Hospice market for funeral homes in Missouri
131 hospices have an office in Missouri and cared for 37,081 people with Medicare in 2024. See the hospices near your funeral home, ranked as partners:
The Missouri market
By ownership
- For-profit: 92
- Nonprofit: 24
- Government and nonprofit: 1
- Government: 3
- Other ownership: 11
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.
- 1Bjc HospiceFarmington · Nonprofit2,856
- 2Kansas City Hospice and Palliative CareKansas City · Nonprofit1,968
- 3Mercy HospiceSaint Louis · For-profit1,012
- 4Saint Luke's HospiceKansas City · Nonprofit1,005
- 5Hospice Compassus-Central MissouriJefferson City · For-profit991
- 6Hospice Compassus-North Central MissouriColumbia · For-profit991
- 7Integrity Home Care + HospiceSpringfield · For-profit914
- 8Ascend HospiceLees Summit · Other ownership874
- 9Heartland Hospice (St Louis)Saint Louis · For-profit778
- 10Phoenix Home Care and HospiceSpringfield · For-profit771
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Croix HospiceMoberly | Nonprofit | 35 | 301 | +104.9% |
| Hospice Care of VNAKansas City | Nonprofit | 39 | 194 | +70.7% |
| St Croix HospiceSaint Peters | Nonprofit | 150 | 694 | +66.6% |
| St Croix HospiceBolivar | For-profit | 73 | 333 | +65.8% |
| GentivaJefferson City | For-profit | 105 | 319 | +44.8% |
| Harbor Hospice of MissouriIndependence | For-profit | 153 | 326 | +28.7% |
| Unity Hospice GslSaint Louis | For-profit | 227 | 463 | +26.8% |
| Three Oaks HospiceCreve Coeur | For-profit | 115 | 216 | +23.4% |
| Three Oaks HospiceIndependence | For-profit | 80 | 148 | +22.8% |
| St. Croix HospiceHarrisonville | For-profit | 270 | 483 | +21.4% |
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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