Wilkes-Barre Hospice

Everyone we serve has a unique story. Our promise is to help patients find peace and comfort at the conclusion of their story.

Our Medicare-certified care includes practical and emotional support for family and loved ones at each step of the journey. Call us to learn how hospice enables you to make the most of your time together.

• 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
  • Management of complex pain and other symptoms
  • Hospice aide for personal care and light homemaking
  • Medical social services
  • Spiritual care and support
  • Physical, occupational, dietary, and speech therapies
  • Support from volunteers
  • Short-term inpatient respite care (relief) for family caregivers
  • 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.

  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.

  Your Benefits Include:

  • 24/7 access to care
  • Home medical equipment, medication and personal care supplies
  • Managing pain and other symptoms to your goals
  • Care coordinated with your doctor
  • Hospice aides to help with the tasks of daily living
  • Physical therapy and other therapy services
  • Spiritual care and support
  • Respite care (relief) for family caregivers
  • Ongoing grief support

  Care is provided wherever you call home, whether it be a hospital, nursing home, assisted living or your personal residence

  Where to Begin

  • Is it the Right Time for Hospice?
  • Hospice FAQ
  • Hospice vs Palliative Care

  

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