Find the Right Hospice Care in Cuyahoga County
About 87 hospices currently serve Cuyahoga County, including 16 nonprofits and 6 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Cuyahoga County is Northeast Ohio’s densest hospice market: Cleveland plus inner-ring and southern suburbs. Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and MetroHealth are common referral sources; they do not assign a hospice. East-side and west-side travel times are not the same, and a team that covers the Heights may not be the one that comes to the lakeshore or a southern suburb after midnight. Use this page when you need the full county compare. If you already know the community, open Parma, Lakewood, Strongsville, or Cleveland first.
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Showing 20 of 87 providers
Ohio's Hospice - Wooster
Wooster, OH
(Family Experience)
(37)
Years Serving Ohio
Hospice of Northwest Ohio
Perrysburg, OH
(Family Experience)
(29)
Years Serving Ohio
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
(Family Experience)
(31)
Years Serving Ohio
Southwest General Hospice
Strongsville, OH
(Family Experience)
(28)
Years Serving Ohio
Ohio's Hospice - Middleburg Heights
Middleburg Heights, OH
SOMC Hospice
Portsmouth, OH
Stein Hospice
Sandusky, OH
(Family Experience)
(6)
Years Serving Ohio
VNA of Ohio Hospice - Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights, OH
Cleveland Clinic Hospice
Independence, OH
(Family Experience)
(23)
Years Serving Ohio
Emunah Hospice
Beachwood, OH
(Family Experience)
(7)
Years Serving Ohio
Mercy Health - New Life Hospice
Lorain, OH
(Family Experience)
(26)
Years Serving Ohio
Heartland Hospice - Akron
Akron, OH
Heartland Hospice - Boardman
Boardman, OH
Heartland Hospice - Independence
Independence, OH
Miracle City Hospice
Broadview Heights, OH
The Care Team Hospice - Highland Heights
Highland Heights, OH
(Family Experience)
(16)
Years Serving Ohio
Summa Hospice
Akron, OH
(Family Experience)
(1)
Years Serving Ohio
SouthernCare Hospice - Youngstown
Youngstown, OH
Elara Caring Hospice - Akron
Akron, OH
Elara Caring Hospice - Mentor
Mentor, OH
67 more providers available
Total Hospices
Nonprofit Organizations
With Dedicated Inpatient Facilities
Offering Pediatric Hospice
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Cuyahoga County. The office might be elsewhere in Northeast Ohio — 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 Cuyahoga County families
Families across Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County
How many hospice providers serve Cuyahoga County?
This directory currently lists about 87 Medicare-certified hospice organizations that serve Cuyahoga County. That count is service coverage — not how many headquarters sit inside one city. Confirm the patient’s address with any team you call.
What should we compare when choosing hospice care in Cuyahoga County?
Ask whether they cover the exact address; how admission and after-hours nursing work; aide support, medications, and equipment; inpatient or respite if home care is not enough; Medicare quality and family-experience information on each profile; and who to call at night. Calling does not obligate you to enroll.
Do we have to use the hospice the hospital names in Cuyahoga County?
No. Ohio does not assign one hospice to a county. A hospital social worker can share names they work with often. You may still compare any Medicare-certified hospice that covers the patient’s address. Calling for information does not enroll you.
Are there nonprofit hospice options serving Cuyahoga County?
Yes—about 16 nonprofit hospice organizations currently appear among providers serving Cuyahoga County. Nonprofit and for-profit hospices must both meet Medicare certification standards.
How quickly can hospice begin in Cuyahoga County?
When hospice is medically appropriate, many teams can begin within about 24–48 hours, and some offer same-day admission when staffing allows. Ask about after-hours admissions and who comes to the home first. The Quick Admission filter highlights organizations that emphasize faster starts — then verify by phone.
Can hospice be provided at home in Cuyahoga County?
Yes. Most hospice care is where the patient already lives — a house or apartment in Cuyahoga County, or assisted living, memory care, or a nursing facility. Teams visit on a schedule and take urgent calls around the clock. Always confirm the ZIP.
Is every Cuyahoga County hospice based in Cleveland?
No. Offices may be in suburbs. Ask who would visit the specific city and how long a night call usually takes on that side of the county.
Is Cuyahoga County the same as the Cleveland hospice page?
Not exactly. Cleveland is the city. This page is every community in the county. A team that serves Cleveland may not visit every southern suburb. Match the municipality, then confirm the ZIP.
Do Cuyahoga County hospices also serve Lake County or Summit County?
Some do. Others stay in Cuyahoga. Mentor is Lake County; Akron is Summit County. Confirm that county — lakeshore or valley coverage is not automatic.
How many hospices serving Cuyahoga County have a dedicated inpatient facility?
This directory currently lists 6 hospices serving Cuyahoga County that report a dedicated inpatient facility. That is different from routine home care. Use the inpatient filter on this page, then open a profile to see how they handle a short stay when symptoms are hard to manage at home. Always confirm with the team — a listing is a starting point.
Hospice Care in Cuyahoga County
Finding hospice care in Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County is Northeast Ohio’s densest hospice market: Cleveland plus inner-ring and southern suburbs. Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and MetroHealth are common referral sources; they do not assign a hospice. East-side and west-side travel times are not the same, and a team that covers the Heights may not be the one that comes to the lakeshore or a southern suburb after midnight. Use this page when you need the full county compare. If you already know the community, open Parma, Lakewood, Strongsville, or Cleveland first. FindHospices.com is free for families.
What families often compare across the county
As you look through the list above, it often helps to ask:
- Whether they can come to your loved one’s address in Cuyahoga County
- How soon care can start, and who to call after hours
- Help with aides, medications, and equipment
- Whether a short inpatient or respite stay is possible if home care is not enough
- Experience with your loved one’s condition, when that matters
- Medicare quality information and family-experience scores on each profile
- How the team keeps in touch with family caregivers
Where hospice care happens in Cuyahoga County
Most Cuyahoga County hospice is at home or in a local facility. Short inpatient care is a crisis stay in a hospice house or a contracted hospital bed — not a nursing-home placement. Ask whether that bed is on the east side, the west side, or a downtown campus, and how transfer works from a southern suburb.
Local considerations for Cuyahoga County families
This is Northeast Ohio’s densest hospice market. Confirm the municipality — Cleveland, an inner-ring suburb, or a southern suburb — before you treat every Cuyahoga listing as interchangeable. Lake County and Summit County are next door, not automatic add-ons.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Cleveland, Parma, Lakewood, and Strongsville each have a city page
- Ask about east-side versus west-side night travel
- A Cleveland Clinic or UH referral is a starting point, not a lock-in
- Open Summit County if the home is closer to Akron than to downtown Cleveland
This page is the county-wide list for Cuyahoga County. Use a city page when you already know the community, or Northeast Ohio only to scan the wider region.
How care is organized around Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County runs from the Lake Erie shore through Cleveland to Parma, Strongsville, and the Heights. East-side and west-side addresses are often covered by different visiting teams. Lake County (Mentor) and Summit County (Akron) sit on the edges — they are not the same list.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address — not the metro name. These nearby pages help you narrow from Cuyahoga County: Cleveland, Parma, Summit County, and Northeast Ohio. Calling a hospice does not obligate you to enroll.