Hospice Care in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA has 7 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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How hospice costs work in Harrisburg
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 Harrisburg, PA.
- 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.
7 hospice providers in Harrisburg
Lifesong Hospice and Palliative Care
Bayada Hospice
Amedisys Hospice of Harrisburg West
Homeland Hospice
Crossings Hospice of the Vna
Hospice of Central Pennsylvania
Also serving Harrisburg
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Harrisburg; 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-Harrisburg count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Gentiva
Adoration Hospice
Residential Hospice of Carlisle, LLC
Hospice for All Seasons, LLC
Ordered by distance from Harrisburg, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
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Harrisburg, in Dauphin County, has about 50,287 residents. About 6,471 of them (13%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $48,099.
Source: US Census Bureau- Dauphin County AAA(717) 780-6130dauphincounty.gov
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- APPRISE (Pennsylvania SHIP)1-877-881-6388insurance.pa.gov
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- PA Link to Aging and Disability Resources1-800-753-8827aging.pa.gov
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Harrisburg Vet Centerva.gov
Vet Center in Harrisburg.
- Community HealthChoicesOfficial 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 Harrisburg, PA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Reading up first? Hospice Care across Pennsylvania → · Hospice vs Home Health Care →
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