The Center For Hope Hospice & Palliative Care, known for its work with
the terminally ill since 1983, is now a licensed home care agency, offering home health services for non-terminally ill patients.
We've added "Palliative Care" to our name as an expansion of the mission of hospice to address the needs of individuals outside of the six-month life expectancy parameter. This change represents the willingness of Center For Hope Hospice & Palliative Care to share its expertise in the area of palliative care for the terminally ill and offer consultative services regarding an interdisciplinary approach to
symptom management for patients with a debilitating chronic disease.
The Center For Hope & Palliative Care Home Care program offers services to individuals who are homebound, seriously ill or in need of the assistance of visiting health professionals. The hospice experience of our home care team gives them valuable insight into treating seriously ill patients at home.
Even though home care patients are usually in a recovery phase and
have a good prognosis, they may be confronting very complex issues. These
issues can include coping with loss of independence due to physical
limitations, the fear of creating stress on other family members and even
the inevitability of their own mortality. These are difficult concerns to
express, yet part of healing involves recognizing and responding to the emotional
as well as the physical effects of an illness.
The Center For Hope Hospice &
Palliative Care, a non-profit organization, was founded in the late 1970's by the
late Peggy Coloney, R.N., and the late Father Charles Hudson, M.A.
