Hospice Care · Saint Joseph, MO
Luminos Hospice, LLC
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care IndexMedicare-certified
Hospice Care in St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph, MO has 3 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in St. Joseph
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 St. Joseph, MO.
- 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 St. Joseph
Hospice Care · Saint Joseph, MO
Freudenthal Hospice
5.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · Saint Joseph, MO
Mosaic Life Care Hospice
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
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Also serving St. Joseph
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve St. Joseph; 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-St. Joseph count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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Freudenthal Hospice
5.0(CMS)
Office in Saint Joseph, about 2 miles away. Serves St. Joseph.
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Mosaic Life Care Hospice
4.0(CMS)
Office in Saint Joseph, about 3 miles away. Serves St. Joseph.
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Aseracare Hospice
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Savannah, about 12 miles away. Serves St. Joseph.
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Luminos Hospice, LLC
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County. Serves St. Joseph.
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St. Joseph, in Buchanan County, has about 71,236 residents. About 11,999 of them (17%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $57,956.
Source: US Census Bureau- Young at Heart Resources(660) 240-9400yahresources.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Missouri State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Missouri Community Options & Resources1-855-834-8555mocor.mo.gov
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- St. Joseph VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in St. Joseph.
- Aged and Disabled 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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