Find the Right Hospice Care in Stark County
About 76 hospices currently serve Stark County, including 12 nonprofits and 6 with dedicated inpatient facilities. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Stark County includes Canton, Massillon, and North Canton. It is south of Summit County, not a Cleveland suburb list. Aultman and Cleveland Clinic Mercy do not assign a hospice.
We are a free, independent resource created by healthcare professionals to help Ohio 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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Filter and compare all 76 Stark County hospice providers:
These ratings are from Medicare, Google, and other objective data sources. Paid listing level does not change them.
Showing 20 of 76 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
Hospice of the Valley
Girard, OH
(Family Experience)
(4)
Years Serving Ohio
Ohio's Hospice - Middleburg Heights
Middleburg Heights, OH
Ohio's Hospice - New Philadelphia
New Philadelphia, OH
(Family Experience)
(33)
Years Serving Ohio
Aultman Hospice
Canton, OH
(Family Experience)
(27)
Years Serving Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Hospice
Independence, OH
(Family Experience)
(23)
Years Serving Ohio
Heartland Hospice - Akron
Akron, OH
Heartland Hospice - Boardman
Boardman, OH
Heartland Hospice - Independence
Independence, OH
Heartland Hospice - Fremont
Fremont, 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
Crossroads Hospice - Akron
Uniontown, OH
(Family Experience)
(74)
Years Serving Ohio
Elara Caring Hospice - Akron
Akron, OH
Elara Caring Hospice - Mentor
Mentor, OH
Elara Caring Hospice - Toledo
Toledo, OH
56 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 Stark 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 Stark County families
Families across Stark 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 Stark County
How many hospice providers serve Stark County?
This directory currently lists about 76 Medicare-certified hospice organizations that serve Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark County?
Yes—about 12 nonprofit hospice organizations currently appear among providers serving Stark County. Nonprofit and for-profit hospices must both meet Medicare certification standards.
How quickly can hospice begin in Stark 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 Stark County?
Yes. Most hospice care is where the patient already lives — a house or apartment in Stark 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 Stark County the same market as Akron?
They are neighbors. Some brands serve both; others cover one county more often. Confirm the city on this page.
Do we start in Cleveland if we live in Stark County?
Start here or with Canton. Cleveland is Cuyahoga County. Use that page only to compare brands, then confirm this ZIP.
How many hospices serving Stark County have a dedicated inpatient facility?
This directory currently lists 6 hospices serving Stark 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 Stark County
Finding hospice care in Stark County
A hospital or doctor may give you one or two hospice names. You can still look at more options. This page is a free place to compare hospices that serve Stark County, then call the ones that feel like a fit. Asking questions does not mean you have chosen a hospice.
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 Stark 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 Stark County
Most Stark County hospice is at home. Short inpatient stays may be in Canton. Ask whether that bed is local or a transfer toward Akron, and how a night crisis is handled in a township ZIP.
Local considerations for Stark County families
Ask whether the team is based in Canton or travels from Akron. Townships and North Canton ZIPs are frequent mix-ups on hospital paperwork.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Confirm the exact street or ZIP in Stark County — metro names on a brochure are 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 Ohio hub only to scan, then come back to the patient’s city or county
This page is the county-wide list for Stark County. Use a city page when you already know the community, or Northeast Ohio only to scan the wider region.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address — not the metro name. These nearby pages help you narrow from Stark County: Canton, Akron, and Summit County. Calling a hospice does not obligate you to enroll.