See what hospice leaders said about staffing, margins, and operations.

The 2026 State of Hospice Care survey asked owners, CEOs, and administrators across the country the questions that actually matter.

The data is in. Get the breakdown on what's driving operational decisions, where the industry is falling short, and what separates agencies that are ahead from those still catching up.

• Staffing & Retention: Why RN Case Managers remain the hardest role to fill and what agencies are doing about rising labor costs
• Margins Under Pressure: 49% of agencies reported margins of 10% or less despite growing census. Here's what the data says about why.
• Technology Satisfaction: Most of the industry is tolerating their EMR. See how satisfaction scores break down across the market.
• 2026 Priorities: Where hospice leaders are investing and what they're cutting heading into the year
• FireNote vs The Market: Side-by-side benchmarks on efficiency, fragmentation, and compliance readiness