Overview
Hospice and palliative care facilities deliver comfort-focused care for patients with serious or terminal illness, along with support services for their families. Because hospice care is delivered around the clock and involves an interdisciplinary care team, these facilities typically carry a high staff-to-bed ratio, which tends to produce a strong job-creation buffer relative to the EB-5 investment amount.
Typical staffing (what drives job creation)
- Registered nurses and hospice aides (24-hour coverage)
- Physicians and nurse practitioners specializing in palliative medicine
- Chaplains and bereavement counselors
- Social workers
- Dietary, housekeeping, and facility staff
Staffing needs like these are what allow regional-center-sponsored hospice & palliative care projects to generate direct, indirect, and induced jobs well above the 10-job minimum required per EB-5 investor. See our EB-5 requirements guide for how job creation is counted.
Why demand holds up
Hospice utilization has grown steadily alongside the aging U.S. population and increasing acceptance of comfort-focused end-of-life care as an alternative to aggressive hospital treatment. Medicare's hospice benefit provides a stable reimbursement structure that supports long-term facility viability.
Featured project in this sector
Serenity Hospice House is currently open to EB-5 investment. View project details →
Investment basics for this sector
| Factor | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Minimum investment (Rural TEA) | $800,000 |
| Minimum investment (Non-TEA) | $1,050,000 |
| Required jobs per investor | 10+ (often exceeded in this sector) |
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