Pediatric Palliative Care Program – Merrimack Valley Tufts Medicine Care at Home

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Narrative

Tufts Medicine Care at Home, the leader in hospice care, provides comfort care and palliative services to patients facing life-limiting illnesses. Whether patients are at home, in a hospital, a long-term care facility, an assisted living facility, or in our Merrimack Valley Hospice House, our expert staff offer physical, spiritual and emotional care specific to those nearing the end of life. Bereavement support and counseling is also offered to families and loved ones.

Hospice care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of medical directors, nurses, therapists, counselors, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers. Together, they provide the highest quality care with compassion and commitment to patients and families.

Palliative care is a medical specialty that focuses on the relief of pain and other symptoms to improve the quality of life for patients with an advanced illness. Palliative
care can help patients of all ages, at any point in their illness and it can be provided along with curative treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation.

Palliative care is especially beneficial to patients with advanced cancer, cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, kidney failure, Alzheimer’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Service Types

• Family Support
• Nursing

Program Type

• Case Management
• Counseling
• Medical
• Personal Care
• Respite
• Support Groups

Populations Served

• Blood disorders
• Cancer
• Chromosome Disorders
• Genetic Disorders
• Leukemia
• Sickle Cell Disease

Ages Served

• 5 - 8
• 9 - 13
• 14 - 18

Additional Information

• Fees: MassHealth, Private Insurance