Our Mission

Elea Institute leads national efforts to expand access to high-quality hospice and palliative care. We support patients, caregivers, and health care providers through research, educational resources, grants and other wide-ranging initiatives.

Our Team

Elea Institute's team helps expand access to high-quality hospice and palliative care by conducting meaningful research and providing impactful grants.

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Our Impact

Elea Institute partners with our grantees to fund new facilities, offer innovative therapies, and expand access to care across the country. We improve end-of-life awareness and cultivate positive change for patients, caregivers, and providers.

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Elea Institute's Aspirations

Improve Access to Healthcare

Improve Access to Healthcare

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 Advance Research, Education, and Training

Advance Research, Education, and Training

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 Increase End-of-Life Care Awareness

Increase End-of-Life Care Awareness

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Featured Publication
Not Just Visitors White Paper

Not Just Visitors: Integrating Family Caregivers in Care Delivery and Design

Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)  ·  September 2025

This white paper, funded in part by Elea Institute, examines how healthcare organizations can meaningfully integrate family caregivers as active participants in both the delivery and design of care — moving beyond treating them as passive visitors to recognizing their essential role.

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Research Report

Research Report: Caregivers in Hospice and Palliative Care

Joint research findings from Elea Institute and NPHI

Caregivers fall into 4 categories: proactive problem solvers, balanced embracers, effective coordinators, and devoted givers.
Caregivers do not perceive for-profit vs nonprofit as a decision-making factor in hospice decisions.
Caregivers feel isolated, often experiencing worsening physical and mental health themselves.
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By offering grants and supporting wide-ranging initiatives, we strive to remove barriers to care, ensuring that compassionate and effective end-of-life care is accessible to all who need it. Kent Mathy — Chairman of the Board

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