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Adams, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Compcare, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
Agawam, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Services of WesternMA, Hampden County      Click to request assistance
Attleboro, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Community Vna, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Barnstable, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- VNA Of Cape Cod, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance
Beverly, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Beacon Hospice, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Boston, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice of Boston & Greater Brockton, Suffolk County      Click to request assistance
Braintree, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Hospice Of The South Shore, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Brockton, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice Of Greater Brockton Div Of HOB, Plymouth County      Click to request assistance
Brookline, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Brookline, MA Massachusetts pain management -- EPOCH Hospice Care, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Cambridge, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Chilton House, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Cambridge, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- VNA Care Network, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Charlestown, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Beacon Hospice, Suffolk County      Click to request assistance
Chatham, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Broad Reach Hospice & Palliative Care, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance
Concord, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Emerson Hospital Hospice, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Danvers, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice Of North Shore Inc, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Danvers, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- VNA Care Newtwork & Hospice, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Dedham, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Community Services, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Everett, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Home Hospice Care Of Whidden Memorial, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Everett, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice ofMAssachusettes, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Fairhaven, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Community Nurse And Hospice Care, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Fairhaven, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Southcoast Hospitals Group, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Fall River, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Beacon Hospice, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Fall River, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice Care Of Greater Taunton, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Fall River, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Hospice Outreach Inc, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Falmouth, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice & Palliative Care Of Cape Cod, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance
Framingham, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Metrowest Homecare, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Framingham, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Metrowest Homecare And Hospice, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Gardner, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Gardner Visiting Nursing ASSN, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Gloucester, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Greycliff At Cape Ann, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Gloucester, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Visiting Nurse Association, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Gloucester, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Vna Care Network & Hospice, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Greenfield, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Hospice Of Franklin County, Franklin County      Click to request assistance
Harwich, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Care, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance
Haverhill, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Beacon Hospice, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Holyoke, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice Life Care, Hampden County      Click to request assistance
Holyoke, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Mercy Hospice, Hampden County      Click to request assistance
Hyannis, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice & Palliative Care Of Cape Cod, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance
Hyannis, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance
Lawrence, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Merrimack Valley Hospice, Essex County      Click to request assistance
Leominster, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Beacon Hospice, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Leominster, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Diversified Home Services, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Little Compton, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Hospice Outreach Inc, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Lowell, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice of Greater Lowell, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Malden, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Hallmark Health Hospice, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Malden, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hallmark Health Visiting Nurse, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Malden, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Malden, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Malden Medical Center, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Malden, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Marlborough, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Asercare Hospice, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Milton, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Fuller Village, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Needham, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Tippett Home, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Needham, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Vna Care Network & Hospice, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Newton, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Wellness Community The, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Newton, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- West River Hospice Inc, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Newtonville, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Circle Of Caring Hospice, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
North Adams, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
North Amherst, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Of The Fisher Home, Hampshire County      Click to request assistance
Northampton, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Vna & Hospice Of Cooley Dickinson, Hampshire County      Click to request assistance
Norwell, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Campus Of Caring, Plymouth County      Click to request assistance
Norwood, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Norwood, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Federation Of, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Palmer, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Quabog Valley Vna And Hospice, Hampden County      Click to request assistance
Pittsfield, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Guardian Hospice, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
Pittsfield, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Hospice Services of WesternMA Llc, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
Pittsfield, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Rosewood Homestyle Assisted Living, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
Plymouth, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Beacon Hospice, Plymouth County      Click to request assistance
Plymouth, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Cranberry Hospice, Plymouth County      Click to request assistance
Quincy, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Griswold Special Care, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Quincy, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Pedi Pathways, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Randolph, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Old Colony Hospice, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Raynham, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice Care Of Greater Taunton, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Raynham, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Hospice Outreach Inc, Bristol County      Click to request assistance
Reading, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Hospital, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Reading, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Sawtelle Family Hospice House, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Revere, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Hospice At Lighthouse, Suffolk County      Click to request assistance
Roxbury, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Beacon Hospice, Suffolk County      Click to request assistance
Roxbury Crossing, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Services ofMAssachusetts Llc, Suffolk County      Click to request assistance
Sharon, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Epoch Senior Healthcare Of Sharon, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Sheffield, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Option Institute and Fellowship the, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
Sheffield, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Sun-Rise Program, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
Shirley, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Nashoba Nursing Services, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Southborough, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Vna Care Network & Hospice, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Southborough, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Vna Care Network & Hospice, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Springfield, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Baystate Visiting Nurse Association, Hampden County      Click to request assistance
Stoneham, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Care Inc, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Stoughton, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Allegiance Hospice Care, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Stoughton, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Stoughton Town Of, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Wakefield, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Visiting Nurse Of Middlesex-East, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Waltham, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Evercare - Hospice & Palliative Care, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Wareham, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Cardinal Home Health Care Inc, Plymouth County      Click to request assistance
Wayland, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Sudbury Visiting Nurses, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Wayland, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Wayside Hospice, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Wellesley, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Asera Care Hospice, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
West Bridgewater, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Affinity Hospice Of Life, Plymouth County      Click to request assistance
West Brookfield, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Quaboag On The Common, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
West Yarmouth, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Beacon Hospice, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance
Westfield, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Noble Visiting Nurse & Hospice Services, Hampden County      Click to request assistance
Westwood, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Odyssey Healthcare, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Westwood, MA Massachusetts pain management -- VistaCare, Norfolk County      Click to request assistance
Williamstown, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, Berkshire County      Click to request assistance
Woburn, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Compassionate Care, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Woburn, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Odyssey Healthcare, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Woburn, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Vna Hospice Care, Middlesex County      Click to request assistance
Worcester, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- CentralMAss End Of Life Partnership, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Worcester, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Health Watch At Vna Care Network, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Worcester, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Holy Trinity Hospice, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Worcester, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Hospice Services of WesternMA, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Worcester, MA Massachusetts palliative care -- Notre Dame Hospice, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Worcester, MA Massachusetts care for dying -- Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Worcester, MA Massachusetts hospice care -- Umass Memorial Home Health & Hospice, Worcester County      Click to request assistance
Yarmouth Port, MA Massachusetts pain management -- Alzheimers Association Cape Cod, Barnstable County      Click to request assistance

 

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About Hospice Care

Note: Many families or their loved ones' doctors often wait too long to order hospice. Hospice is a very valuable service and should be ordered at an earlier stage of illness. Many doctors or family don't often consider hospice for Alzheimer's, degenerative old age or other debilitating illnesses where a person is going downhill fast. They should.

It is unfortunate that many people who died in a hospital emergency room or who received heroic treatments to prolong life in a hospital may have had the alternative of dying at home in familiar surroundings, with family or other loved ones at their side.

When someone is in crisis or appears to be going downhill fast but there really is no hope for recovery, family often call 911 and start a process which can result in great stress and great emotional discomfort. The loved one who is dying ends up in a hospital and may die there or be transferred to a nursing home where death eventually occurs.

When there is no longer hope for prolonging life, especially when this decision is made months in advance, hospice is usually a better alternative to other medical intervention.

Hospice is a form of palliative care for patients who are terminally ill. A commonly used definition for terminally ill patients is, "patients who have a progressive, incurable illness that will end in death despite good treatment, and who are sick enough that you would not be surprised if they died within six months."

Hospice care is a valuable service and is generally underused except for terminal cancer patients. Hospice allows for compassion and dignity in the process of dying. Most families wait too long to have their doctor prescribe hospice from Medicare. It should be considered at an earlier stage.

Hospice involves a team approach using the following providers.

  • Family caregivers;
  • The patient' s personal physician;
  • Hospice physician (or medical director);
  • Nurses;
  • Home health aides;
  • Social workers;
  • Clergy or other counselors;
  • Trained volunteers; and
  • Speech, physical, and occupational therapists, if needed.

The purpose of hospice is the following:

  • Manages the patient's pain and symptoms;
  • Assists the patient with the emotional and psychosocial and spiritual aspects of dying;
  • Provides needed medications, medical supplies, and equipment;
  • Coaches the family on how to care for the patient;
  • Delivers special services like speech and physical therapy when needed;
  • Makes short-term inpatient care available when pain or symptoms become too difficult to manage at home, or the caregiver needs respite time; and
  • Provides bereavement care and counseling to surviving family and friends.

A person can receive hospice from Medicare if he or she is

  • eligible for Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance), and
  • the doctor and the hospice medical director certify that the person is terminally ill and probably has less than six months to live, and
  • the person or a family member signs a statement choosing hospice care instead of routine Medicare covered benefits for the terminal illness, and
  • care is received from a Medicare-approved hospice program.

A person may continue to receive regular Medicare benefits from his or her customary doctors for conditions not related to the hospice condition.

 
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