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Hospice and Palliative Care Program

Mission: To dedicate ourselves to listening with heart to the life experiences of our patients and their loved ones. With deep compassion, gentle humor, and caring professional support, guide them towards a peaceful acceptance of their lives and losses together as we journey their end of life path.

Our certified therapy dog "Izzy"

Our certified therapy dog "Izzy"

Purpose:
     To address the patients' safety, physiological and psychological needs in a patient plan of care.

     To address comprehensive quality patient and family centered care in the patient's place of
      residence.

     To provide home health services that promote the patient's value of life by providing those
       services in the most appropriate home care program.

     To provide support and care for persons in the final stages of life so they may live in comfort and
      dignity surrounded by the presence of their family, friends, and care givers through the hospice
      program.

The Hospice and Palliative Care Program is certified by the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and the New York State Department of Health. It is the only certified hospice program in Washington County. Services are provided in the patient's place of residence whether it be a home, nursing home, or at a hospital if admitted. Care is provided under the supervision of a physician and the multi-disciplinary team who meet three times a week to follow-up on care giving issues.

SERVICES AVAILABLE:  
Nursing Medical Supplies Medical Social Work Pastoral Care
Home Health Aides Physical Therapy Bereavement Respiratory Care
Personal Care Occupational Therapy Audiology Pharmaceutical Service
Housekeeper Speech Therapy Nutritional Service
Inpatient Services Psychological Service Physician Services Clinical Lab Service
 
 
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