There are 68 Medicare-certified hospices based in Kansas City and the surrounding Missouri and Kansas counties. Medicare publishes a Hospice Care Index score for 63 of them and family caregiver survey stars for 23. 35 score a full 10 out of 10 on the index; the Missouri average is 9.
Which hospices in Kansas City score highest with Medicare?
The table lists every hospice, highest index score first. A linked name opens the full record: each index indicator against the state and national averages, the family survey answers, where care is delivered and the ZIP codes served.
| Hospice | Hospice Care Index | Family caregiver survey | Patients per day | Certified since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Hospice & Palliative Care Shawnee, KS 66203 · (913) 730-8080 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★★5 / 5 | 119 | 2021 |
| Interim Healthcare of Kansas City, Inc Overland Park, KS 66211 · (913) 381-3100 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★★5 / 5 | 76 | 2013 |
| Good Shepherd Hospice of Mid America Inc Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 322-3297 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★★5 / 5 | 70 | 2011 |
| Hospice the University of Kansas Health System Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 324-8515 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★★5 / 5 | 31 | 1989 |
| Ascend Hospice Overland Park, KS 66211 · (913) 287-5678 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 264 | 2006 |
| St. Croix Hospice Harrisonville, MO 64701 · (816) 380-3913 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 148 | 2012 |
| Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care Overland Park, KS 66212 · (913) 894-8228 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 117 | 2011 |
| Traditions Health Wichita, KS 67207 · (316) 687-2273 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 116 | 2015 |
| Heartland Hospice (kansas City) Independence, MO 64055 · (816) 943-1798 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 101 | 1996 |
| Saint Luke's Hospice Kansas City, MO 64111 · (816) 756-1160 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 71 | 1987 |
| Phoenix Home Care and Hospice Independence, MO 64055 · (816) 373-7442 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 49 | 2016 |
| Hospice by John Knox Village Lees Summit, MO 64081 · (816) 525-0986 | 10 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 30 | 2002 |
| Phoenix Home Care and Hospice Overland Park, KS 66202 · (913) 384-2273 | 10 / 10 | ★★★☆☆3 / 5 | 97 | 2016 |
| Good Shepherd Hospice of Mid-America, Inc. Independence, MO 64050 · (816) 822-2292 | 10 / 10 | ★★★☆☆3 / 5 | 96 | 2003 |
| Three Oaks Hospice Independence, MO 64055 · (816) 875-0420 | 10 / 10 | ★★★☆☆3 / 5 | 43 | 1990 |
| Acg Hospice Lee's Summit, MO 64086 · (816) 226-5362 | 10 / 10 | ★★★☆☆3 / 5 | 34 | 2024 |
| One Community Hospice Kansas City, MO 64139 · (816) 836-1096 | 10 / 10 | ★★☆☆☆2 / 5 | 77 | 2005 |
| Prairie Wind Hospice LLC Shawnee, KS 66216 · (785) 202-8900 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 72 | 2021 |
| Ahc Home Health of Kansas, LLC (hospice) Overland Park, KS 66207 · (913) 890-8400 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 69 | 2020 |
| Traditions Hospice of Blue Springs, LLC Blue Springs, MO 64014 · (816) 988-8464 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 67 | 2019 |
| Faith Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC Gladstone, MO 64119 · (913) 296-7636 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 43 | 2020 |
| Faith Hospice Care Overland Park, KS 66210 · (913) 296-7636 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 40 | 2020 |
| Specialized Hospice, LLC Overland Park, KS 66211 · (816) 795-7990 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 36 | 2021 |
| Beacon of Hope Hospice of Missouri, Inc Blue Springs, MO 64014 · (816) 267-4006 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 34 | 2016 |
| Amedisys Hospice Kansas City, MO 64133 · (816) 478-8900 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 33 | 2012 |
| Monarch Hospice & Palliative Care Kansas City, MO 64131 · (816) 434-0938 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 33 | 2023 |
| Hospice Care of Vna Kansas City, MO 64114 · (816) 531-1200 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 30 | 2021 |
| Brighton Hospice Kansas, LLC Leawood, KS 66206 · (913) 283-7107 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 29 | 2022 |
| Harbor Hospice of Kansas LP Overland Park, KS 66212 · (913) 291-1883 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 28 | 2016 |
| Hca Midwest Hospice & Family Care Leawood, KS 66211 · (913) 663-0267 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 23 | 2011 |
| Enhabit Hospice Lenexa, KS 66215 · (913) 948-8281 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 21 | 2012 |
| Enhabit Hospice Lees Summit, MO 64086 · (816) 282-2617 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 19 | 2016 |
| Hospice Care of Vna Overland Park, KS 66202 · (913) 888-4596 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 17 | 2021 |
| Brighton Hospice Missouri, LLC Independence, MO 64057 · (801) 996-3217 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 13 | 2022 |
| Traditions Health Overland Park, KS 66210 · (913) 340-6389 | 10 / 10 | No rating published | 9 | 2020 |
| Catholic Comm Hospice Overland Park, KS 66212 · (913) 621-5090 | 9 / 10 | ★★★★★5 / 5 | 58 | 1998 |
| Ascend Hospice Lees Summit, MO 64064 · (816) 584-8111 | 9 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 233 | 2004 |
| Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care Kansas City, MO 64114 · (816) 363-2600 | 9 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 202 | 1984 |
| Three Rivers Hospice Platte City, MO 64079 · (816) 431-2333 | 9 / 10 | ★★★★☆4 / 5 | 173 | 2006 |
| Harbor Hospice of Missouri, LP Independence, MO 64055 · (816) 600-6388 | 9 / 10 | ★★☆☆☆2 / 5 | 74 | 2018 |
| Advanced Home Health and Hospice Kansas City Kansas City, MO 64114 · (913) 890-8448 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 47 | 2022 |
| Vitas Innovative Hospice Care Lenexa, KS 66214 · (913) 722-1631 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 46 | 2006 |
| Elevate Hospice Independence, MO 64057 · (816) 795-7990 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 45 | 2022 |
| Kansas Palliative & Hospice Care Overland Park, KS 66212 · (913) 353-6525 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 42 | 2004 |
| Appl Orchard Hospice of Kansas Inc Shawnee, KS 66227 · (913) 320-1688 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 29 | 2020 |
| Gentiva Lenexa, KS 66215 · (913) 541-0266 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 24 | 2007 |
| Gentiva Kansas City, MO 64157 · (816) 795-1333 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 18 | 1993 |
| Evergreen Hospice Care LLC Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 477-8248 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 16 | 2015 |
| Elara Caring Independence, MO 64057 · (816) 444-4611 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 14 | 2004 |
| Novus Lifecare Blue Springs, MO 64015 · (816) 654-4221 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 13 | 2021 |
| Amedisys Hospice Lenexa, KS 66215 · (913) 671-6740 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 12 | 2010 |
| Shalom Hospice Independence, MO 64055 · (816) 272-8181 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 12 | 2016 |
| Choice Hospice Overland Park, KS 66210 · (316) 618-9288 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 11 | 2020 |
| Acg Hospice Overland Park, KS 66213 · (864) 913-2690 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 9 | 2024 |
| Three Oaks Hospice Overland Park, KS 66212 · (913) 758-1700 | 9 / 10 | No rating published | 9 | 2009 |
| Faith Hospice Inc Overland Park, KS 66210 · (913) 296-7636 | 8 / 10 | No rating published | 27 | 2020 |
| Catholic Community Hospice Kansas City, MO 64131 · (816) 523-5634 | 8 / 10 | No rating published | 15 | 2012 |
| Aquinas Hospice of Missouri Kansas City, MO 64102 · (816) 945-7107 | 8 / 10 | No rating published | 11 | 2020 |
| Hca Midwest Hospice & Family Care Independence, MO 64057 · (816) 943-4015 | 8 / 10 | No rating published | 10 | 2014 |
| Novus Lifecare Kansas City, KS 66102 · (959) 424-2990 | 8 / 10 | No rating published | 4 | 2022 |
| Interim Healthcare of Kansas City Independence, MO 64057 · (913) 381-3100 | 7 / 10 | ★★★★★5 / 5 | 74 | 2014 |
| Missouri Palliative & Hospice Care Northwest, LLC Blue Springs, MO 64014 · (816) 505-5934 | 7 / 10 | No rating published | 9 | 2022 |
| Residential Hospice of Missouri, LLC Kansas City, MO 64114 · (866) 902-5854 | 7 / 10 | No rating published | 8 | 2024 |
| Luminos Hospice Blue Springs, MO 64014 · (816) 281-0607 | Not published | No rating published | 4 | 2024 |
| Residential Hospice Leawood, KS 66209 · (866) 902-2621 | Not published | No rating published | 4 | 2024 |
| Compassus-Greater Kansas City Lee's Summit, MO 64064 · (816) 203-8889 | Not published | No rating published | — | 2025 |
| Luminary Hospice Kansas City, MO 64114 · (816) 601-4782 | Not published | No rating published | — | 2025 |
| Sunset Hospice LLC Overland Park, KS 66210 · (913) 704-2123 | Not published | No rating published | — | 2024 |
What does the Hospice Care Index measure, and what does it not?
The Hospice Care Index is a score out of 10 that counts how many of ten Medicare claims-based indicators a hospice meets. It measures patterns of visits and discharges. It does not measure bedside manner, and it is not a patient satisfaction score.
| Hospice Care Index | Family caregiver survey | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it comes from | Medicare billing claims over two years | A survey mailed to the main family caregiver after a death |
| What it shows | How often nurses visit, weekend care, visits near death, and patterns of live discharge | Communication, timely help, respect, symptom control and whether families would recommend the hospice |
| What it misses | How families felt about the care | Small hospices, which often have too few responses to report |
Does Medicare pay for hospice care in Missouri?
Yes. Medicare covers hospice for people a doctor certifies as terminally ill with a life expectancy of six months or less who choose comfort care. It covers the nurse, aide, social worker and chaplain visits, medications for the terminal illness, and equipment, with at most a small copay for prescriptions and respite stays. It does not cover room and board in assisted living or a nursing home.
Why do so many Kansas City hospices have no published scores?
5 of the 68 hospices here have no index score. Medicare only publishes results once a hospice has enough claims in the two-year window, and Kansas City and the surrounding Missouri and Kansas counties has many recently certified, small hospices. A missing score tells you a hospice is new or small. It does not tell you whether it is good.
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
How many Medicare-certified hospices are in Kansas City?
68 are based in Kansas City and the surrounding Missouri and Kansas counties. 63 have a published Hospice Care Index score.
What is a good Hospice Care Index score?
The index runs from 0 to 10. The Missouri average is 9, and 35 hospices in Kansas City and the surrounding Missouri and Kansas counties score a full 10.
Can a hospice patient stay in assisted living?
Yes. Hospice staff visit wherever the patient lives, including assisted living and memory care. Medicare pays for the hospice care but not for the room and board.
