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Hospice Care in your area

Comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, delivered at home, in a facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

Quick answer

North Carolina regulates hospice care through the Division of Health Service Regulation, and we list 6 verified hospice care providers across the Triangle.

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Hospice is comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, generally when a physician expects six months or less. It is delivered wherever the person lives — at home, in assisted living, in a nursing facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

Short answer

We list 6 verified hospice care providers across your metro. Hospice is comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, generally when a physician expects six months or less.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Medicare's hospice benefit covers the hospice team, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, and equipment. It does not cover room and board in a facility.
  • Palliative care is not the same thing. It focuses on symptom relief and can run alongside treatment intended to cure, at any stage.
  • You can change hospice providers, and you can revoke hospice and return to curative treatment.
You can check any facility's record free. NC DHSR's Regulated Facilities search shows license status; its ACLS tool shows inspection history and penalties. Read the full explanation →

Verified hospice care across the region

We list 6 verified hospice care providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

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Hospice Care by city

Hospice Care in Raleigh

2 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Cary

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Apex

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Garner

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Wake Forest

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Holly Springs

1 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Fuquay-Varina

1 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Morrisville

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Knightdale

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Rolesville

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Wendell

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Zebulon

0 verified · Wake County

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Hospice Care in Durham

0 verified · Durham County

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Hospice Care in Chapel Hill

0 verified · Orange County

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Hospice Care in Carrboro

0 verified · Orange County

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Hospice Care in Hillsborough

0 verified · Orange County

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Hospice Care in Clayton

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Smithfield

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Selma

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Four Oaks

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Benson

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Louisburg

1 verified · Franklin County

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Hospice Care in Youngsville

0 verified · Franklin County

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Hospice Care in Franklinton

0 verified · Franklin County

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Hospice Care in Pittsboro

0 verified · Chatham County

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Hospice Care in Siler City

1 verified · Chatham County

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Hospice Care in Lillington

0 verified · Harnett County

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Hospice Care in Angier

0 verified · Harnett County

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Hospice Care in Dunn

0 verified · Harnett County

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Hospice Care in Kenly

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Princeton

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Pine Level

0 verified · Johnston County

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Hospice Care in Bunn

0 verified · Franklin County

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Hospice Care in Goldston

0 verified · Chatham County

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Hospice Care in Coats

0 verified · Harnett County

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Hospice Care in Erwin

0 verified · Harnett County

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Questions families ask

What has to be disclosed if a memory care unit in Wake Forest calls itself a 'Special Care Unit'?

Under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300 (the Special Care Unit rules), a facility operating a dementia/Alzheimer's unit must file a disclosure statement with DHSR describing the unit's philosophy of care, staffing and training specific to dementia care, physical environment, admission and discharge criteria, and programming — this disclosure must also be made available to prospective residents and families. The required content and format are published on DHSR's Special Care Unit disclosure page (ncdhhs.gov, ACLS).

How do I find inspection reports and violation history for a nursing home in Durham?

Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) are licensed and certified by DHSR's Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section and are also surveyed under federal Medicare/Medicaid rules, so their inspection results, deficiencies, and CMS Five-Star Quality Rating are published on Medicare's Care Compare website (medicare.gov/care-compare) alongside the underlying survey (Form 2567) reports. You can cross-reference the same facility's NC license status through DHSR's Regulated Facilities search at info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/facilities/search.asp.

Is the same state agency in charge of licensing both nursing homes and assisted living communities in Raleigh?

Yes, both fall under the NC Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR), but two different sections handle them: the Adult Care Licensure Section (ACLS) licenses adult care homes and family care homes (what most people call assisted living), while the Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section (NHLCS) licenses and federally certifies nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities). They operate under different statutory and rule frameworks and use different inspection/rating tools.

Where do I file a complaint about care quality at an adult care home in Apex?

Complaints about a licensed adult care home or family care home anywhere in North Carolina, including Apex, go to DHSR's Complaint Intake Unit at 1-800-624-3004 (in-state) or 919-855-4500, staffed weekdays 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. except holidays. DHSR's Complaint Intake Unit often forwards complaints about specific resident conditions to the local county Department of Social Services for investigation, since Adult Protective Services in NC is county-administered.

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