Hospice Care · Ithaca, NY
Hospicare & Palliative Care Services
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified (CMS CCN on file)
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Hospice Care in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, NY has 1 licensed hospice provider listed on ElderCareCosts. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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Free: (607) 274-5482 (Tompkins County Office for the Aging)
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How hospice costs work in Ithaca
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 Ithaca, NY.
- 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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Every licensed hospice provider: 1
A note on counting: we show 1 licensed hospice provider listed for Ithaca 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.
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Ithaca has an estimated population of 32,814. About 3,318 residents (10%) are age 65 or older. Ithaca is located in Tompkins County, New York. The median household income is $48,784. Our directory currently lists 1 licensed hospice provider in Ithaca.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Tompkins County Office for the Aging(607) 274-5482Source page
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - New York State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program1-855-582-6769aging.ny.gov
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP)1-800-701-0501aging.ny.gov
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - NY Connects1-800-342-9871nyconnects.ny.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Tompkins County VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Ithaca.
VA open data - Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)Official program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
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 Ithaca, NY?
We currently list 1 licensed hospice provider in Ithaca, NY.
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How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in Ithaca, NY are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in Ithaca, NY. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/new-york/ithaca/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospice Care in Ithaca, NY." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/new-york/ithaca/.
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