Hospice Care · South Bend, IN
Ascent Hospice LLC
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Hospice Care in South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, IN has 1 licensed hospice provider listed on ElderCareCosts. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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How hospice costs work in South Bend
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 South Bend, IN.
- 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: 1
A note on counting: we show 1 licensed hospice provider listed for South Bend 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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Also serving South Bend
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve South Bend; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 4 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-South Bend count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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Heart to Heart Hospice of Northern Indiana LLC
3.0(CMS)
Office in Mishawaka, about 4 miles away. Serves South Bend.
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Comfort 1 Hospice, LLC
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Mishawaka, about 5 miles away. Serves South Bend.
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Center for Hospice and Palliative Care INC, The
4.0(CMS)
Office in Mishawaka, about 5 miles away. Serves South Bend.
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Caring Cove Hospice LLC
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Mishawaka, about 6 miles away. Serves South Bend.
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South Bend has an estimated population of 103,085. About 15,433 residents (15%) are age 65 or older. South Bend is located in St. Joseph County, Indiana. The median household income is $55,786. Our directory currently lists 1 licensed hospice provider in South Bend.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- REAL Services, Inc.(574) 284-2644realservices.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Indiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Indiana State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - INconnect Alliance1-800-713-9023inconnectalliance.org
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - South Bend Vet Centerva.gov
Vet Center in South Bend.
VA open data - PathWays for Aging WaiverOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- 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.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
How many hospice providers are listed in South Bend, IN?
We currently list 1 licensed hospice provider in South Bend, IN.
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How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in South Bend, IN are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in South Bend, IN. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/indiana/south-bend/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospice Care in South Bend, IN." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/indiana/south-bend/.
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