Find the Right Hospice Care in Tupelo, Mississippi
About 28 hospices currently serve Tupelo, including 3 nonprofits and 3 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Finding hospice care in Tupelo often begins after North Mississippi Medical Center, which is in Tupelo. Names you hear on the hospital floor are a useful starting list for your calls — not the only hospice you can choose. Gloster Street, Garfield Street, and the U.S. 45 and U.S. 78 junction are different night routes. A neighborhood off Gloster is not the same drive as a house toward Saltillo or Plantersville. Use this page to compare Medicare-certified hospices that report serving Tupelo, then confirm the neighborhood. Lee County is the wider page. Saltillo and Verona are nearby towns and are not Tupelo streets.
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Showing 20 of 28 providers
Adoration Hospice - Cleveland
Cleveland, MS
Adoration Hospice - Grenada
Grenada, MS
The Sanctuary Hospice House
Tupelo, MS
(Family Experience)
(19)
Gentiva - Booneville
Booneville, MS
Legacy Hospice - New Albany
New Albany, MS
(Family Experience)
(11)
Legacy Hospice - Southaven
Southaven, MS
(Family Experience)
(3)
Magnolia Regional Hospice - Corinth
Corinth, MS
Enhabit Hospice - Oxford
Oxford, MS
Enhabit Hospice - Southaven
Southaven, MS
Gentiva - Oxford
Oxford, MS
Legacy Hospice - Corinth
Corinth, MS
(Family Experience)
(9)
North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice
Tupelo, MS
Arden Hospice - Tupelo
Tupelo, MS
(Family Experience)
(3)
Baptist Hospice - Batesville
Batesville, MS
Legacy Hospice - Starkville
Starkville, MS
(Family Experience)
(20)
St Joseph Hospice - Gulfport
Gulfport, MS
(Family Experience)
(27)
St Joseph Hospice - Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, MS
Enhabit Hospice - Columbus
Columbus, MS
Enhabit Hospice - Tupelo
Tupelo, MS
VitalCaring Hospice - Corinth
Corinth, MS
8 more providers available
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Tupelo. The office might be elsewhere in Mississippi — 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 Tupelo families
Families in Tupelo 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 Tupelo
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Tupelo?
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 Tupelo?
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 Tupelo?
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 Tupelo?
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.
If the hospital was in Tupelo but the house is in another town, which page do we use?
Use the page for the town where the person will be at night. Tupelo is the hospital city. The home address decides who can send a nurse.
Does North Mississippi Medical Center choose the hospice?
A name from that floor is a starting list. You can still compare any Medicare-certified hospice that will come to the address.
Hospice Care in Tupelo
Finding hospice care in Tupelo
North Mississippi Medical Center is where many families first hear a name. The Tupelo street, or the town outside it, is what you confirm next. 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 county 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 Tupelo
Most hospice in Tupelo happens at home, in assisted living, or in a nursing facility in town. A short stay with a nurse through the night is for symptoms that cannot be managed at home. Ask which bed they would use and who answers after midnight.
Local considerations for Tupelo families
Tupelo is the Lee County seat and the hospital town for a wide stretch of north Mississippi. North Mississippi Medical Center is here. Families come in from other counties and then go home. The listing has to fit the town they go home to, not only the hospital city.
If the address is in Saltillo, Verona, or out in Lee County, say that. A team that covers a Gloster Street neighborhood may not be the team for a county road after midnight. Columbus and Starkville are farther south and have their own hospitals and pages.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- North Mississippi Medical Center is in Tupelo
- Saltillo and Verona are not Tupelo streets
- Lee County is the page for addresses outside the city
- Gloster Street and U.S. 45 are different night drives
This page is focused on Tupelo itself. Nearby cities and Lee County 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 Lee County, Saltillo, Verona, Guntown, North Mississippi.