Hospice Care · Wilmington, DE
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7 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Delaware has 11 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts across 79 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
11 licensed hospice providers listed · 8 with CMS star ratings.
How hospice costs work in Delaware
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 Delaware.
- 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 Delaware
CMS overall star ratings for 8 hospice providers in Delaware. We do not re-rank these scores.
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Delaware licensing & regulation
State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for Delaware are coming soon.
Medicaid & local resources in Delaware
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Delaware Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Delaware resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Diamond State Health Plan Plus (DSHP-Plus). Delaware’s prior 1915(c) Elderly and Disabled Waiver is terminated on Medicaid.gov. Elderly / disabled LTSS HCBS is delivered through DSHP-Plus under the Diamond State Health Plan 1115 demonstration.
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- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
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- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
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Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Delaware
- Wilmington
- Dover
- Newark
- Middletown
- Bear
- Glasgow
- Brookside
- Hockessin
- Smyrna
- Milford
- Pike Creek Valley
- Claymont
- Seaford
- Wilmington Manor
- North Star
- Georgetown
- Millsboro
- Pike Creek
- Edgemoor
- Elsmere
- New Castle
- Clayton
- Rising Sun-Lebanon
- Laurel
- Camden
- Harrington
- Highland Acres
- Greenville
- Milton
- Lewes
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- Selbyville
- Dover Base Housing
- Ocean View
- Townsend
- Bridgeville
- Riverview
- Millville
- Delmar
- Kent Acres
- Woodside East
- Long Neck
- Cheswold
- Wyoming
- Delaware City
- Lincoln
- Greenwood
- St. Georges
- Bellefonte
- Dagsboro
- Rehoboth Beach
- Rodney Village
- Felton
- Frankford
- Blades
- Frederica
- Bethany Beach
- Newport
- Ellendale
- Arden
- Port Penn
- South Bethany
- Woodside
- Houston
- Odessa
- Slaughter Beach
- Fenwick Island
- Bethel
- Kenton
- Dewey Beach
- Magnolia
- Bowers
- Ardentown
- Ardencroft
- Farmington
- Hartly
- Leipsic
- Viola
- Henlopen Acres
- Little Creek
Counties in Delaware
County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many hospice care providers each county holds.
Hospice Care providers in Delaware
Sample of licensed hospice providers listed for Delaware. City pages show fuller local inventories.
Hospice Care · Wilmington, DE
Bayada Hospice
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Acts Signature Hospice Delaware
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmar Peninsula
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Christianacare AccentCare Hosp & Palliative Care
2.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Heartland Hospice
10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Compassionate Care Hospice
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Delaware Hospice, INC Southern Division
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Delaware Hospice Central Div
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Delaware Hospice - North Division
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Frequently asked questions
How many hospice providers are listed in Delaware?
We currently list 11 licensed hospice providers across Delaware.
Which cities in Delaware have hospice care listings?
We track 79 Delaware cities for hospice care. See the city list on this page for options near you.
Past 60 days in Delaware: 11 added · 35 updated. Most recent change Sep 1. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in Delaware are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in Delaware. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/delaware/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospice Care in Delaware." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/delaware/.
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