Hospice Care in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, IL has 4 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Chicago
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 Chicago, IL.
- 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.
4 hospice providers in Chicago
Loving Care Hospice INC.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Illinois
Unity Hospice of Chicagoland, LLC
Also serving Chicago
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Chicago; 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-Chicago count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Vital Care Hospice LLC
Osf Hospice
Sanctuary Hospice
Chicago Hope & Palliative Healthcare INC
Adventist St Thomas Hospice
Nova Hospice Care LLC
St Croix Hospice Des Plaines
We Care Hospice Services
Gentiva I
Heart to Heart Hospice CORP
First Health Hospice LLC
Alc Palliative and Hospice Care INC
Ordered by distance from Chicago, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
In the last 365 days: 539 newly licensed · 52 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
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Chicago, in Cook County, has about 2,711,226 residents. About 374,665 of them (14%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $77,902.
Source: US Census Bureau- Senior Services Area Agency on Aging Chicago Department of Family and Support Services(312) 746-5682cityofchicago.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Illinois State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Illinois Department on Aging1-800-252-8966ilaging.illinois.gov
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in Chicago.
- Community Care ProgramOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
- Veterans options in Chicago
3 VA Community Living Centers or State Veterans Homes nearby.
Chicago IL CLC · ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME - CHICAGO · ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME - CHICAGO
VA Aid & Attendance overview →
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
We don't have enough local data for Chicago, IL yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Reading up first? Hospice Care across Illinois → · Hospice vs Home Health Care →
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