Hospice Care

Hospice care is personalized care.  Personalized care means each patient has a compassionate and knowledgeable Hospice Care Team that works with them, their family and personal physician to address their physical, spiritual and  emotional needs. Our goal is to help our patients live fully, completely and comfortably for as long as they are able.

How services are provided by each hospice team member

*    The Patient's Physician will continue to direct
     their patient's care.

*    The Hospice Medical Director will work with the
     patient's physician and oversee the hospice care.

*    A Registered Nurse will make regular visits to provide hands-on care,
     teach family or friends to be caregivers and manage pain and other
     symptoms.  A nurse is available for emergency response 24 hours a day,
     every day. Families and patient's are not alone.

*    Certified Home Health Aides will provide personal care and assist with
     activities of daily living.

*    Social Workers will focus on the emotional, financial and social stresses
     associated with terminal illness. 

*    A Chaplain will provide pastoral care sensitive to each family and patient's
     unique spiritual needs and desires. 

*    Volunteers will provide companionship for patients, and necessary breaks
     for caregivers. 

*    Bereavement Coordinators will meet the needs of the family (children too)
     for at least one year after their loved one's death.