Hospice Care in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI has 7 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (616) 456-5664 (Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, Inc.)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Tour with the checklist
How hospice costs work in Grand Rapids
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 Grand Rapids, MI.
- 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.
Every licensed hospice provider: 7
A note on counting: we show 7 licensed hospice providers listed for Grand Rapids proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
Interim HealthCare of West Michigan
The Medical Team, INC
Emmanuel Hospice
Gentiva I
Heartland Hospice (Grand Rapids)
Corewell Health Hospice & Palliative Care - West Michigan
Sponsored placements, when they appear, are always labeled. How we make money →
Also serving Grand Rapids
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Grand Rapids; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 4 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Grand Rapids count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Hospice of Western Michigan
Crossbridge Hospice
West Michigan Hospice, LLC
Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods
Ordered by distance from Grand Rapids, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
Free local help worth saving
Grand Rapids has an estimated population of 198,535. About 25,584 residents (13%) are age 65 or older. Grand Rapids is located in Kent County, Michigan. The median household income is $69,108. Our directory currently lists 7 licensed hospice providers in Grand Rapids.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, Inc.(616) 456-5664aaawm.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Michigan Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Michigan State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Michigan Aging, Community Living, and Supports Bureaumichigan.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Century Avenue VA Clinicva.gov
Other Outpatient Services in Grand Rapids.
VA open data - MI Choice Waiver ProgramOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program - Veterans options in Grand Rapids
1 licensed VA Community Living Center / State Veterans Home, sourced from VA Access to Care.
MICHIGAN VETERAN HOMES AT GRAND RAPIDS
VA Aid & Attendance overview →VA open data
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
How many hospice providers are listed in Grand Rapids, MI?
We currently list 7 licensed hospice providers in Grand Rapids, MI.
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Reading up first? Hospice Care across Michigan → · Hospice vs Home Health Care →
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in Grand Rapids, MI are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in Grand Rapids, MI. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/michigan/grand-rapids/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospice Care in Grand Rapids, MI." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/michigan/grand-rapids/.
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