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Family Hospice
Hospice Altoona, PA
20 Sheraton Drive, Altoona, PA 16601 · (814) 946-5411
Family caregiver survey rating 3
Hospice Care Index10 of 10
OwnershipNon-Profit
Medicare-certified sinceDec 21, 1983
Average daily census (patients on an average day)394
What families said
- Would definitely recommend the hospice: 83%
- Rated the hospice 9 or 10: 80%
- Always got help for pain and symptoms: 79%
- Always got timely help: 76%
- Team always communicated well: 83%
- Team always treated the patient with respect: 91%
- Right amount of emotional and spiritual support: 88%
The Hospice Care Index combines ten claims-based signals of care quality (for example visits near the end of life and gaps in nursing visits); 10 is best.
Patients who got visits in the last days of life: 55.6%
Where it gives care
- At home: 71%
- Assisted living: 6%
- Nursing facility: 1%
- Skilled nursing facility: 19%
- Inpatient hospice facility: 2%
- Hospital: 2%
Areas it serves
Family Hospice lists 399 ZIP codes in its service area, including these cities:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Scranton, PA
- Altoona, PA
- State College, PA
- Bethel Park, PA
- Monroeville, PA
- Cranberry Township, PA
- New Castle, PA
- Allison Park, PA
- Murrysville, PA
- West Mifflin, PA
- Johnstown, PA
- McKeesport, PA
- Hermitage, PA
- Greensburg, PA
- Indiana, PA
- Sharon, PA
- Washington, PA
- Butler, PA
- New Kensington, PA
- Elizabethtown, PA
- Natrona Heights, PA
- North Versailles, PA
Ratings describe past performance reported to CMS and can change. Confirm insurance, availability and services directly with the provider, and talk to your doctor or care team. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Hospice - General Information; Provider Data; CAHPS Hospice Survey (released Aug 19, 2026).