Patient Care

ospice provides expert medical treatment and compassionate support to individuals and families facing terminal illness. As a patient's medical care shifts from curative towards comfort, we can help provide critical support to both the patient and family, increasing the quality of life for all.

Our Hospice team members are experts in symptom management and pain control, as well as emotional and spiritual support.  They work closely with individuals, their doctors and families to create a plan of care that reflects the patient's end-of-life wishes.

Hospice of Queen Anne’s hallmark is its compassionate, caring staff which is committed to providing services of the highest standards and by utilizing industry best practices.  In client surveys, 100% of people who have received Hospice services would recommend Hospice to others who need such services.

Hospice of Queen Anne’s provides a team approach that includes a medical director, nurses, home health aides, special therapists, physical therapy, occupational therapy for basic day-to-day functions, speech therapy to aid in eating functions, nutritional therapy, a pharmacist, a social worker, and a chaplain.

Hospice care is available to residents of all ages in Queen Anne’s County whose life expectancy is measured in months rather than years, no matter what the cause of illness.  People with advanced stages of cancer, lung disease, heart disease, AIDS, dementia, and other illnesses may be appropriate for hospice care.  The individual and their family must be aware of the diagnosis and prognosis, and along with their physician, must agree with the hospice concept of care. Eligible patients receive care regardless of their financial resources.

Hospice Team

Our Medical Director is a physician working in consultation with a patient’s primary physician to meet individual needs for medical care;

Hospice-trained Registered Nurses provide skilled assessment of a patient’s condition, 24 hour on-call availability, pain and symptom control, and family/caregiver education to address the patient’s physical needs;

Home Health Aides provide personal care and assistance with caregiving tasks;

A Medical Social Worker provides emotional support and counseling to cope with the impact of a terminal illness, assessment of patient and family needs, and liaison with community agencies;

Therapists provide physical, occupational, speech and dietary services as needed;

A Chaplain provides spiritual and emotional support and acts as a liaison with the religious community;

Volunteers provide companionship and caregiving for patients and family members.  They can also offer a few hours respite care to enable family members the opportunity to go shopping or take a break, provide transportation for medical appointments, or give assistance with light homemaking tasks.  They additionally make available vigil services, nearly around the clock as the end nears, to support both the patient and his or her family in their final hours.

Bereavement counseling is a source of individual and family support through home visits and telephone contacts, resource materials on loss and grief, grief management support groups, memorial services, school-based grief groups and bereavement camps for children and families.