Find the Right Hospice Care in Lake Charles, Louisiana
About 16 hospices currently serve Lake Charles, including 1 nonprofit and 1 with a dedicated inpatient facility. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Finding hospice care in Lake Charles often begins after Lake Charles Memorial Hospital or Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital, both in Lake Charles. Names you hear on the hospital floor are a useful starting list for your calls — not the only hospice you can choose. I-10, I-210, and Ryan Street are the nights that matter, and the Calcasieu River splits the north side from Westlake. Sulphur is its own city down I-10, and a nurse based in Lake Charles is not automatically the nurse who comes to a Sulphur street. Use this page to compare Medicare-certified hospices that report serving Lake Charles, then confirm the neighborhood. If the home is in Sulphur or elsewhere in Calcasieu Parish, start on that page instead of assuming every Lake Charles listing fits.
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Showing 16 of 16 providers
Brighton Bridge
Oberlin, LA
Hospice of Natchitoches
Natchitoches, LA
Hospice of Acadiana
Lafayette, LA
Heart of Hospice - Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA
(Family Experience)
(41)
Lamm Family Care Hospice
Crowley, LA
Hospice of Leesville
Leesville, LA
Elara Caring
Monroe, LA
St Joseph Hospice - Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA
All Saints Hospice - Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA
Guardian Hospice Care
Alexandria, LA
Premier Hospice - Monroe
Arcadia, LA
Harbor Hospice - Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA
(Family Experience)
(83)
Bridgeway Healthcare and Hospice of Acadiana
Lafayette, LA
Allegiance Healthcare - Eunice
Eunice, LA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Harbor Hospice - Oakdale
Oakdale, LA
Heart of Hospice - Monroe
Monroe, LA
(Family Experience)
(45)
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Lake Charles. The office might be elsewhere in Louisiana — 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 Lake Charles families
Families in Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Lake Charles?
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 Lake Charles?
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 Lake Charles?
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 Lake Charles?
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.
Does a Lake Charles hospice cover Sulphur?
Do not assume so. Sulphur is its own city in Calcasieu Parish. Ask whether the team would send a nurse to that exact street after midnight.
Can a Lafayette team serve Lake Charles?
Only if that team actually covers Calcasieu Parish. A Lafayette office is a long drive east, so ask how a night visit would work.
Hospice Care in Lake Charles
Finding hospice care in Lake Charles
A name from Lake Charles Memorial Hospital or Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital is a starting list, not an assigned hospice. FindHospices.com is free for families.
What to compare
When you call, ask about:
- Whether the team covers the exact address, not only the city or parish name
- Who would come after hours, and how long that usually takes
- What happens if symptoms cannot be managed at home
- Medicare quality and family-experience information on each profile
Where hospice care happens in Lake Charles
Most hospice in Lake Charles happens at home, in an apartment, or in a care facility along Ryan Street or Nelson Road. A short inpatient stay is for symptoms that cannot be managed in the house. Ask which bed they would use, and who answers the phone at night.
Local considerations for Lake Charles families
Southwest Louisiana is a long drive from Lafayette, and a Lafayette team is not the Lake Charles answer. Ask where the office sits, how many miles the nurse drives, and whether the storm years changed where staff live. Say the street, not only the city.
The Calcasieu Parish seat is Lake Charles, but plenty of families look for hospice for someone in Westlake, Moss Bluff, or a road out toward Vinton. Ask whether the nurse would walk through that door at two in the morning or only visit by day.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Lake Charles Memorial and Christus Ochsner St. Patrick are in Lake Charles
- Sulphur and Westlake are separate cities with a different drive
- I-10 and I-210 change a night visit
- Lafayette is a long drive east, not a Lake Charles neighbor
This page is focused on Lake Charles itself. Nearby cities and Calcasieu Parish 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 Calcasieu Parish, Sulphur, Acadiana and Southwest Louisiana.