Hospice of Rutherford County serves terminally ill patients and their families regardless of their ability to pay. People who are eligible may access the Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Benefit that covers all care, equipment, and medications related to the terminal illness.

Many insurance companies now offer hospice care as part of their coverage, as well. However, Hospice of Rutherford County is a nonprofit organization whose income from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance does not meet expenses. Community support is essential if Hospice is to continue to serve terminally ill patients and their families, as well as provide grief counseling for people who have lost a loved one.

Hospice relies on generous, caring people, businesses, churches, industry and foundations to support traditional Hospice home care and grief counseling programs. Families may want to designate memorials to Hospice, churches may want to contribute to the operating budget and businesses and industry may want to assist in funding a program. All contributions to Hospice are tax deductible as allowed by IRS regulations.