Coordinated Hospice Care in Your Facility
While many Hospice of Southern Maine participants receive care in their homes, the Hospice assisted living and nursing home program enables us to bring our particular expertise to residents of area facilities. The program's purpose is to allow residents in the advanced stages of illness to remain in familiar and supportive surroundings while receiving palliative (comfort-focused) care. Hospice enhances the specialized expertise of the nursing, assisted living and home team with the special care, emotional support and guidance residents and their families need during this distressing time.
This program is available for any Cumberland or York County Hospice eligible patient, in facility, with advanced, end-stage illness. The following guidelines may indicate the need for the program:
Frequent doctor visits with related complications
Frequent emergency room visits or hospital admissions in the past year
Deteriorating functional or physical status
Hospice of Southern Maine serves assisted living and nursing homes throughout Cumberland and York Counties.
Admission is based on medical need, not the ability to pay. Insurance coverage is available through most third party insurers, including Medicare and MaineCare.
For further information, simply call the Hospice of Southern Maine Assisted Living and Nursing Home Team at (207) 289-3640