Hospices in Rhode Island
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In Rhode Island, 9 hospices cared for people with Medicare in 2024, up from 5 in 2014, according to a HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data. Together they served 7,038 Medicare patients in 2024. Of the 11 hospices with an office in Rhode Island in the latest CMS enrollment file, 45% are for-profit and 6 have no CMS family survey star rating.
The numbers
* Average of the star ratings CMS published for hospices in the state, computed by HospiceCompare; CMS publishes no average star rating. The “would definitely recommend” averages are CMS’s. CMS publishes a star rating only when enough families answered its survey. Source: HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Care Compare hospice data released August 2026; Hospice Enrollments loaded October 20, 2026).
Ownership and growth
| Ownership | 2014 | 2019 | 2024 | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For-profit | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 (45%) |
| Nonprofit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 (18%) |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 (36%) |
Years: hospices that billed Medicare, by their ownership as CMS lists it today. Today: hospices with an office in the state. Source: HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Medicare Post-Acute Care and Hospice utilization by provider, 2014 to 2024, loaded October 20, 2026).
Hospices and Medicare patients per year
| Year | Hospices that billed Medicare | Medicare patients |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 5,517 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5,736 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5,654 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6,052 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6,213 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6,365 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6,477 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6,744 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6,695 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6,883 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7,038 |
A person cared for by two hospices in a year is counted by both. CMS does not publish counts below 11. Source: HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Medicare Post-Acute Care and Hospice utilization by provider, 2014 to 2024, loaded October 20, 2026).
Largest hospices by Medicare patients in 2024
Size is a count of patients, not a measure of quality.
| Hospice | City | Ownership | Medicare patients | CMS star rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care | Providence | Nonprofit | 4,249 | 4 of 5 |
| Beacon Hospice , an Amedisys Company | E Providence | Other | 968 | 4 of 5 |
| Continuum Care Hospice | West Warwick | For-profit | 706 | 3 of 5 |
| Visiting Nurse Health and Hospice | Middletown | Other | 421 | 4 of 5 |
| Harmony Hospice Care | Warwick | For-profit | 382 | 4 of 5 |
| Nursing Placement Hospice & Palliative Care | Pawtucket | Other | 126 | None |
| Gentiva | Warwick | For-profit | 116 | None |
| Athena Rhode Island Hospice | Warwick | Other | 51 | None |
| Eden Hospice | Warwick | For-profit | 19 | None |
Hospice offices by county
Counties by the address of each hospice’s office. Hospices usually care for people at home across several counties, so an office count is not a count of the hospices serving a county.
| County | Hospice offices |
|---|---|
| Providence County | 5 |
| Kent County | 3 |
| Newport County | 1 |
How to cite
HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Care Compare hospice data released August 2026; Medicare hospice utilization 2014 to 2024). https://www.hospicecompare.org/press/rhode-island
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