Home Care Program
The home care team provides hospice services in the patient's own home or that of a family member or friend. Usually there is someone living with the patient acting as the primary caregiver. Sometimes the primary caregiver is a son or daughter and does not live with the patient. If the patient is safe to remain in their home, the hospice team will work with the patient and family members to develop a plan, should the patient not be safe in their own home at some time in the future.In addition to the team members who visit and provide care to the patient and family, hospice covers the cost of medications prescribed for the terminal illness and arrange delivery of those medications to the patient's home, as well as any needed equipment such as hospital beds, commodes, oxygen, etc.
Old Colony Hospice has contracts with 5 local hospitals for in-patient hospice care. These hospitals include:
- Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Milton Hospital
- New England Sinai Hospital
- Quincy Hospital
- Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Nursing Home Program
Did you know that your loved one in a nursing home or an assisted living facility can receive hospice care? These facilities are viewed as the patient's home. Our nursing home team provides hospice care to residents in these facilities and works closely with the staff members there to provide the same care they would receive in a private home. This includes nursing visits to ensure symptom management, social workers, hospice aides, volunteers, bereavement and spiritual care. In addition, we pay for the cost of the medications prescribed for the terminal illness and the equipment your loved one needs.We have contracts with many nursing homes within our service area, and we are always able to establish a contract with a new facility if you request Old Colony Hospice to provide care. For more information about specific facilities, please call our office at 781-341-4145.
