Hospice Care · Norwell, MA
Tides Hospice, LLC
Not yet ratedMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Massachusetts has 77 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts across 248 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
77 licensed hospice providers listed · 47 with CMS star ratings.
How hospice costs work in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts.
- 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.
CMS rating distribution in Massachusetts
CMS overall star ratings for 47 hospice providers in Massachusetts. We do not re-rank these scores.
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Massachusetts licensing & regulation
State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for Massachusetts are coming soon.
Medicaid & local resources in Massachusetts
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Massachusetts Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Massachusetts resolve concerns about care and rights.
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Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Frail Elder Waiver. MassHealth 1915(c) Frail Elder Waiver for adults 65+ and adults 60–64 with physical disabilities (CMS factsheet).
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Cities in Massachusetts
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- Chicopee
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- Methuen
- Everett
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- Attleboro
- Arlington
- Salem
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- The Pinehills
- Marshfield
- Hingham
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- Ipswich
- Raynham Center
- Rockport
- Westborough
- Smith Mills
- Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
- Millis-Clicquot
- Hopedale
- North Plymouth
- Winchendon
- Turners Falls
- Sagamore
- Falmouth
- Northwest Harwich
- East Sandwich
- Forestdale
- Orange
- Dennis Port
- Wilbraham
- Wareham Center
- North Lakeville
- Ocean Grove
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- Hopkinton
- North Pembroke
- Nahant
- Littleton Common
- Monument Beach
- South Duxbury
- Upton
- South Dennis
- Ayer
- East Dennis
- Cordaville
- East Douglas
- North Seekonk
- Buzzards Bay
- Sandwich
- North Falmouth
- Acushnet Center
- Mattapoisett Center
- Norton Center
- North Brookfield
- Topsfield
- West Dennis
- Baldwinville
- Vineyard Haven
- Sturbridge
- Dennis
- Belchertown
- Great Barrington
- Fiskdale
- Dover
- Boxford
- West Wareham
- Pocasset
- Harwich Port
- South Lancaster
- Hanscom AFB
- North Eastham
- Lunenburg
- Rutland
- Duxbury
- Brewster
- Marshfield Hills
- Pepperell
- East Pepperell
- Hanson
- South Deerfield
- Lenox
- Shelburne Falls
- Bourne
- Harwich Center
- Teaticket
- Cedar Crest
- Devens
- Rowley
- Essex
- White Island Shores
- Monson Center
- Chatham
- West Brookfield
- Lee
- South Ashburnham
- Orleans
- Weweantic
- Hatfield
- East Brookfield
- Warren
- Onset
- Marion Center
- West Falmouth
- Green Harbor
- Holland
- West Chatham
- Groton
- Oak Bluffs
- Granby
- Shirley
- Housatonic
- Northfield
- Millers Falls
- Woods Hole
- Townsend
- Mashpee Neck
- Edgartown
- Huntington
- Brookfield
- New Seabury
- Chester
- Cheshire
- Barre
- West Warren
- Popponesset
- Seabrook
- Russell
- Deerfield
- Blandford
- Madaket
- Petersham
- Siasconset
- Seconsett Island
- Monomoscoy Island
- Popponesset Island
- Lenox Dale
Counties in Massachusetts
County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many hospice care providers each county holds.
Hospice Care providers in Massachusetts
Sample of licensed hospice providers listed for Massachusetts. City pages show fuller local inventories.
Hospice Care · Chicopee, MA
Harmony Hospice LLC
Not yet ratedMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Preferred Peaceful Transitions Home Health Care INC
Not yet ratedMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Hands and Hearts Hospice Corporation
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Sunset Hospice
7 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Solara Hospice, LLC
Not yet ratedMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha's Vineyard
10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Brighton Hospice Massachusetts, LLC
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Longwood Hospice
10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Pathways Healthcare
10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Convenient Hospice Services, INC
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Bristol Hospice LLC
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Frequently asked questions
How many hospice providers are listed in Massachusetts?
We currently list 77 licensed hospice providers across Massachusetts.
Which cities in Massachusetts have hospice care listings?
We track 248 Massachusetts cities for hospice care. See the city list on this page for options near you.
Past 60 days in Massachusetts: 77 added · 253 updated. Most recent change Sep 1. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in Massachusetts are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in Massachusetts. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/massachusetts/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospice Care in Massachusetts." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/massachusetts/.
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