Hospice Care · South Portland, ME
Gentiva I
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care in South Portland, Maine
South Portland, ME has 3 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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Hospice Care, South Portland median
Not yet availableHow hospice costs work in South Portland
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 Portland, ME.
- 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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3 hospice providers in South Portland
Hospice Care · South Portland, ME
Affinity Care of Maine, LLC
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care · South Portland, ME
Northern Light Home Care & Hospice
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
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Also serving South Portland
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve South Portland; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 3 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-South Portland count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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Andwell Health Partners
4.0(CMS)
Office in Scarborough, about 5 miles away. Serves South Portland.
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Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys Company
4.0(CMS)
Office in So Portland, about 5 miles away. Serves South Portland.
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Compassus - Greater Maine
4.0(CMS)
Office in Scarborough, Cumberland County. Serves South Portland.
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South Portland, in Cumberland County, has about 26,930 residents. About 5,580 of them (21%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $86,838.
Source: US Census Bureau- Southern Maine Agency on Aging(207) 396-6500smaaa.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Maine State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Maine’s Aging & Disability Resource Centers1-877-353-3771maine4a.org
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Portland, ME Vet Centerva.gov
Vet Center in South Portland.
- Elderly and Adults with Disabilities 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
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