HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES - NINA K. MILLER HOSPICARE RESIDENCE | HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Home-like atmosphere with a flexible approach for patient/family needs for those: whose caregivers can no longer care for them who live alone without adequate support who no longer have a place to liveStaffing: Hospice medical director is available for consultation if the patient's physician is unable to visit. round-the-clock personal care and attention volunteers prepare meals and provide companionshipResidence residents receive the same hospice team services as those living at home.
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Physical Address
172 E King Rd, Ithaca City, NY 14850
Hours
24 hours
Website
Application process
Primary physician referral
Fee
Sliding fee; insurance and Medicare/ Medicaid reimbursable
Eligibility
Hospicare patients who need more support than is available in their homes.
Agency info
HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Hospicare & Palliative Care Services serves residents of Tompkins and Cortland counties.Palliative care program provides specialized medical care that focuses on relieving symptoms and stress at any stage of a serious illness. The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses, and other specialists who work together with a patient's other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. makes people comfortable in the last six months of their lives services are provided in homes, in acute and chronic care facilities, and at agency six-bed residence. Following a patient's death, supporting the family with 13 months of bereavement services. bereavement support services to anyone in our service area who is grieving the death of a loved one, whether or not they died on hospice.