In-home Support > Hospice and Palliative Care

Hospice is a special kind of care for people who have a terminal illness, their families, and their caregivers. Hospice care is extraordinary care that treats physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Hospice believes that quality of life is as important as length of life.

McLean's Hospice team includes

• nurses


• physical, occupational and speech therapists


• licenced home heath aides


• social workers


• spiritual counselors


• specially trained volunteers who provide social support and an enlarged sense of community caring

McLean Hospice specializes in

• pain and symptom management


• supporting the emotional needs of patients and families


• provision of spiritual support


• complimentary treatments such as massage, Reiki, and music therapy


• bereavement support groups

McLean Hospice is dedicated to improving the comfort of patients and their families as they journey through end of life. The McLean Hospice team prides itself on creating order out of chaos.

Calling McLean Hospice can be an indication of great hope-for satisfying days, fear-free nights and the richness of time together surrounded by a supportive team. Consider calling McLean Hospice early in your end-of-life journey so we can make a difference in the way you and your loved one live.

McLean Hospice can provide support across a continuum. Many patients stay in their own homes. In addition, McLean Hospice cares for patients residing in local assisted living and nursing home facilities.

Hospice nurses are available to you 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year.

Payment

All or part of Hospice services may be covered by private insurance or prepaid health plans. Medicare has special Hospice benefits for individuals who are patients in a Medicare certified Hospice program (like McLean). Should funds become exhausted, donations from individual, religious, business, corporate and civic organizations are available to help cover the cost of services provided to Hospice patients and families.

Entering Our Hospice Program

Referrals to Hospice may be made by the patient's attending physician, by a hospital social worker or discharge planner, or directly by the patient, a family member or friend. Those wishing to make a referral should contact McLean's Home Care Intake Department at 658-3950. A representative will discuss the nature of Hospice care and arrange for a visit by a nurse. If a hospital consultation is requested by the physician, Hospice will make arrangements for a nurse to visit the hospital.

Please call (860) 658-3950 for more information, or to make a referral.

Click here for more resources and common questions about Hospice.

McLean does not discriminate in admission to its programs or in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.