Our hospice care team offers the following services:
- Nursing care
- Assistance with personal care, meals and light housekeeping
- Social work services
- Spiritual counseling
- Volunteer support
- Nutritional counseling
- Physical, speech and occupational therapies
- Medication to maximize comfort
- Oxygen, medical equipment and supplies
- 24-hour on-call service
- Bereavement support and grief counseling
- Massage therapy (may not be covered by insurance)
1. Hospice is not just for the last few days or weeks of life. You should ask your loved one’s doctor whether a curative treatment will work and what impact it will have.
2. Hospice isn’t a “place” — it’s a type of care. Hospice care is typically delivered in the patient’s own home, in Assisted Living or in Skilled Nursing.
3. The patient need not be homebound to receive hospice care — the goal is to remain as independent as possible.
4. Hospice isn’t a financial burden — services are covered by Medicare Part A, Medicaid, and many private insurance providers.
5. Hospice won’t shorten life — it seeks to improve the patient’s quality of life and allow dying to take place naturally and without pain.
If you have a compassionate heart to help those in their greatest time of need, volunteering for hospice is rewarding in a very special way. Volunteers can work directly with patients and families, or support the administrative office. Visit our Volunteer page to learn more.