Find the Right Hospice Care in Cherokee County
About 62 hospices currently serve Cherokee County, including 6 nonprofits and 3 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Cherokee County is the I-575 county north of Cobb. Canton is the seat, and Northside Hospital Cherokee is there. Woodstock and Holly Springs do not have hospitals. Families in the south of the county also use Wellstar Kennestone in Marietta, which is Cobb.
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Showing 20 of 62 providers
Southern Grace Hospice and Palliative Care
Mcdonough, GA
(Family Experience)
(80)
Caritas Hospice Care
Dawsonville, GA
(Family Experience)
(20)
Compassus - North Georgia II
Ellijay, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Georgia Hospice Care - Brunswick
Brunswick, GA
(Family Experience)
(11)
Adoration Hospice - Newnan
Newnan, GA
Affinis Hospice - Cartersville
Cartersville, GA
Georgia Mountain Hospice
Jasper, GA
Trinity Hospice Care of Georgia
Acworth, GA
Eternal Faith Hospice and Palliative Care - Carrollton
Carrollton, GA
(Family Experience)
(54)
Guiding Light Hospice
Stockbridge, GA
Lotus Blossom Hospice and Palliative Care
Sandy Springs, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
PruittHealth Hospice - Calhoun
Calhoun, GA
(Family Experience)
(40)
Capstone Hospice
Peachtree Corners, GA
(Family Experience)
(109)
Wellstar Community Hospice
Austell, GA
(Family Experience)
(16)
Georgia Hospice Care - Acworth
Acworth, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Affinity Hospice - Canton
Canton, GA
(Family Experience)
(12)
Agape Hospice Care of Cherokee County
Woodstock, GA
Amedisys Hospice - Kennesaw
Kennesaw, GA
Eternal Faith Hospice and Palliative Care - Cartersville
Cartersville, GA
(Family Experience)
(28)
Hearth Hospice
Fort Oglethorpe, GA
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Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Cherokee County. 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 Cherokee County families
Families across Cherokee County 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.
Placements are limited and selective — we review applications and only accept organizations that meet our standards for this section. Listings are paid advertising, not recommendations or endorsements. Families review the information and choose professionals for themselves.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hospices in Cherokee County
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Cherokee County?
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 Cherokee County?
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 Cherokee County?
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 Cherokee County?
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 Canton in this directory the one in Ohio?
No. The Cherokee County seat is Canton, Georgia, and Northside Hospital Cherokee is there. Woodstock and Holly Springs are the other cities families search most often. If someone sends you information tied to Canton, Ohio, set it aside. Ask the hospice to confirm it visits your Georgia ZIP, and say the county out loud so the referral does not drift into Cobb.
We live in Woodstock and the doctor is in Marietta. Which county do we open?
Open Cherokee if the house is in Woodstock, Holly Springs, or Canton. Open Cobb if the house is in Marietta or another Cobb city. A medical office across the line does not change the home county. Ask the hospice whether Woodstock is on its daily route and who would come on a Sunday. Northside Hospital Cherokee is in Canton, and a stay there still has to match the street.
Hospice Care in Cherokee County
Finding hospice care in Cherokee County
Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton is the hospital families name for this county. The county seat is Canton, and Woodstock and Holly Springs are large enough that many people never think of themselves as living in the seat. A hospice that covers a Woodstock subdivision near the Cobb line may not be the one that drives rural roads north of Canton. Ask which cities and ZIP codes are on the regular schedule, and ask who comes after hours when the patient is outside a subdivision. Cobb County, including Marietta and Kennesaw, is a common mix-up because the commute runs that way. The house decides the page.
What families often compare across the county
When you call, ask about:
- Say Canton, Georgia, and then name Woodstock or Holly Springs if that is the city
- Keep Cobb addresses on the Cobb page
- Ask about rural roads north of Canton, not only subdivision streets
- Confirm after-hours coverage for your ZIP
Where hospice care happens in Cherokee County
Most hospice in Cherokee County is at home in Canton, Woodstock, Holly Springs, or on a more rural road. A short inpatient stay is for a symptom crisis, not a long-term bed. Ask whether they use a hospice house or a contracted bed near Northside Hospital Cherokee, and how a night call works if you are north of Canton rather than in a Woodstock subdivision.
Local considerations for Cherokee County families
This directory currently lists about 62 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Cherokee County. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
Ask whether the house is in Canton, Woodstock, or Holly Springs before you assume one Cherokee team covers the interstate. A Woodstock night and a north-county night are not the same drive. Woodstock families often leave Kennestone in Marietta and drive back up I-575. That is Cobb, then Cherokee.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Cherokee County — 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
- Use the Metro Atlanta hub only to scan, then come back to the patient’s city or county
This page is the county-wide list for Cherokee County. Use a city page when you already know the community, or Metro Atlanta only to scan the wider region.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Woodstock, Canton, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Metro Atlanta.