE, PADUCAH](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181507) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181507.md)) | Paducah | 2025 | 52,662 | 146 | 97% | 2% | -5.1% | | [PENNYROYAL HOSPICE](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181525) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181525.md)) | Hopkinsville | 2025 | 15,272 | 30 | 100% | 0% | -9.4% | | [ST ANTHONY'S HOSPICE INC](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181517) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181517.md)) | Henderson | 2025 | 26,643 | 66 | 96% | 3% | -49.7% | | [VNA HEALTH AT HOME](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181521) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181521.md)) | Bardstown | 2025 | 6,475 | 12 | 100% | 0% | +18.0% | | [VNA HEALTH AT HOME 1](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181508) ([twin](https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/181508.md)) | London | 2025 | 7,857 | 18 | 100% | 0% | +13.1% | ## Sources Financial figures are compiled from public HCRIS Medicare cost reports and standardized by Astrelis. State medians use eligibility-gated latest-year values from the clean-room panel; facility rows are shown as filed. Values are source-reported context, not audited by Astrelis, and not a ranking. Methodology: https://astrelis.co/methodology · Data sources: https://astrelis.co/data-sources · Data philosophy: https://astrelis.co/data-philosophy ## Cite this page Astrelis Atlas, "Hospices in Kentucky · Financial Profiles", https://astrelis.co/providers/hospice/state/ky, release 2321a4fc37a7 (2026-10-22). Figures as filed in the named public sources; not audited by Astrelis. Figures are as filed in the named public sources. Astrelis is not a CPA firm and performs no audit, review or attestation of any facility.