Find the Right Hospice Care in Forsyth County
About 70 hospices currently serve Forsyth County, including 7 nonprofits and 5 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Forsyth County is the GA-400 county north of Fulton. On this site it sits in Northeast Georgia. Cumming is the seat, and Northside Hospital Forsyth is there. There is no other hospital in the county. South Forsyth subdivisions also drive to Roswell or Alpharetta.
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Georgia Hospice Care - Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
(Family Experience)
(1)
Hospice of the Golden Isles
Brunswick, GA
(Family Experience)
(30)
Bristol Hospice - East Georgia
Watkinsville, GA
Caritas Hospice Care
Dawsonville, GA
(Family Experience)
(20)
Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, GA
Georgia Mountain Hospice
Jasper, GA
The Weinstein Hospice
Atlanta, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Trinity Hospice Care of Georgia
Acworth, GA
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)
PruittHealth Hospice - Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
(Family Experience)
(40)
Wellstar Community Hospice
Austell, GA
(Family Experience)
(16)
Affinity Hospice - Canton
Canton, GA
(Family Experience)
(12)
Agape Hospice Care of Cherokee County
Woodstock, GA
Amedisys Hospice - Kennesaw
Kennesaw, GA
Inspire Hospice and Palliative Care - Duluth
Duluth, GA
(Family Experience)
(56)
Longleaf Hospice
Atlanta, GA
(Family Experience)
(27)
AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care of Georgia - Alpharetta
Alpharetta, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Agape Hospice Care of Carrollton
Villa Rica, GA
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Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Forsyth 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 Forsyth County families
Families across Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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.
Why is Forsyth not under Metro Atlanta here?
This directory files Forsyth County with Northeast Georgia, even though Cumming is a short drive from Alpharetta and Johns Creek. Those two cities are in Fulton and are part of the Metro Atlanta region. Your hospice search still uses the home address and the county, not the region name. Ask the team whether it serves your Forsyth ZIP. Browsing Metro Atlanta will not show this county.
The house is in south Forsyth and the relatives live in Johns Creek. Which page matters?
The page that matters is the county of the address where hospice will visit. South Forsyth is Forsyth, and Northside Hospital Forsyth is the local hospital families name. Johns Creek is Fulton. If care might happen in both houses, ask the agency whether it can cover both counties or whether you need a second plan. Do not assume a Fulton team crosses the line.
Hospice Care in Forsyth County
Finding hospice care in Forsyth County
Cumming is the county seat, and Northside Hospital Forsyth is the hospital families name. The south end of Forsyth borders Alpharetta and Johns Creek, which are in Fulton, so a lot of daily life looks like north Fulton. That commute does not move the house into Fulton, and it does not put Forsyth inside the Metro Atlanta region used on this site. The directory files Forsyth under Northeast Georgia. Ask the hospice whether it covers your Cumming or south-Forsyth ZIP, and ask whether its nurses are set up for this county or for a Fulton route that stops at the line. Region labels are for browsing. Service still follows the address.
What families often compare across the county
When you call, ask about:
- Keep Forsyth on the Northeast Georgia side of this site, not Metro Atlanta
- Treat Alpharetta and Johns Creek as Fulton when the house is there
- Ask whether the team covers south Forsyth, Cumming, or both
- Confirm nights and weekends for your ZIP
Where hospice care happens in Forsyth County
Most hospice in Forsyth County is in a Cumming home or another Forsyth address, not in a room at Northside Hospital Forsyth. A short inpatient stay is for symptoms that cannot be managed in the house. Ask which bed they would use, and how a night visit changes if the house is on the south end, toward Alpharetta, versus farther from the Fulton line.
Local considerations for Forsyth County families
This directory currently lists about 70 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Forsyth County. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
Cumming is a small city inside a large county. Ask whether the nurse covers the south end toward the Fulton line or a house north of Cumming. Those are different nights on the same highway. A south Forsyth subdivision and a house north of Cumming do not share a nurse just because both say Forsyth.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Forsyth 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 Northeast Georgia hub only to scan, then come back to the patient’s city or county
This page is the county-wide list for Forsyth County. Use a city page when you already know the community, or Northeast Georgia 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 Cumming, Northeast Georgia.