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 Waimea, HI.

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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Every licensed hospice provider

A note on counting: we show 0 licensed hospice providers listed for Waimea proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.

How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.

Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.

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We don't have licensed hospice providers listed for Waimea, HI yet.

We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.

In the last 365 days: 3 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.

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Waimea has an estimated population of 1,840. About 488 residents (27%) are age 65 or older. Waimea is located in Kauai County, Hawaii. The median household income is $89,205.

Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOV

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Kaua'i Agency on Elderly Affairs(808) 241-4470 kauaiadrc.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency
Hawaii Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman
Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP)
Hawaii Aging and Disability Resource Center1-808-643-2372 hawaiiadrc.org
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency
Lihue VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Lihue.
VA open data
QUEST Integration (LTSS / HCBS)Official program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program

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Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
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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.

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How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in Waimea, HI are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in Waimea, HI. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/hawaii/waimea-8800/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospice Care in Waimea, HI." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/hawaii/waimea-8800/.

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