Why Choose HospiceCare?
In a recent National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization survey, 99% of caregivers who responded said they would recommend HospiceCare to others. Here’s why:
- Our individualized, patient and family-centered care is based on the principles of comfort, dignity and choice.
- Our board certified hospice and palliative physicians and fully credentialed interdisciplinary teams of nurses, nursing assistants, chaplains, social workers, and counselors make house calls and are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so patients can receive professional medical, emotional, and spiritual support in the familiar comfort of their homes.
- We offer the most extensive range of specialized end-of-life care options available in our community, enabling patients of all ages with any life-limiting diagnosis to benefit from effective pain and symptom relief earlier in the disease process.
- Intensive around-the-clock care is available at the HospiceCare Center or where patients reside to manage pain and symptoms in crisis situations.
- Our 300+ highly trained volunteers offer extra assistance and complementary therapies such as massage, music, art, pet and aroma therapy to enhance comfort and peace.
- Our experienced counselors guide and support patients’ family and friends as they prepare for and cope with the death of someone important to them. This includes up to 13-months of individual or family counseling.
- We offer a large variety of grief support groups to help children, teens and adults work through the process of integrating grief into their lives at their own pace—whether or not their loved one was our patient.
- We provide educational resources and presentations on end-of-life matters that are tailored to meet specific individual or organizational needs.
- HospiceCare is a nonprofit organization that is generously supported by our community, enabling terminally ill patients to receive care regardless of their ability to pay and extensive educational and grief support options for everyone in the community.
Photos by Bill O'Hara
“Hospice saved all of us tremendous unhappiness and fear around our daughter’s disease and dying. I could never express totally my gratitude and admiration for all involved. A great peace of mind surrounds her last months, and we feel blessed.”
— HospiceCare family member