Hospice is comfort care focused on the patient and family.  It gives persons the time to complete life’s works – forgiving, seeking forgiveness, sharing love and saying goodbye – by freeing the patient from pain, loneliness and despair.  Hospice should neither hasten nor delay death.

For more information on hospice care and anwers to questions frequently asked about hospice, see the following links:

• What is Hospice?
• Hospice is a business - who works for the hospice?
• Are hospice companies regulated?
• Who can receive hospice services?
• Who pays for hospice care?
• Why should I choose hospice services and when is it time for hospice services?
• Are all hospice companies the same?
• How do I find the right hospice company?
• Where is hospice care provided?
• What are the signs of a poor quality hospice company?
• What makes a GOOD hospice company GOOD?