Hospice Care · Athens, GA
Family Hospice
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County, GA has 6 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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Hospice Care, Athens-Clarke County median
Not yet availableHow hospice costs work in Athens-Clarke County
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 Athens-Clarke County, GA.
- 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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6 hospice providers in Athens-Clarke County
Hospice Care · Athens, GA
Affinis Hospice, LLC
7 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care · Athens, GA
Amedisys Hospice
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care · Athens, GA
Affinity Hospice
3.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Athens, GA
Compassus-Athens
2.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Athens, GA
Gentiva
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
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Also serving Athens-Clarke County
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Athens-Clarke County; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 12 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Athens-Clarke County count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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Affinis Hospice, LLC
7 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Athens, under a mile away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Gentiva
4.0(CMS)
Office in Athens, about 2 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Family Hospice
4.0(CMS)
Office in Athens, about 4 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Amedisys Hospice
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Athens, about 5 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Affinity Hospice
3.0(CMS)
Office in Athens, about 5 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Empyrean Hospice of Georgia, LLC-(Athens)
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Athens 706-229-6944, about 6 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Agape Hospice Care of Clarke County, LLC
4.0(CMS)
Office in Watkinsville, about 6 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Compassus-Athens
2.0(CMS)
Office in Athens, about 6 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Pruitthealth Hospice-Athens
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Watkinsville, about 6 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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St. Mary's Hospice Services
5.0(CMS)
Office in Watkinsville, about 7 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Bristol Hospice- East Georgia
5.0(CMS)
Office in Watkinsville, about 7 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Eternal Faith Hospice and Palliative Care
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Bogart, about 9 miles away. Serves Athens-Clarke County.
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Athens-Clarke County, in Clarke County, has about 127,345 residents. About 15,758 of them (12%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $52,974.
Source: US Census Bureau- Northeast Georgia AAA(800) 474-7540Source page
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Georgia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Georgia’s Aging & Disability Resource Connection1-866-552-4464georgiaadrc.com
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Lawrenceville VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Lawrenceville.
- Elderly and Disabled Waiver ProgramOfficial 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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