Hospice Care · Wilmington, DE
Patriot Home Care
7 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care in Delaware
Delaware has 11 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts across 79 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.
8 of them have a CMS star rating.
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.
Medicaid programs for care at home
- 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.
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.
Cities in Delaware
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We don't have city-level data for Delaware yet.
Counties in Delaware
Hospice Care providers in Delaware
Some of the licensed hospice providers in Delaware. Open a city page for the full local list.
Hospice Care · Wilmington, DE
Bayada Hospice
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Hockessin, DE
Acts Signature Hospice Delaware
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care · Milford, DE
Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmar Peninsula
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Newark, DE
Christianacare AccentCare Hosp & Palliative Care
2.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Newark, DE
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Newark, DE
Heartland Hospice
10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care · Newport, DE
Compassionate Care Hospice
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Milford, DE
Delaware Hospice, INC Southern Division
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Dover, DE
Delaware Hospice Central Div
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Newark, DE
Delaware Hospice - North Division
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
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Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Delaware have hospice care listings?
Delaware has hospice care listings in 79 cities and towns. Find yours in the city list on this page, or search for it by name.
We last pulled this list from our sources on Oct 1. That is when our records were refreshed, not a check of each listing.
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