Why the Difference Matters for Your Family
When serious illness touches a family, it brings uncertainty, difficult decisions, and the need for compassionate, skilled support. One of the most important choices you’ll face is selecting the right hospice provider.
Not all hospice care is the same. Across the country, hospice providers operate under two different models: nonprofit and for-profit. While both are held to the same basic licensing and regulatory requirements, the way they prioritize resources, measure success, and approach patient care can differ greatly.
When Every Piece Matters:
Bringing Compassionate Care Together.
The Key Differences
For-profit hospice providers operate as businesses that return earnings to owners or shareholders. While many employ caring professionals, their primary obligation is to generate profit. This can sometimes affect how resources are allocated—potentially impacting visit frequency, staffing ratios, or the availability of extra services.
Nonprofit hospice providers, on the other hand, reinvest every dollar earned back into patient care, family support, and community services. Their mission is centered on people, not profits, with decisions made for the benefit of patients, families, and the community as a whole.
Why UpliftedCare Stands Apart
UpliftedCare is proud to be the areas first nonprofit hospice provider in the region, serving our six-county area since 1982. We’re not just a care team—we’re neighbors, friends, and active members of the community we serve.
More Than Care—A Commitment to Community
As a nonprofit, every dollar we receive goes back into services that enhance quality of life and extend time with loved ones. Each year, more than 100 patients who begin hospice early with UpliftedCare are able to enjoy six months or more with their families—creating more time, more memories, and more peace.
Because we’re locally staffed, we can respond quickly, coordinate seamlessly, and adapt to each family’s unique needs. This isn’t just hospice care—it’s Redefining Hospice Care with a blend of medical excellence, compassionate presence, and community heart.
Choosing the Right Hospice
When choosing hospice care, consider what matters most:
- Mission before margin
- Local, experienced staff
- Holistic, personalized services
- 24/7 access and timely response
For over 40 years, UpliftedCare has been the trusted choice for families facing life’s most challenging seasons. If you or a loved one are navigating serious illness, choose nonprofit, mission-driven care. Choose UpliftedCare.
Together, We Uplift Lives.
At UpliftedCare, we believe that comfort, dignity, and compassion should never be out of reach for anyone facing serious illness.
What makes this possible is the generosity of friends and supporters who share in our mission. Unlike for-profit organizations, we are a community-based nonprofit, which means we rely on donations and community support to sustain the expert care and services not covered by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance. Every gift—big or small—helps us uplift patients, families, and our community in meaningful ways.
To learn more about how UpliftedCare is funded and how you can support our mission, we invite you to visit our Annual Giving page or Annual Reports Page to learn more.
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More Time, More Memories: Our Care Helps Families Stay Together Longer.
Each year, over 100 of our patients benefit from early hospice care, extending their time with family and loved ones by six months or more.
Hospice Care
When that time comes, hospice is there every step of the way with the patient and family as they focus on comfort at the end of life.
Palliative Care
Palliative care is a chance for people dealing with life-limiting illness to have relief from the symptoms, pain and stress of dealing with the illness and to have an extra layer of support.
Care Where You Are
Most patients receive hospice care in a private home. Yet did you know that UpliftedCare also provides care to those living in a nursing home, hospital or assisted living?
Complementary Therapies
Support services such as massage, respiratory therapy, music, and pet therapy can play a significant role in enhancing quality of life for those who are ill. From easing discomfort to evoking fond memories, these therapies can heal the body and lift the spirit.