Franciscan Hospice House

An inpatient hospice house operated by Franciscan Health on the south side of Indianapolis.

Located in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Short answer

Franciscan Hospice House is a hospice provider at 8414 Franciscan Lane, Indianapolis, 46237, in Marion County.

Location and contact

Community	Franciscan Hospice House
Care type	Hospice
Address	8414 Franciscan Lane, Indianapolis, 46237
County	Marion County
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

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Indianapolis in context

Indianapolis holds the metro's oldest and most varied senior-housing stock, much of it built for aging in place in neighborhoods that predate the suburban boom. Eskenazi Health and IU Health's Methodist, Riley and University campuses anchor discharge planning downtown and near-north, while Community Health Network and Franciscan Health cover the east and south sides.

Other hospice options near Indianapolis

Majestic Care of Southport — Indianapolis
Community Nursing & Rehabilitation — Indianapolis
AseraCare Hospice Care, an Amedisys Company — Indianapolis
Heart to Heart Hospice — Indianapolis
Brighton Hospice Indianapolis — Indianapolis
Compassus Indianapolis — Indianapolis

Listing details verified 2026-07-21 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions families ask

Who has to report suspected elder abuse in Indiana?

Indiana is a mandatory-reporting state: anyone who suspects neglect, battery, or exploitation of an endangered adult (18 or older, incapacitated, and harmed or threatened) is required to report it, not just healthcare or facility staff.

My parent is being discharged from an Indianapolis hospital in 72 hours. What now?

Ask the case manager for the discharge plan in writing, confirm whether your parent was admitted as an inpatient or held under observation status (only inpatient stays count toward Medicare's skilled-nursing benefit), and ask which facilities have actually accepted the referral -- not just which ones were contacted.

Does Medicare pay for a nursing home stay after a hospitalization?

Medicare covers a limited skilled-nursing-facility stay only after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, for rehabilitation, not long-term placement. Time spent under observation status does not count, even after multiple nights in a hospital bed -- ask the hospital directly which status applies.

Location and contact

Indianapolis in context

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