Hospice Care in Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria, LA has 9 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Alexandria
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 Alexandria, LA.
- 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.
9 hospice providers in Alexandria
Compassionate Care Hospice
Guardian Hospice Care,LLC
Still Waters Hospice, LLC
Passages Hospice
Faith Foundation Hospice, INC
St Joseph Hospice of Cenla, LLC
Christus Hospice St Frances Cabrini
Heart of Hospice
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Alexandria, in Rapides Parish, has about 44,060 residents. About 7,531 of them (17%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $47,113.
Source: US Census Bureau- Cenla Area Agency on Aging(318) 484-2260cenlaaging.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Louisiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Louisiana State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Louisiana Aging and Disability Resource Centers1-877-340-9100goea.louisiana.gov
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Alexandria, LA Vet Centerva.gov
Vet Center in Alexandria.
- Community Choices 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 Alexandria, LA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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