We are all just walking each other home. - Ram Dass

Hospice care is available for individuals with a life limiting illness when their provider believes they have a life expectancy of six months or less. At this time focus of the care has shifted to comfort and symptom management.

To speak with someone on the hospice team regarding in home or inpatient hospice benefits, you or a member of your care team can contact Northern Light Home Care & Hospice at (800) 757-3326.

• Manages the patient’s pain and symptoms
• Assists the patient with the emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of dying
• Provides medicines, medical supplies, and equipment related to the patient’s diagnosis
• Teaches caregivers on how to care for the patient
• Provides special services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and supportive therapies
• Provides short-term inpatient care when pain or symptoms become too difficult to manage at home or in a hospital setting
• Provides a 5-day respite inpatient stays per month, to support caregivers
• Offers 13 months of bereavement care and counseling to surviving family and friends.

• Curative treatment and prescriptions unrelated to the qualifying diagnosis or significant comorbidities
• Life prolonging treatments
• In home 24/7 caregiver services
• Emergency Room visits and hospital admissions
• Lab tests and imaging

Hospice care is provided “wherever you call home”. The most common place to receive hospice care is at a personal residence, understanding that hospice does not provide 24/7 care and the patient will need alternative caregiver support. The interdisciplinary hospice team supports and supplements the care provided in a home setting. Hospice care is also frequently provided in long term care and residential placement settings, assisted living communities, and inpatient units.

Medicare and Medicaid cover 100% of hospice care.  Many insurance plans have a hospice benefit included in their coverage.  If you do not have insurance or are not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid, our staff may be able to provide assistance in identifying resources. Northern Light Home Care & Hospice provides care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Eligibility and qualification can be discussed further with Northern Light Home Care & Hospice Intake at 1-800-757-3326.