Find the Right Hospice Care in Greater New Orleans
About 28 hospices currently serve Greater New Orleans, including 3 nonprofits. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Greater New Orleans is New Orleans, the West Bank, and the Northshore. Many families begin after University Medical Center New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, or Ochsner Baptist in New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, or St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. Ochsner's main campus on Jefferson Highway is in Jefferson Parish, not New Orleans. The river splits the West Bank from the east bank, and the Causeway and the Twin Spans cross Lake Pontchartrain to the Northshore, where Covington and Mandeville sit and Slidell is farther east. Use this page to see what is nearby, then open the patient's city or parish. Confirm the street with each team before you plan on anyone.
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Showing 20 of 28 providers
Guardian Angel Hospice
Metairie, LA
Egan Hospice
Covington, LA
(Family Experience)
(7)
Anvoi Hospice
Metairie, LA
St Joseph Hospice - Covington
Covington, LA
ACG Hospice - Hammond
Hammond, LA
Serenity Hospice Services
Metairie, LA
Passages Hospice - Covington
Covington, LA
Hospice Associates of New Orleans
Metairie, LA
(Family Experience)
(11)
Interim HealthCare - Mandeville
Mandeville, LA
Modern Hospice
Hammond, LA
Heart of Hospice - Gretna
Gretna, LA
(Family Experience)
(18)
Hospice Specialists of Louisiana - Ponchatoula
Ponchatoula, LA
Notre Dame Hospice
Metairie, LA
VitalCaring - Covington
Covington, LA
Compassus - New Orleans
Metairie, LA
(Family Experience)
(34)
Compassus - Northshore
Mandeville, LA
VitalCaring - Hammond
Hammond, LA
Apex Hospice
Hammond, LA
Audubon Hospice of New Orleans
Metairie, LA
(Family Experience)
(2)
Concerned Care Hospice
Covington, LA
(Family Experience)
(9)
8 more providers available
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Greater New Orleans. 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 Greater New Orleans families
Families across Greater New Orleans 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 Greater New Orleans
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Greater New Orleans?
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 Greater New Orleans?
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 Greater New Orleans?
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 Greater New Orleans?
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 Greater New Orleans one hospice service area?
No. It is a group of parishes you can scan for nearby places. Coverage follows the parish a team actually serves, so confirm the street.
Can a New Orleans team cover the Northshore?
Only if that team actually serves St. Tammany Parish. The Causeway and the Twin Spans are long drives, so ask about a night visit.
Hospice Care in Greater New Orleans
Finding hospice care in Greater New Orleans
A New Orleans, Metairie, or Slidell hospital name is a starting list for that campus city, not for every parish in the metro. FindHospices.com is free for families.
What families often compare across the region
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 across Greater New Orleans
Most hospice in Greater New Orleans is at home, in an apartment, or in a care facility. A short inpatient stay is for symptoms that cannot be managed in the house. Ask which bed they would use, and whether it is across the river or the lake.
Local considerations for Greater New Orleans families
A team that covers a New Orleans discharge may not send a nurse to the Northshore at midnight, and a Slidell team is not automatically a Covington team. Ask which side of the lake and which side of the river the office is on.
Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes each have their own page, as do Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Marrero, and Harvey. Hammond and Ponchatoula in Tangipahoa Parish are a different drive.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- New Orleans, Metairie, and Kenner are different cities in different parishes
- The West Bank is a different night drive from the east bank
- The Northshore is across Lake Pontchartrain
- Open the patient's city or parish for the night drive
Greater New Orleans is a regional hub, not a coverage promise. Open the patient’s city or county before you enroll.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Marrero, Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, St. Tammany Parish.