Find the Right Hospice Care in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
This page compares hospice for a home in Harrisburg. About 37 hospices serve the city, including 9 nonprofits. One can care for a child, one is faith-based, and one has a hospice house if home is not enough. The bridges decide the night. Camp Hill and Enola are across the river, in Cumberland County, not in the city. If the home is in Camp Hill, Enola, or Carlisle, use that city's page. For another Dauphin County address, use the Dauphin County page.
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Showing 20 of 37 providers
WellSpan Hospice Services
Lewisburg, PA
Masonic Village Hospice
Elizabethtown, PA
(Family Experience)
(5)
Family Hospice - Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
(Family Experience)
(8)
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospice
Lebanon, PA
Hospice for All Seasons
Grantville, PA
(Family Experience)
(10)
Homeland Hospice
Harrisburg, PA
(Family Experience)
(21)
Hospice & Community Care
Lancaster, PA
(Family Experience)
(16)
Advantage Home Health and Hospice - Pottsville
Pottsville, PA
Bayada Hospice - Harrisburg
Harrisburg, PA
(Family Experience)
(4)
Residential Hospice - Carlisle
Mechanicsburg, PA
Advantage Home Health and Hospice - Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA
Compassus - Camp Hill
Camp Hill, PA
(Family Experience)
(3)
Compassus - Lancaster
Lancaster, PA
(Family Experience)
(9)
Pinnacle Palliative Care - Lemoyne
Lemoyne, PA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Adoration Hospice - Camp Hill
Camp Hill, PA
Adoration Hospice - York
York, PA
Amedisys Hospice - Lancaster
Lancaster, PA
Heartland Hospice - Wyomissing
Wyomissing, PA
365 Hospice - State College
State College, PA
(Family Experience)
(3)
Ascend Hospice
North Wales, PA
(Family Experience)
(19)
17 more providers available
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Harrisburg. The office might be elsewhere in Pennsylvania — 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 Harrisburg families
Families in Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Harrisburg?
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 Harrisburg?
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 Harrisburg?
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 Harrisburg?
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 Holy Spirit in Harrisburg?
No. Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center is in Camp Hill, across the river in Cumberland County. UPMC Harrisburg is the downtown hospital.
Which page for a Camp Hill address?
Use the Camp Hill page. Use this page for a street inside Harrisburg.
Hospice Care in Harrisburg
Finding hospice care in Harrisburg
Downtown Harrisburg and the west shore are different nights. The hospital name has to match the county where the person will sleep. 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 Harrisburg
Most hospice in Harrisburg happens in the house, apartment, or care facility where the person already lives. A short stay somewhere with a nurse through the night is for symptoms that cannot be managed at home. Ask which bed they would use, and whether that bed is downtown or across the river in Camp Hill.
Local considerations for Harrisburg families
UPMC Harrisburg is in the city. Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center is in Camp Hill, in Cumberland County, across the Susquehanna. Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center is in Enola, also on the Cumberland side. A family can leave a Harrisburg hospital and sleep in a different county the same night.
Say the county out loud. A team that covers Allison Hill is not the team you should assume for Camp Hill, Enola, or Carlisle. If the home is on the west shore, open that city's page.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- UPMC Harrisburg is downtown, in the city
- Holy Spirit is in Camp Hill, in Cumberland County
- Hampden Medical Center is in Enola
- The bridges are the night question
The home address decides who can come. If that address is outside Harrisburg, open Dauphin County before you compare.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Dauphin County, Hershey, Colonial Park, Progress, South Central Pennsylvania, Camp Hill, Enola, Carlisle, Cumberland County.