Nationwide Children's Hospital
Children's Hospice and Palliative Support · About this organization
What you get
Hospice care with nursing, symptom relief, supplies, emotional and spiritual help, plus round-the-clock phone and home-visit access.
How to start
Your care team sends the referral.
The details, as published
For a child with life-limiting illness and an expected lifespan under six months, provider-referred hospice offers symptom control, nursing, supplies, psychosocial, spiritual, volunteer, and bereavement support with 24/7 phone and home-visit access, regardless of ability to pay.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Children's Hospice and Palliative Support — bereavement and memorial support
For a child with life-limiting illness and an expected lifespan under six months, provider-referred hospice offers symptom control, nursing, supplies, psychosocial, spiritual, volunteer, and bereavement support with 24/7 phone and home-visit access, regardless of ability to pay.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official hospice page covers any child with a life-limiting illness. A child with B-ALL may be in scope when the separately published prognosis and caregiver conditions are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Ohio — Ohio — Ohio
- Columbus and listed regional oncology locations — Columbus and listed regional oncology locations
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
- Use the official program page or ask the Nationwide Children's care team for referral and current availability.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · 614-722-3556
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific clinical, scheduling, capacity, insurance, and location rules apply; contact the care team.
- Confirm current capacity and any unpublished referral, insurance, or scheduling rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Children's Hospice and Palliative Support · checked Aug 28, 2026