Find the Right Hospice Care in Douglas County
About 68 hospices currently serve Douglas County, including 6 nonprofits and 2 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Douglas County is the Douglasville county on I-20 west of Atlanta. Wellstar Douglas is in Douglasville. Lithia Springs does not have a hospital. Cobb is east, with Wellstar Cobb in Austell. Carroll is west, with Tanner in Villa Rica.
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Showing 20 of 68 providers
Southern Grace Hospice and Palliative Care
Mcdonough, GA
(Family Experience)
(80)
Caritas Hospice Care
Dawsonville, GA
(Family Experience)
(20)
Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, GA
Peaceful Purpose Hospice of Georgia
Eatonton, GA
Adoration Hospice - Newnan
Newnan, GA
Affinis Hospice - Cartersville
Cartersville, GA
Adoration Hospice - McDonough
Mcdonough, GA
Hospice Care - A Part of Tanner
Carrollton, GA
The Weinstein Hospice
Atlanta, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
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)
Capstone Hospice
Peachtree Corners, GA
(Family Experience)
(109)
Wellstar Community Hospice
Austell, GA
(Family Experience)
(16)
Affinity Hospice - Canton
Canton, GA
(Family Experience)
(12)
Amedisys Hospice - Kennesaw
Kennesaw, GA
Eternal Faith Hospice and Palliative Care - Cartersville
Cartersville, GA
(Family Experience)
(28)
Inspire Hospice and Palliative Care - Newnan
Newnan, GA
(Family Experience)
(34)
Longleaf Hospice
Atlanta, GA
(Family Experience)
(27)
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Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Douglas 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 Douglas County families
Families across Douglas 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 Douglas County
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglasville in Cobb County?
No. Douglasville is in Douglas County, and Wellstar Douglas is the hospital families name there. Lithia Springs is Douglas too. Cobb includes Marietta, Smyrna, Mableton, and Austell, which are close enough to cause the mistake. Ask the hospice to confirm Douglas County and your ZIP. A team that knows Wellstar Cobb in Austell still has to say whether it visits Douglasville.
Our Villa Rica address might be Carroll County. What do we check?
Check the county on the street, not the city name. Villa Rica is split between Douglas County and Carroll County. Wellstar Douglas is in Douglasville, which does not decide a Carroll address. If the house is Carroll, open that county, in West Central Georgia on this site. If it is Douglas, stay here and ask about night visits to that ZIP.
Hospice Care in Douglas County
Finding hospice care in Douglas County
People fold Douglasville into Cobb because the drive to Marietta is familiar. The county line does not fold with them. Wellstar Douglas is the hospital to name here. Lithia Springs is also Douglas. Villa Rica sits on the line with Carroll County, so one Villa Rica mailbox can be Douglas and the next can be Carroll. Ask the hospice to check the street, then ask whether that ZIP is on a daily Douglas route, including nights. A Cobb team that covers Austell is not automatically a Douglasville team. Metro Atlanta is the region label for browsing this county, not a service map.
What families often compare across the county
When you call, ask about:
- Keep Douglasville out of Cobb searches
- Split Villa Rica between Douglas and Carroll by the street
- Include Lithia Springs when that is the community
- Ask for night coverage inside Douglas, not from a Cobb assumption
Where hospice care happens in Douglas County
Most hospice in Douglas County is at home in Douglasville, Lithia Springs, or the Douglas side of Villa Rica. A short inpatient stay is for symptoms that cannot be managed there. Ask which bed they use near Wellstar Douglas, and how a night call works. If the Villa Rica address is in Carroll County, ask about that county before you plan the bed.
Local considerations for Douglas County families
This directory currently lists about 68 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Douglas County. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
A Lithia Springs address and a Douglasville address are different nights on the same interstate. Ask which city, and whether the nurse is based here or coming from Cobb after dark. Name Douglasville or Lithia Springs. I-20 makes them look closer than the night drive is.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglasville, Lithia Springs, Metro Atlanta.