Find the Right Hospice Care in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
This page compares hospice for a home in Wilkes-Barre. About 24 hospices serve the city, including 4 nonprofits. One has a hospice house if home is not enough. The river streets and the east side are different calls after dark. If the home is in Scranton or Hazleton, use that city's page. For the rest of the county, use the Luzerne County page.
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Showing 20 of 24 providers
Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice of Berwick
Forty Fort, PA
Traditional Hospice
Dunmore, PA
(Family Experience)
(0)
Hospice of the Sacred Heart
Moosic, PA
(Family Experience)
(5)
Maylath Valley Health Systems
Sybertsville, PA
All Care Hospice
Hazleton, PA
Family Hospice - Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
(Family Experience)
(8)
Compassionate Care Hospice of Northwestern Pennsylvania
Olyphant, PA
Lehigh Valley Hospice
Allentown, PA
Allied Services Hospice
Clarks Summit, PA
(Family Experience)
(1)
Advantage Home Health and Hospice - Pottsville
Pottsville, PA
Residential Hospice - Carlisle
Mechanicsburg, PA
Advantage Home Health and Hospice - Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA
Compassus - Allentown
Allentown, PA
(Family Experience)
(6)
Geisinger Hospice
Danville, PA
Amedisys Hospice - Bensalem
Bensalem, PA
Amedisys Hospice - Media
Media, PA
Home Health Care Professionals and Hospice
Olyphant, PA
Serenity Hospice - Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-barre, PA
(Family Experience)
(9)
Compassus - Hamburg
Hamburg, PA
(Family Experience)
(21)
Residential Hospice - Moosic
Moosic, PA
4 more providers available
Every listing here is a Medicare-certified hospice that reports serving Wilkes-Barre. 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 Wilkes-Barre families
Families in Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre
Do we have to use the hospice a hospital names in Wilkes-Barre?
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 Wilkes-Barre?
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 Wilkes-Barre?
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 Wilkes-Barre?
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 Geisinger Wyoming Valley in downtown Wilkes-Barre?
No. It is on East Mountain Boulevard in Plains Township. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is the hospital in the city.
Is Scranton part of this page?
No. Scranton has its own page and its own hospitals. This page is Wilkes-Barre.
Hospice Care in Wilkes-Barre
Finding hospice care in Wilkes-Barre
The city hospital and the mountain hospital are easy to fold into one name. They are different places. 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 Wilkes-Barre
Most hospice in Wilkes-Barre 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 at General Hospital or up on the mountain in Plains Township.
Local considerations for Wilkes-Barre families
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is in the city. Geisinger Wyoming Valley is on East Mountain Boulevard in Plains Township, outside the city, even though the mailing city often says Wilkes-Barre. The Scranton hospitals are in Scranton.
A discharge from the mountain campus can still be a city address, or the other way around. Say Plains Township when that is the hospital, and say the home city when that is where the person will sleep. Ask which side of the mountain the night nurse is on.
When you are comparing, it often helps to:
- Wilkes-Barre General is in the city
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley is in Plains Township
- Scranton and Hazleton have their own pages
- Ask about River Street versus the mountain after midnight
The home address decides who can come. If that address is outside Wilkes-Barre, open Luzerne County before you compare.
Where to start
Use the patient’s exact address, then open a tighter page if the home is in Luzerne County, Hazleton, Kingston, Mountain Top, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Scranton.