Hospice Care
Pathways Healthcare
8 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Kingston, about 1 mile away. Serves Wilkes-Barre.
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Hospice Care, Wilkes-Barre median
Not yet availableHow hospice costs work in Wilkes-Barre
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 Wilkes-Barre, 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.
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Hospice Care in Wilkes-Barre
We don't have licensed hospice providers listed for Wilkes-Barre, PA yet.
Nearby cities are linked below.
Also serving Wilkes-Barre
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Wilkes-Barre; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 5 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Wilkes-Barre count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Hospice Care
Commonwealth Hospice of Berwick
5.0(CMS)
Office in Forty Fort, about 2 miles away. Serves Wilkes-Barre.
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Residential Healthcare of NE PA, LLC
3.0(CMS)
Office in Moosic, about 12 miles away. Serves Wilkes-Barre.
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Hospice of the Sacred Heart
5.0(CMS)
Office in Moosic, about 13 miles away. Serves Wilkes-Barre.
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Maylath Valley Health Systems INC
9 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index
Office in Sybertsville, Luzerne County. Serves Wilkes-Barre.
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Wilkes-Barre, in Luzerne County, has about 44,423 residents. About 6,791 of them (15%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $48,515.
Source: US Census Bureau- Luzerne-Wyoming County AAA(570) 822-1158luzernecounty.org
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.
- Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre.
- Community HealthChoicesOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
- Veterans options in Wilkes-Barre
1 VA Community Living Center or State Veterans Home nearby.
VA Aid & Attendance overview →
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 Wilkes-Barre, PA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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