Find the Right Hospice Care in Southeast Ohio
About 23 hospices currently serve Southeast Ohio, including 9 nonprofits. Use this list to compare options and talk with the hospices that feel right for your family. Southeast Ohio is small-city and rural — Athens, Zanesville, Portsmouth, and nearby counties — with fewer large hospital systems than Columbus or Cleveland. Families often leave a hospital two counties away and need a team that can reach a county seat, village, or holler, including after dark. Ask which town the nurse is based in and how long a night visit takes. Use this list to compare, then open the patient’s county page as soon as you know it.
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Fairhope Hospice - Logan
Logan, OH
(Family Experience)
(0)
Years Serving Ohio
Hospice of Guernsey
Cambridge, OH
Genesis Hospice and Palliative Care
Zanesville, OH
(Family Experience)
(11)
Years Serving Ohio
SOMC Hospice
Portsmouth, OH
Holzer Medical Center Hospice
Gallipolis, OH
(Family Experience)
(2)
Years Serving Ohio
Heartland Hospice - Portsmouth
Portsmouth, OH
Heartland Hospice - Zanesville
Zanesville, OH
National Church Residences Hospice - Southern Ohio
Chillicothe, OH
(Family Experience)
(1)
Years Serving Ohio
HomeReach Hospice
Athens, OH
(Family Experience)
(4)
Years Serving Ohio
Stonerise at Home Hospice
Saint Clairsville, OH
Amedisys Hospice - Marietta
Marietta, OH
(Family Experience)
(6)
Years Serving Ohio
Amedisys Hospice - St. Clairsville
St. Clairsville, OH
Community Hospice
Ironton, OH
(Family Experience)
(0)
Years Serving Ohio
Hospice of Huntington In Ohio
South Point, OH
Athens Premiere Hospice
Athens, OH
(Family Experience)
(0)
Years Serving Ohio
Absolute Hospice — Caldwell
Caldwell, OH
Interim Healthcare Hospice - Zanesville
Zanesville, OH
Buckeye Hospice and Palliative Care - McConnelsville
Mcconnelsville, OH
(Family Experience)
(7)
Years Serving Ohio
Buckeye Hospice and Palliative Care - Mineral Ridge
Mineral Ridge, OH
(Family Experience)
(21)
Years Serving Ohio
Buckeye Hospice and Palliative Care - Waverly
Waverly, OH
(Family Experience)
(0)
Years Serving Ohio
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Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Southeast Ohio. The office might be elsewhere in Southeast 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.
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Other important resources for Southeast Ohio families
Families across Southeast Ohio 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 Southeast Ohio
How many hospice providers serve Southeast Ohio?
This directory currently lists about 23 Medicare-certified hospice organizations that serve Southeast Ohio. 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 Southeast Ohio?
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 Southeast Ohio?
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 Southeast Ohio?
Yes—about 9 nonprofit hospice organizations currently appear among providers serving Southeast Ohio. Nonprofit and for-profit hospices must both meet Medicare certification standards.
How quickly can hospice begin in Southeast Ohio?
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 Southeast Ohio?
Yes. Most hospice care is where the patient already lives — a house or apartment in Southeast Ohio, 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.
Why are there fewer hospices listed in Southeast Ohio?
The region has fewer large cities. Every listing still has to cover the patient’s ZIP. Compare who will actually travel to that community, not only who has the nearest office on a map.
Should we enroll with a Columbus hospice if that is where we were in the hospital?
A Columbus or Cincinnati hospital may name a team two counties away. Still confirm the driveway. Ask which town the nurse is based in and how long a night visit takes on two-lane roads.
Hospice Care in Southeast Ohio
Finding hospice care in Southeast Ohio
Southeast Ohio is small-city and rural — Athens, Zanesville, Portsmouth, and nearby counties — with fewer large hospital systems than Columbus or Cleveland. Families often leave a hospital two counties away and need a team that can reach a county seat, village, or holler, including after dark. Ask which town the nurse is based in and how long a night visit takes. Use this list to compare, then open the patient’s county page as soon as you know it. FindHospices.com is free for families.
What families often compare across the region
As you look through the list above, it often helps to ask:
- Whether they can come to your loved one’s address in Southeast Ohio
- 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 Southeast Ohio
Most Southeast Ohio hospice is at home. Short inpatient beds may be a county away. Ask where that bed is, how transfer works after dark, and whether a closer contracted hospital can take general inpatient care.
Local considerations for Southeast Ohio families
Travel time and after-hours coverage matter more here than in Columbus. Ask which town the nurse is based in and how long a night visit takes on two-lane roads. Hospital referrals may name a team two counties away — still confirm the driveway address.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Fewer offices means more travel-time questions, not fewer choices to compare
- Ask which town the nurse is based in
- A Columbus or Cincinnati brand may advertise here without a nurse based in the county
- Use the patient’s county page as soon as you know it — this hub is the regional scan
Southeast Ohio is a regional hub, not a coverage promise. Open the patient’s city or county before you enroll.
How hospice is organized across Southeast Ohio
Southeast Ohio is Appalachian and small-city: Athens, Zanesville, Portsmouth, Chillicothe-adjacent counties, and river towns. There are fewer large hospital systems than in Columbus or Cleveland. Families often get a referral from a hospital two counties away. The question is who will actually reach that holler, village, or county seat after dark.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address — not the metro name. These nearby pages help you narrow from Southeast Ohio: Central Ohio, and Southwest Ohio. Calling a hospice does not obligate you to enroll.