Hospice market for funeral homes in Delaware
11 hospices have an office in Delaware and cared for 6,981 people with Medicare in 2024. See the hospices near your funeral home, ranked as partners:
The Delaware market
By ownership
- For-profit: 7
- Nonprofit: 2
- Other ownership: 2
Medicare patients per year
All hospices here together, by CMS year.
CMS data, released August 2026. How we use it
Where the hospices are
Each dot is a hospice office, colored by ownership and sized by Medicare patients in 2024.
- For-profit
- Nonprofit
- Government
- Other ownership
Larger dot, more Medicare patients
Largest hospices in 2024
By Medicare patients, the CMS count of people each hospice cared for. Size is not a measure of quality.
- 1Christianacare Accentcare Hosp & Palliative CareNewark · For-profit3,034
- 2Vitas Healthcare Corporation AtlanticNewark · For-profit831
- 3Delaware Hospice, Inc Southern DivisionMilford · Other ownership727
- 4Delaware Hospice Central DivDover · Nonprofit604
- 5Delaware Hospice - North DivisionNewark · Nonprofit490
- 6Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmar PeninsulaMilford · For-profit394
- 7Compassionate Care HospiceNewark · For-profit342
- 8Bayada HospiceWilmington · Other ownership315
- 9Heartland HospiceNewark · For-profit174
- 10Acts Signature Hospice DelawareHockessin · For-profit70
Fastest-growing hospices
Compound annual growth in Medicare patients over three CMS years, for hospices with at least 30 patients in both years.
| Hospice | Ownership | 2021 | 2024 | Growth per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acts Signature Hospice DelawareHockessin | For-profit | 58 | 70 | +6.5% |
| Vitas Healthcare Corporation AtlanticNewark | For-profit | 727 | 831 | +4.6% |
| Christianacare Accentcare Hosp & Palliative CareNewark | For-profit | 2,670 | 3,034 | +4.4% |
| Compassionate Care HospiceNewark | For-profit | 320 | 342 | +2.2% |
| Delaware Hospice, Inc Southern DivisionMilford | Other ownership | 722 | 727 | +0.2% |
| Delaware Hospice - North DivisionNewark | Nonprofit | 508 | 490 | +-1.2% |
| Delaware Hospice Central DivDover | Nonprofit | 635 | 604 | +-1.7% |
| Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmar PeninsulaMilford | For-profit | 513 | 394 | +-8.4% |
| Heartland HospiceNewark | For-profit | 232 | 174 | +-9.1% |
| Bayada HospiceWilmington | Other ownership | 445 | 315 | +-10.9% |
CMS Post-Acute Care utilization data. CMS does not publish counts below 11. How we use it
Your local market, ranked
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