Description: Provides palliative/comfort care for terminally ill patients. Support for families and caregivers. Care is provided by physician-directed teams of nurses, social workers, home health aides, physical therapists, chaplains, dietitians, volunteers, and bereavement specialists.Services focus on quality of life to provide: Comfort care that focuses on pain and symptom management Case management that ensures continuity of care in and outside the home Psychosocial support and linkages to community services Personal assistance for patients and caregivers On-call RN 24-hours a day, seven days a week Individual and group bereavement support during the grieving process Hospice care may be provided in anyone's residence, whether it is a private home, nursing facility, or assisted living facility
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