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Hospice care in La Verkin, Utah
La Verkin and Hurricane sit side by side on the bench above the Virgin River, far enough east that families here have learned to expect a wait for anything medical. We run this end of the valley as a regular route, weekends included.
10/10 Medicare Hospice Care Index
Locally owned, team of 10
Same-day admissions
Serving La Verkin families at home
A lot of the homes we visit in La Verkin are older, on larger lots, with family nearby — close to an ideal hospice situation. What families need from us is not to take over but to make it workable: the right bed and equipment, teaching on how to reposition someone safely and give a comfort medication, and a nurse who answers when something changes.
We also cover the communities strung out along the river from here — Toquerville, Virgin, Rockville, and Springdale toward the park. If you are caring for someone out this way and wondering whether anyone actually drives this far, call and ask us directly rather than assuming.
We come to wherever home is in La Verkin: a private house, a family member’s spare room, an assisted living apartment, memory care, or a skilled nursing facility. The goal is always to avoid one more move.
Also serving nearby: Hurricane, Toquerville, Virgin, Rockville, and the Confluence Park area. Not sure whether your address is inside our service area? Call and ask — the answer is usually yes.
What La Verkin families get
- A registered nurse (RN) on call 24 hours a day — reaching our own team, not a third-party answering service, and able to come out at night.
- Certified nursing assistant (CNA) visits for bathing, grooming, and personal care, from CNAs we train in-house.
- Pain and symptom management adjusted as often as it takes, overseen by our medical director, Dr. Karen Radley. How we manage symptoms →
- Medications, equipment, and supplies related to the hospice diagnosis — delivered to your door and set up.
- Social work, chaplaincy, massage therapy, and volunteers as part of the same benefit, at no additional cost.
- Respite care so the family caregiver can rest. How respite works →
- Bereavement support for 13 months after a death, for the whole family.
What it costs in La Verkin
For most families, nothing out of pocket. Hospice is covered under Medicare Part A, and Utah Medicaid and most private insurance plans cover it on similar terms. We verify your coverage and give you the numbers in writing before anything is signed. See exactly what is and isn’t covered →
Not sure it’s time yet?
That is the most common place families in La Verkin start, and it is the right question to ask early rather than late. We wrote a plain-English guide to the signs, the first 48 hours, and how hospice differs from palliative care. Read: how do I know when it’s time? →
Why families here choose us
Ten out of ten, and no phone tree
Every hospice bills Medicare the same daily rate. What differs is how often somebody actually comes to the house — which is exactly what Medicare’s Hospice Care Index measures.
Locally owned, ten people
Staffing decisions are made here in Southern Utah, by people who also go out on visits. You will know your nurse by name.
Nights and weekends
After-hours calls reach our own nurse — and a nurse will come out. Fewer emergency room trips at 2am.
Hospice care in La Verkin, starting today
Admissions happen seven days a week, including evenings. Call and we will come out and explain everything — free, and with no obligation.