Programs
Patient & Family

A medical hospice accepts patients in the last six months of their lives and requires that curative treatments be discontinued. A medical hospice provides palliative care, striving to make the patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible in their final days.

Hospice Caring volunteers offer free practical and emotional support to terminally ill children and adults with a prognosis of twelve months or less. Patients may continue their curative treatment while receiving our services.

Our volunteers are committed to providing care that promotes quality of life.  They add life to their patient's final days by providing:

• support and advocacy

• companionship and practical care

• assistance with household tasks and errands

• transportation to doctor and treatment appointments

• and by being a friend and companion in their time of greatest need

How do I begin receiving this care? 

The patient or family member will contact Hospice Caring by phone.  One of our coordinators will determine if the patient is hospice-appropriate.  A short, in-person interview will be arranged, and a volunteer will be assigned. We at Hospice Caring work hard to match the volunteer with the patient so that the time spent together is comfortable and appreciated by both parties.

What happens after…

Volunteers will continue to provide support.  Bereavement volunteers will check in with the family and can provide information about support groups, counselors, and community resources.  No one will have to face their grief alone.  See Adult Bereavement and Children's Bereavement.