Home Hospice Care

When medical care cannot offer a cure, hospice care provides comfort and support for people near the end of life. The hospice team works to make the person comfortable, relieve their symptoms and pain, and preserve dignity for the entire length of their illness. 

Compassionate home hospice care in southern and mid coast Maine

We take a collaborative approach to end-of-life care. A multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, volunteers, home health aides, counselors and chaplains work together to provide each patient with specialized services that meet their unique needs. Services include:

• Respite care that allows primary caregivers to take a break
• Medication management
• IV therapy
• Education about the disease process that helps patients and family members adjust to medical changes
• Personal care and homemaking services
• Behavioral health care
• Physical, occupational and speech therapy
• Nutrition counseling
• Alternative therapies such as massage, reflexology, Reiki, acupuncture and music
• Virtual care
• Spiritual care
• Social work services
• Home health aide services
• Bereavement counseling

Our goal is to allow people living with a terminal illness to remain at home while receiving expert medical support from caring professionals. We will respect your wishes, support your comfort and dignity, educate family and caregivers, and help you remain at home through your final days.

What is the difference between home palliative care and home hospice care?

Home palliative care may be recommended for anyone living with a serious illness that limits their quality of life at home. Many patients continue healing therapy while receiving palliative care. When an illness has progressed to an advanced stage and life-prolonging care is no longer desired, home hospice care can provide compassion, care and comfort through the end of life.