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Narrative

Hospice is a type of health care that focuses on the relief of a terminally ill person's distress and symptoms. We attend to their emotional and spiritual needs during the final stages of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. Hospice care provides an alternative to therapies focused on life-prolonging measures that may be difficult, be likely to cause more symptoms, or are not aligned with a person’s goals.

Hospices care for people where they live. Although some hospice care is provided in hospitals, in-hospice facilities or nursing homes, most patients are cared for in the place they call home. Home is where most people would prefer to be. Hospice provides all medications, services, and equipment necessary. Hospice also offers bereavement care (grief support) for up to 13 months.

Palliative care services may include:

• Pain and symptom management
• Care coordination with your current doctors and anyone else who is part of your healthcare team
• Help with the development of your plan of care
• Practical help with the completion of insurance forms and with making decisions about options for your care and/or housing
• Help with advance directives and POLST’s
• Spiritual care, if desired

Service Types

• Family Support
• Hospice
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Physical Therapy

Program Type

• Information/Referral

Populations Served

• All Disabilities
• Deaf
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Pain
• Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

• Birth to 3
• 3 - 4
• 5 - 8
• 9 - 13
• 14 - 18
• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Accessibility Features

• Services at Home

Additional Information

• Fees: Free Service, Medicare, Private Insurance