Hospice Care: It's About How You Live
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Hospice is not a place but a philosophy of care that focuses on palliative/comfort care, not cure and on the quality of life, not on the duration. Hospice is for people with a progressive, life limiting disease and their families/caregivers. Care and supportive services are brought to the patient, whether they live in a personal residence, assisted living or nursing home setting, and help to make each day the best that it can be. By bringing the care to you, patients and families can focus on being together.
Under the direction of a physician, hospice uses advanced methods of palliative care- pain and symptom management - that enables the patient to live as comfortably as possible.
About Hunterdon Hospice
Founded in 1979, Hunterdon Hospice is a Medicare-certified, non-profit organization providing hospice care to individuals in Hunterdon County and the bordering communities of Mercer, Warren and Somerset counties.
Hunterdon Hospice is licensed in the state of NJ, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and a United Way member agency.
Families coping with terminal illness need support to deal with the complex issues around end-of-life care and grief, which can begin well before someone is near death. Many cannot anticipate the needs they will have, which is where Hunterdon Hospice can be of service. We bring expertise in end-of-life care and can guide families through a maze of the complex issues that they will face as a family. Hospice care is a philosophy of care focused on comfort, not cure. We deliver hospice care through an interdisciplinary team approach that addresses the needs of the patient, family and caregiver. As experts in symptom management, Hunterdon Hospice provides comfort not only from physical but emotional and spiritual pain. We encourage patients and their families to be active participants in the decision-making process about the care that we deliver.
Each family also has unique bereavement needs during and after the death of a loved one. The team that cared for a patient continues to follow their family through a bereavement period of up to 13 months. In addition, there are other bereavement services that are available on an ongoing basis to families of hospice patients and individuals in the community who have experienced a loss.
To request more information or to speak to someone about any of or services, please contact our office.
An Interdisciplinary Team Approach
Hunterdon Hospice provides care by an interdisciplinary team of trained professionals, including:
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Social workers
- Certified Home Health Aides
- Volunteers
- Pharmacist
- Nutritionists
- Physical and Occupational Therapists
If inpatient care is required for symptom management, the hospice team can arrange for care to be provided at a contracted hospital or nursing home.
A Hospice professional is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide assistance, advice and support to patients and their families.
To request more information or to speak to someone about any of or services, please contact our office.