Hospice Care in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, MA has 4 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Newton
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 Newton, MA.
- 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.
4 hospice providers in Newton
First Choice Healthcare INC
Alliance Hospice Care LLC
Good Shepherd Community Care
Also serving Newton
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Newton; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 12 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Newton count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
West River Hospice
Gentiva
Hands and Hearts Hospice Corporation
Longwood Hospice
Hebrew Seniorlife Hospice Care, INC
Visiting Nurse & Community Care
Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys Company
Pathways Healthcare
Legacy Lifecare Hospice and Palliative Care
Dignity Hospice Care
Convenient Hospice Services, INC
Caring Hospice Services of Massachusetts LLC
Ordered by distance from Newton, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card.
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Newton, in Middlesex County, has about 89,044 residents. About 17,046 of them (19%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $190,304.
Source: US Census Bureau- Massachusetts Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Massachusetts State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Mass Options1-844-422-6277massoptions.org
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- West Roxbury VA Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in West Roxbury.
- Frail Elder 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 Newton, MA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Reading up first? Hospice Care across Massachusetts → · Hospice vs Home Health Care →
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