Hospice Care in Colorado. Cost & Providers

How hospice costs work in Colorado

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 Colorado.

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.

CMS rating distribution in Colorado

CMS overall star ratings for 34 hospice providers in Colorado. We do not re-rank these scores.

CMS star ratings in Colorado
CMS stars	Providers
5 stars	2
4 stars	13
3 stars	14
2 stars	4
1 star	1

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Colorado licensing & regulation

State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for Colorado are coming soon.

Medicaid & local resources in Colorado

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Colorado Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Colorado resolve concerns about care and rights.

Find your local ombudsman

Medicaid programs for care at home

Elderly, Blind, and Disabled Waiver (EBD). Health First Colorado HCBS waiver (EBD). CMS factsheet title: Elderly, Blind and Disabled (HCBS-EBD).

National helplines

Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
211
Local health and human services referrals.
NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.