Hospice focuses on delivering customized care based on the needs of individual patients, their families and their caregivers. An interdisciplinary team designs a unique plan of care for every patient and adapts as needed.

Physical Care:

• Under the direction of a physician, we use sophisticated methods of pain and symptom control that enable our patients to live as fully and comfortably as possible. Our interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and physical therapists works together to provide optimal and truly individual care.

• Our clinical team, highly trained in the hospice tradition, provides around the clock nursing to ensure the best medical care for the unique and individual needs our patients.

• Physical therapists help patients to stay limber and give gentle massages, from foot rubs to full body treatments. They may also offer art and music therapy.

• Occupational therapists increase our patients' physical independence and help them adjust to new challenges.

• Our nutritionist assures appropriate and good nutrition, which contributes to the quality of a good life. Accordingly, we are able to accommodate most specific dietary requirements of our residents.

Spiritual Care:

• A team of clergy of all denominations is available to any resident who desires spiritual guidance in the last phase of life.

• Medical social workers assist residents and their families in resolving social, emotional, and financial problems and work as a liaison with other community resources.

• Volunteers, specially trained to assist hospice patients, provide friendship, companionship, and nurturing care.

Other Services:

• We also provide short-term respite care for patients, so that families/caregivers may have some rest.
• Pain and symptom management.
• Home Health Aides for personal care.
• Nutritional, physical, occupational and speech therapies are incorporated to facilitate care.
• Instructional in-patient care is provided for family members and other caregivers.