Hospice care
Hospice services are available to people who can no longer benefit from curative treatment. The typical hospice patient has a life expectancy of six months or less. Many hospice patients receive care at home.
Hospices are designed to provide sensitive support for people in the final phase of a terminal illness. Hospice care works to help them carry on an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality at home or in a home-like setting.
Services are provided by a team of trained professionals who provide medical care and support services not only to the patient but to the entire family. Both the patient and his or her family are routinely included in the decision-making process.
Referrals to hospice can be made by a doctor or other health-care professional, clergy, family member or friend. Each hospice program has its own admission criteria. Hospice is a covered benefit under many private insurance plans, and it also is a covered Medicaid benefit.
For additional information on hospice care, contact:
National Hospice Organization
1901 North Moire Street, Suite 901
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Toll free: (800) 658-8898 (Hospice Help Line)
Virginia Association for Hospices, Inc.
P.O. Box 632
Wytheville, Virginia 24382-0632
Phone: (540) 686-6448
Fax: (540) 686-6006
Hospice resources
The following list provides contact information for hospice resources available to residents in Central Virginia.
Bon Secours Hospice
Phone: (804) 627-5360
Toll free: (866) 664-6344
CMH Community Hospice
Phone: (434) 447-3151
Crater Community Hospice
Phone: (804) 526-4300
Hospice of Central Virginia
Phone: (804) 281-0451
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Hospice
Phone: (804) 675-5387
IVNA Noah's Children
Phone: (804) 355-7100
Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.
Phone: (757) 473-8450
Toll free: (866) 473-8450
Virginia Association for Hospices
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
