Hospice


Hospice is a comprehensive, medically directed, team-oriented program of care that emphasizes pain control and symptom management rather than curative treatment. It follows the diagnosis of a terminal illness that no longer responds to routine medical care. The hospice team is comprised of physicians, pharmacists registered nurses, social workers, chaplains, certified nursing assistants, bereavement counselors and volunteers.

Hospice offers patients and their loved ones a choice of medical care that treats the person, not the disease; focuses on the family, not the individual; and emphasizes the quality of life, not duration. In most cases, hospice care allows people with terminal illnesses and their families to remain together in the comfort and dignity of their own homes.

All Hospice programs are licensed by state health departments and are Medicare certified. A certified hospice is eligible for Medicare payment and, in some states, for Medicaid payment for hospice services.

Hospice care is based on the needs of the family, not on ability to pay. Hospice care is covered by the Medicare hospice benefit, as well as by many private insurance plans, HMOs, PPOs, VA, and CHAMPUS.

Hospice delivers several levels of care in the most comfortable environment for the patient:


Home Care


Home Care is appropriate when a person prefers to stay home, but needs ongoing care that cannot easily or effectively be provided solely by family and friends. Before receiving home care, a specific plan of treatment is designed by a physician, nurse and/or medical social worker in cooperation with the people who will provide the care.

At Beverly Home Care, we have built a team of skilled professionals whose expertise covers a variety of home health needs. All Beverly Home Care professionals are devoted to providing flexible, individualized care with compassion.

Depending on the needs of the individual, a tailored home heath care program is developed and may include any of the following:



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