There are moments in life when the priority shifts — from treatment to tenderness, from cure to comfort. When that time comes, StarCare’s private pay hospice support and comfort care brings compassionate, experienced hands directly into your home. This service is designed to supplement or extend beyond what a standard insurance-covered hospice benefit provides — adding visits, hours, and a level of presence that families often wish they had but don’t know how to arrange.
If your loved one is in the final chapter of a life-limiting illness and you want more time, more support, and more peace — this is where we come in.
Our private pay hospice support is built around one goal: dignity at every step. It includes:
Pain and symptom management — Skilled clinical oversight to keep your loved one as comfortable and calm as possible.
Emotional and spiritual comfort support — A steady, empathetic presence for the patient and everyone around them.
Personal care during end-of-life care — Gentle help with bathing, repositioning, hygiene, and dignity-preserving routines.
Extra companionship and family respite — Relief for exhausted caregivers, and warm company for the patient.
Coordination with your hospice team — We work alongside your existing hospice provider, not instead of it, so nothing is duplicated and nothing is missed.
This option is often chosen by families who want more than a standard hospice benefit allows. Common reasons include:
The patient needs overnight presence that insurance won’t fund.
The family wants more frequent visits than the benefit authorizes.
A spouse or adult child is exhausted from caregiving and needs rest.
The patient is alone during parts of the day and shouldn’t be.
The family wants additional hands-on personal care at the end of life.
Because this is private pay, there are no authorizations to wait for, no visit caps, and no rigid eligibility rules. Care can begin within hours — not weeks.
Medicare’s hospice benefit covers core services: nursing, physician oversight, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, equipment, and short-term respite. What it often does not cover: extended companion hours, overnight caregivers, frequent personal care visits, and additional family relief days.
StarCare’s private pay hospice support fills that exact gap — without disturbing the Medicare benefit you already have. Think of it as the layer of care insurance simply wasn’t designed to provide.
StarCare Home Health & Hospice has been rooted in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico since 1997 — long enough to have walked beside hundreds of families at the end of life. Our credentials include BBB A+ accreditation, the Best of 2026 Award in Hobbs, a 5-Star HHCAHPS patient survey rating, and Medicare/Medicaid licensure across 12 combined federal and state licenses. These aren’t just badges — they represent a consistent, verified standard of clinical and compassionate care.
What’s the difference between hospice care and private pay hospice support?
Hospice care is the Medicare or insurance benefit that covers the core clinical services. Private pay hospice support is additional care — more hours, more presence, more hands — layered on top of that benefit.
Can we use private pay support if we’re already enrolled in hospice?
Yes — and this is the most common scenario. We coordinate with your existing hospice team.
Can someone stay overnight?
Yes. Overnight caregivers are one of the most requested services under this program.
Does the family have to be present for visits?
Not necessarily. Many families arrange support specifically so they can step away and rest.
How soon can care start?
Typically within hours of your call — not days.
Odessa, Midland, Monahans, Kermit, Andrews, Crane, Hobbs, Seminole, Lovington, Jal, Eunice, Tatum, Monument, and the surrounding communities of the Permian Basin and Eastern New Mexico.
You shouldn’t have to choose between your loved one’s comfort and your own ability to keep going. StarCare’s private pay hospice support exists so families don’t have to.
Speak with us today — no obligation, no pressure, just answers.
📞 Odessa: (432) 580-7707 | 📞 Hobbs: (575) 393-7007
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StarCare Home Health & Hospice — presence, dignity, and compassion in the place they call home.
