Find the Right Hospice Care in Hall County
About 47 hospices currently serve Hall County, including 3 nonprofits and 2 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Hall County is the Gainesville and Lake Lanier county in Northeast Georgia. Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville is the large campus. Braselton also sits in Jackson and Barrow, so a Braselton discharge is not automatically a Hall address.
We are a free, independent resource created by healthcare professionals to help Georgia families navigate hospice and end-of-life decisions. We bring together hospice provider comparisons, Medicare quality data, our Hospice Education Center, and trusted community resources so families can better understand their options and take the next step with confidence.
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Showing 20 of 47 providers
Georgia Hospice Care - Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
(Family Experience)
(1)
Bristol Hospice - East Georgia
Watkinsville, GA
Caritas Hospice Care
Dawsonville, GA
(Family Experience)
(20)
Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, GA
Appalachian Hospice
Blairsville, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Eternal Faith Hospice and Palliative Care - Blairsville
Blairsville, GA
Agape Hospice Care of Northeast Georgia
Lawrenceville, GA
Amedisys Hospice - Toccoa
Toccoa, GA
Trinity Hospice Care of Georgia
Acworth, GA
Family Hospice - Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
(Family Experience)
(25)
Guiding Light Hospice
Stockbridge, GA
Amedisys Hospice - Athens
Athens, GA
Capstone Hospice
Peachtree Corners, GA
(Family Experience)
(109)
Gentiva - Athens
Athens, GA
(Family Experience)
(13)
PruittHealth Hospice - Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
(Family Experience)
(40)
Affinity Hospice - Canton
Canton, GA
(Family Experience)
(12)
Amedisys Hospice - Kennesaw
Kennesaw, GA
Inspire Hospice and Palliative Care - Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
(Family Experience)
(39)
Longleaf Hospice
Atlanta, GA
(Family Experience)
(27)
Georgia Hospice Care - Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville, GA
(Family Experience)
(0)
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Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Hall 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 Hall County families
Families across Hall 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 Hall County
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Hall 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 Hall 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 Hall 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 Hall 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 Buford in Hall County?
Part of Buford is in Hall County and part is in Gwinnett County. The city name is not enough. Ask someone to check the street, then open the matching county page. A hospice that covers Gainesville does not automatically cover every Buford address, and a Gwinnett team does not automatically cross into Hall. Northeast Georgia Medical Center is in Gainesville, which does not settle a split city.
Someone sent us a Florida hospice because the city is Gainesville. What now?
Stop and restate Hall County, Georgia. Gainesville, Florida, is another city in another state, with its own licensing. You want a hospice that can visit a Georgia address and follow Georgia rules for that care. Northeast Georgia Medical Center is the hospital families name here. Ask the team to confirm your ZIP in Hall, including after-hours visits, before you look at any out-of-state paperwork.
Hospice Care in Hall County
Finding hospice care in Hall County
Gainesville is the city families mean, and Northeast Georgia Medical Center is the hospital they name. Hall County is filed with Northeast Georgia on this site. Buford is partly in Hall and partly in Gwinnett, so a Buford street has to be checked before you choose a page. A hospice glad to cover a Gainesville neighborhood may not cover a Hall County road toward the mountains or the Gwinnett line on the same schedule. Ask which ZIPs are routine and who responds at night. If paperwork says Gainesville, Florida, stop and restate Georgia. The license and the visit both have to match this state and this county.
What families often compare across the county
When you call, ask about:
- Say Gainesville, Georgia, not Florida
- Check whether a Buford address is Hall or Gwinnett
- Ask about lake roads and night visits, not only in-town streets
- Keep the search in Northeast Georgia on this site
Where hospice care happens in Hall County
Most hospice in Hall County is in a Gainesville home or another Hall address, including the Hall side of Buford. A short inpatient stay is for a symptom crisis, not a default stay at the hospital. Ask which bed they would use near Northeast Georgia Medical Center, and how a night nurse reaches a lake road or a Buford address that is actually in this county.
Local considerations for Hall County families
This directory currently lists about 47 Medicare-certified hospices that serve Hall County. That count is who can come to an address here, not how many offices sit inside one city.
A lake house and a house south toward Flowery Branch are different nights. Ask which campus the papers name, and which county the deed is in, before you treat every Lanier address as Gainesville. Confirm the county before you treat a Braselton address as Gainesville.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Hall 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 Hall 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 Gainesville, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Lula, Northeast Georgia.