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Find the Right Hospice Care in Norcross, Georgia

About 107 hospices currently serve Norcross, including 12 nonprofits and 5 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Norcross is a Gwinnett County city in Metro Atlanta, inside the southwest corner of the county near I-85 and Buford Highway. There is no hospital in Norcross. Northside Hospital Duluth, Northside Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, and Emory Johns Creek are the campuses families use. Peachtree Corners is the neighbor to the north. A Norcross address and a Peachtree Corners or Duluth address are different streets. Jimmy Carter Boulevard is the slow road. Ask for Gwinnett and Norcross. A Fulton team that covers Johns Creek has not agreed to a Norcross driveway until they say so. Jimmy Carter Boulevard is the delay. It is not a Peachtree Corners shortcut or a Duluth driveway. Ask how long a nurse takes to reach that Norcross address after dark, not how long the drive to the hospital looked in the daytime. Open the tighter city or county page that matches the driveway before anyone enrolls.

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Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Norcross. The office might be elsewhere in Georgia — that is common. When you call, share your loved one’s address so the team can confirm they can come to you. FindHospices.com is free for families.

Other important resources for Norcross families

Families in Norcross often discover that choosing a hospice is only one part of the journey. Questions about funeral arrangements, cremation, estate planning, elder law, probate, advance directives, veterans’ benefits, and other important decisions frequently arise at the same time.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hospices in Norcross

Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Norcross?

No. A hospital or physician can share names they work with often. You may still compare any Medicare-certified hospice that will come to the patient’s address. Calling for information does not enroll you.

Should we contact more than one hospice about Norcross?

Yes. Compare who covers the exact address, how soon a nurse can get there, and who answers after hours. A referral is a starting point, not a requirement to use one brand.

Can hospice care be provided at home in Norcross?

Yes. Most hospice care happens where the patient already lives — a house or apartment, or assisted living, memory care, or a nursing facility. Ask the team to confirm that specific address, not only the city or county name.

How quickly can hospice start in Norcross?

When hospice is medically appropriate, many teams begin within about 24–48 hours, and some can start the same day when staffing allows. Ask who comes first and how a night call is handled. Then verify by phone.

Is Norcross in Fulton County?

No. Norcross is in Gwinnett County, along Buford Highway, closer to I-285 than to the county seat in Lawrenceville. The Perimeter is nearby, and Fulton is the other side of that line. There is no hospital in Norcross. Ask the hospice to say Gwinnett. A team used to Fulton streets, or only to Lawrenceville, may not be the practical night response for this corridor.

Do Peachtree Corners and Duluth count as Norcross for hospice?

No. They are nearby Gwinnett cities, and families cross among them for ordinary errands. They are not the same city limits as Norcross. Ask whether nurses visit your Norcross address, including after dark along Buford Highway. Ask again if the house is actually in Peachtree Corners or Duluth. A yes for one of those cities is not a yes you can stretch without hearing it said.

Hospice Care in Norcross

Finding hospice care in Norcross

The referral usually starts somewhere else and has to be aimed back here. Ask whether a Medicare-certified hospice covers Norcross, including the Buford Highway corridor, after dark, or whether its Gwinnett work is really Duluth, Peachtree Corners, or the county seat in Lawrenceville. Those cities are close. Closeness is not coverage. Norcross is the Gwinnett city pulled toward I-285, not a Fulton neighborhood that spilled over. Say Gwinnett. Ask what the first home visit includes. You are not enrolled by asking the question.

What to compare

When you call, ask about:

  • Norcross is Gwinnett County, along Buford Highway, not Fulton
  • It sits closer to I-285 than Lawrenceville does
  • No hospital is in Norcross
  • Peachtree Corners and Duluth are nearby Gwinnett cities, so ask about your street

Where hospice care happens in Norcross

Hospice visits belong at the Norcross house or apartment. A short inpatient stay is a crisis, not a nursing-home placement, and it would be at a hospital in some other city. Ask where the on-call nurse is based relative to I-285, not relative to the Gwinnett courthouse. Peachtree Corners and Duluth need their own street checks.

Local considerations for Norcross families

This directory currently lists about 107 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Norcross. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.

Buford Highway gives Norcross a main street that Duluth and Peachtree Corners do not share in the same way, even though all three are Gwinnett and people move among them for groceries and clinics. Lawrenceville, the seat, is farther from the Perimeter than this city is. If a hospital in another city handled the admission, the trip home still ends in Norcross. Tell the agency that. Fulton addresses west of the county line need their own call. There is no hospital in Norcross to clarify the map for you.

Historic Norcross and the Buford Highway warehouse side are different nights from the neighborhoods toward Peachtree Corners and Medlock Bridge. Duluth has the closest Northside campus for many of these streets, and it is still a separate city. If the home is in Duluth, Peachtree Corners, or Johns Creek, open that page. Johns Creek is Fulton. This city is Gwinnett. Ask which hospital the family left and whether the nurse comes from Duluth or Lawrenceville after dark. The Jimmy Carter traffic is the practical delay, not the mileage on a map.

When you are comparing, it often helps to:

  • Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Norcross — a city or region name on a brochure is not coverage
  • Ask how long a nurse typically takes to reach that address after hours
  • Clarify assisted-living or nursing-facility relationships if care would start in a building
  • Open the Gwinnett County page when the home sits outside the city limits
  • Use the Metro Atlanta hub only to scan, then come back to the patient’s city or county

This page is focused on Norcross itself. Nearby cities and Gwinnett County can help if your family is looking across more than one community.

Where to start

Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Gwinnett County, Peachtree Corners, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Metro Atlanta.