Hospice Care · Pittsburg, KS
Gentiva
5.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, KS has 2 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Pittsburg
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 Pittsburg, KS.
- 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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2 hospice providers in Pittsburg
Hospice Care · Pittsburg, KS
Hospice Compassus-Southeast Kansas
10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
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Pittsburg, in Crawford County, has about 20,637 residents. About 2,600 of them (13%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $43,419.
Source: US Census Bureau- Kansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Kansas State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services1-866-468-7887kdads.ks.gov
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Parsons VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Parsons.
- Home and Community Based Services for the Frail Elderly WaiverOfficial 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
We don't have enough local data for Pittsburg, KS yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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