Homecare Hospice South, LLC DBA Legacy Hospice of the South
Medicare-certified hospice in Hattiesburg, MS
Medicare-certified87% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 2903 Arlington Loop, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Phone
- (601) 909-6105
- Listed under
- Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents, Serves assisted living residents, Experienced with dementia
- Medicare CCN
- 251690
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Medicare-certified since
- Jul 8, 2014
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 87%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 85%
- Hospice Care Index
- 8 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 60
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Forrest
What families said
From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:
| Communicated well with the family | 83% |
| Provided timely help | 81% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 93% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 91% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 83% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 87% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 85% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 8 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 97.48% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 60.9% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $18,012 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 22% |
| Assisted living | 7% |
| Nursing facilities | 71% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 13% |
| Dementia | 43% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 24% |
| Stroke | 10% |
| Other conditions | 7% |
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.
Other hospices in Hattiesburg
Enhabit HospiceMedicare-certified5★ family survey93% would definitely recommendForrest General Home Care and HospiceMedicare-certified5★ family survey92% would definitely recommendSt Joseph Hospice of Southern Mississippi, LLCMedicare-certified4★ family survey86% would definitely recommendHeart of Hospice, LLC - SouthernMedicare-certified96% would definitely recommendCompassus-HattiesburgMedicare-certified93% would definitely recommendGentivaMedicare-certified88% would definitely recommend