How much does HOSPICE CARE cost? e.g.Northern Illinois?

There are plenty of websites that describe hospice care but I haven't found one with a cost estimate.

I live in California. Mom has had Hospice since March 2007. Medical covers it. I just saw a bill... $168 per visit. I am glad that I don't have to pay for it out of my pocket! They come several times a week. She has a social worker, a lady that brings in a dog to visit, someone else washes her and does her hair. It's a wonderful organization with lots of support for your loved one and for the entire family.

I had hospice come into the nursing home for my mother the last month before she died and we never got a bill. However that was in VA. Check out this website and see if you can use any information here. Best of luck to you.

www.takingcareofmomanddad.net/HospiceC...

they will all be different depending on the amount of care needed.

Basically, medicare or other types of insurance cover it. Check with your insurance carrier to see about limitations, what they do or do not cover etc.
Also, if insurance does not cover some service, find out if they cover it with medical doctor referral, etc.

many hospice care facilities are free--they usually stay in action financially by donations and they also get Medicare reimbursement. If your loved one has medicare it should be covered, as is many kinds of in home care & other assistance, like house cleaning, bathing, and volunteers who come in to give the at home care giver a day off on a regular basis. I'm sorry you have someone you love in such a state that you have to ask this question. Love, Luck & Laughter (yes even in these sad times) to you and your loved one (s)

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