Hospice Care in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA has 14 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Baton Rouge
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 Baton Rouge, 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.
14 hospice providers in Baton Rouge
Pinnacle Hospice
Clarity Hospice of Baton Rouge
Cardinal Hospice
Hospice Compassus - Baton Rouge
Hospice Specialists of Louisiana
Amedisys Hospice
Notre Dame Hospice of Greater Baton Rouge
Heart of Hospice, LLC
Life Source Services of Baton Rouge
Hospice in His Care, LLC
St. Joseph Hospice of Acadiana, LLC
Bridgeway Healthcare & Hospice
The Hospice of Baton Rouge
Also serving Baton Rouge
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Baton Rouge; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 2 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Baton Rouge count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Comfort Care Hospice
Gentiva
Ordered by distance from Baton Rouge, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
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Baton Rouge, in East Baton Rouge Parish, has about 222,771 residents. About 31,584 of them (14%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $49,994.
Source: US Census Bureau- Capital Area Agency on Aging(225) 925-7674capitalaaa.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.
- Baton Rouge VA Clinicva.gov
Multi-Specialty Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Baton Rouge.
- 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 Baton Rouge, LA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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