Hospice Medical Director​

Hospice Deputy Medical Director​

• Responsible for the palliation and management of the client’s terminal illness and related conditions.​

Pt’s Primary Care Physician 

• If the patient wants to keep their PCP the PCP will work with the Hospice Medical Directors and the rest of the team to coordinate care for the patient.

Our Pharmacy: Enclara ​

• If a med is needed within 24 hours, a local pharmacy may be used.​
• Even though the point of hospice isn’t to cure conditions, medicine is still very important for helping patients manage their pain and other symptoms. ​

• Works under the direction of the Nurse Case Manger to provide appropriate care to patients​.
• The duties of a hospice aide include the provision of hands-on personal care, performance of simple procedures as an extension of nursing or therapy services.

Registered Nurse (RN)​

• Primary contact with the patient and family​
• Provides skilled nursing services
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)​ works under the direction of the RN ​

• Provides service in accordance with agency policy and nursing standards of practice. ​

Nursing services are available 24 hours per day, seven days per week

Provides psychosocial support to patients and their families.​

• Master in Social Work (MSW)​
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)​

Volunteers:​

• Companion ​
• Respite ​
• Vigil  ​
• Bereavement ​

Volunteer Program:​

• Hospice volunteer programs are monitored continually to ensure they meet the needs of  clients and the hospice program. Hours of service provided by volunteers are tracked, monitored, and reported.

Chaplain or Spiritual Caregivers 

“Spirituality is the aspect of humanity that refers to the way individuals seek and express meaning and purpose and the way they experience their connectedness to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, and to the significant or sacred.”​

              ~ Christina Pulchaski, MD​

• In-person/remote spiritual support to patients and families ​
• Available 24/7, and included in the interdisciplinary plan of care. 

Additional Therapies

• ​Physical Therapists​
• Occupational Therapists​
• Speech Therapists​
• Massage Therapists ​

Therapy services are an integral part of the interdisciplinary scope of services offered, providing services as determined by therapy-specific assessments and per physician orders.