Hospice

Hospice offers support and services to those diagnosed with a terminal illness and their families. Hospice care is available to terminally ill patients who are no longer receiving treatment for the cure of their disease and who have a life expectancy of six months or less. Hospice is usually provided in a patient’s home where family, friends, and significant others can be with the dying person. Hospice maximizes the quality of life by providing physical, psychosocial, and spiritual care. Our goal is to keep the individual comfortable during this phase of life.

Hospice is available to persons of all ages. Referrals can be made by family members, friends, clergy, or health professionals. Neither hospice patients nor their families are directly charged for hospice care. The hospice team is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to help the patient and family meet the needs and challenges of terminal illness in the caring, supportive environment of their home.