Hospice care in Lancaster since 2007
Call 717-537-0644
Our goal is to provide meaningful and culturally appropriate care for patients and their families. Support includes emotional and spiritual support for everyone affected by a serious illness. We are available 24/7 so you can focus on important moments with the people you love.
If you have questions, call us for a no-obligation consultation. We’re here to be a trusted advisor for patients, families and medical professionals.
What Is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is a type of healthcare that aims to reduce suffering and promote comfort at the end of an individual’s life. Pain and any other symptoms are managed around the clock, and the hospice team focuses greatly on spiritual and emotional health as well.
The foundations of hospice include nursing care with an emphasis on managing symptoms, practical assistance, and emotional support. Caring for a loved one at home can be challenging. Our goal is to provide timely services to help your family make the most of your time together.
Services Include:
- Home medical equipment and personal supplies
- Around-the-clock access to care
- Managing pain and other symptoms to your goals
- Hospice aides to help with the tasks of daily living
- Medical social services
- Spiritual care and support
- Physical, occupational, dietary, and speech therapies
- Support from volunteers
- Respite care (relief) for family caregivers –Â Short-term relief
- Ongoing Grief counseling for the patient, family, and friends
Hospice has four levels of care, carried out by a team of professionals to ensure dignity and comfort at the end of an individual’s life. Care is provided wherever you call home, whether it be a hospital, nursing home, assisted living or your personal residence
Hospice is Medicare Benefit You Have Earned
Did you know that hospice is fully covered by Medicare? That’s right, you can rest assured that nursing services, medications, supplies and equipment are covered when there is a diagnosis requiring hospice care.
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Each day, hospice volunteers touch the lives of our patients and their families. Whether reading to a patient, preparing a meal for a family or cleaning up around the house, each gesture makes a meaningful impact on those we serve.
