Hospice Care Dignity Hospice Care

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Narrative

Hospice is not a place. Hospice care takes place wherever the need exists — usually the patient’s home. About 70 percent of hospice care takes place where the patient lives. 

A hospice team—doctor, nurse, hospice aide, chaplain, social worker, volunteer—brings clinical, compassionate hospice care to people wherever they live.  When the patient is at home, the team comes to the home. They provide pain management and symptom control as well as personal care. The team also provides caregiver education. They give emotional and spiritual support to the patient and their loved ones.

Service Types

• Hospice

Program Type

• Health Care

Populations Served

• Cancer
• Developmental Disability
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Heart Disorder
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Leukemia
• Liver Disease
• Physical Disabilities
• Respiratory Disorders

Ages Served

• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Accessibility Features

• Services at Home

Additional Information

• Fees: MassHealth, Medicare, Private Insurance