how can find Medicare hospice program

How can someone find a Medicare-certified
hospice program?
The National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization (NHPCO) is committed to improving
end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice
care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of
life for people dying in America and their loved ones.
This organization, which represents most hospice
programs in the United States, has a hospice locator
program of its members. To find an NHPCO member
hospice, call NHPCO’s HelpLine at 1-800-658-8898
or log on to their web site at www.nhpco.org/database.
htm. Other ways to find Medicare-certified
hospice programs are through state hospice associations,
state health departments, or health care professionals
and clergy.