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Hospice Care in your area

Comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, delivered at home, in a facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

Quick answer

Ohio's Department of Health regulates hospice care under its Residential Care Facility and nursing home licensing rules.

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Hospice is comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, generally when a physician expects six months or less. It is delivered wherever the person lives — at home, in assisted living, in a nursing facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

Short answer

We list 7 verified hospice care providers across your metro. Hospice is comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, generally when a physician expects six months or less.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Medicare's hospice benefit covers the hospice team, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, and equipment. It does not cover room and board in a facility.
  • Palliative care is not the same thing. It focuses on symptom relief and can run alongside treatment intended to cure, at any stage.
  • You can change hospice providers, and you can revoke hospice and return to curative treatment.
You can check any facility's record free. The Ohio Department of Health licenses and inspects RCFs and nursing homes; ask any community for its most recent state inspection report directly. Read the full explanation →

Verified hospice care across the region

We list 7 verified hospice care providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

See all 7 in the directory →

Hospice Care by city

Questions families ask

Does the ombudsman handle in-home care complaints, or only facility residents?

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman program's core mandate covers residents of licensed nursing homes and residential care facilities. For an in-home care agency concern, contact the agency directly first, and consider Ohio Department of Health or your county's consumer protection resources for unresolved regulatory issues.

How do I report suspected elder abuse or neglect in Hamilton County?

Call Hamilton County Job and Family Services' 24-hour elder protection line at (513) 421-LIFE (5433). If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 first.

Who handles Adult Protective Services in Butler, Warren and Clermont counties?

Each of these counties runs Adult Protective Services through its own county Job and Family Services department, not through Hamilton County's line. Contact your county's JFS office directly.

What counts as reportable abuse or neglect of a senior in Ohio?

Physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, self-neglect and financial exploitation of an adult are all within Adult Protective Services' scope in Ohio. If you're unsure whether a specific concern qualifies, report it and let APS make that determination.

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