Hillcrest Hospice is available to patients over the age of 19 in Omaha and surrounding areas, including Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Otoe, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington counties in Nebraska and Harrison, Pottawattamie and Mills counties in Iowa. Click here to view a service area map. The cost for hospice care is typically covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance. We can provide hospice services at home, in a retirement community, assisted living or long-term care facility. At Hillcrest, our special team focuses on achieving a patient’s goals or “wish list” activities whenever possible, and we would love to share some of these success stories with you. For more information about Hillcrest Hospice services, call (402) 934-2282 or click the button below to view our brochure.

According to Medicare data, Hillcrest Hospice is the only hospice providing Continuous Care for hospice patients in Nebraska. It is one of four levels of hospice care covered by the Medicare and Medicaid Hospice Benefits. This 24-hour, around-the-clock nursing level of care is provided in the home for brief periods of time when the patient is experiencing any symptom. It is designed to honor the person’s wish to remain at home by providing the care needed to control their symptoms and alleviate the crisis. Home is defined by the person, and continuous care can be provided at home, an assisted living or a nursing home – wherever the patient calls home.

In addition, if the patient reaches their final seven days, Hillcrest Hospice can also dedicate a Registered Nurse to be present with the patient for up to four hours a day. This RN care does not require a symptom and is simply placed in order to provide the highest intensity of end-of-life care possible – to fulfill the Hillcrest mission. For more info, call (402) 934-2282 or click the contact us button below.