Hospice Care · Florence, AL
Compassus-Florence
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care in Florence, Alabama
Florence, AL has 3 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Florence
For people enrolled in the Medicare hospice benefit, covered hospice services are generally about $0 out of pocket: nursing, aides, medications related to the terminal illness, medical equipment, and grief support. That is a benefit design fact, not a local price quote for Florence, AL.
- Room and board is separate. If your parent is in a nursing home or assisted living while on hospice, Medicare hospice does not pay the facility rent. The family, Medicaid, or long-term care insurance usually covers that.
- When families do pay: care unrelated to the hospice diagnosis, private-duty extras the hospice does not cover, or hospice outside Medicare (rare private-pay arrangements). Always ask what is billed to whom.
- Official overview: Medicare.gov hospice care.
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3 hospice providers in Florence
Hospice Care · Florence, AL
Amedisys Hospice of Florence
10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care · Florence, AL
Preferred Hospice
5.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
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Also serving Florence
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Florence; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 1 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Florence count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Hospice Care
Alabama Hospice of the Shoals
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Tuscumbia, about 6 miles away. Serves Florence.
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Florence, in Lauderdale County, has about 41,701 residents. About 7,294 of them (17%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $52,174.
Source: US Census Bureau- or 800-838-5845 Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments(256) 389-0500nacolg.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Alabama Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Alabama State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Alabama Ageline1-800-243-5463alabamaageline.gov
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Florence VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Sheffield.
- Home and Community-Based Waiver for the Elderly and DisabledOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
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