Hospice Care in Greater Somerset, Massachusetts
Hanover Hospice is specially trained in end-of-life health care. We are available on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to meet your hospice care needs. A licensed nurse answers calls after business hours. We do not use an answering service.
What is hospice care?
Hospice care is health care when a person is expected to live six months or less because of a terminal illness. A physician or doctor determines if hospice is an option, including the family with the decision and planning.
Hospice is not treatment to cure the condition. It is comfort care for end of life. Often palliative care, or care to reduce pain, happens with hospice care to help provide the best quality of life. A person’s attending physician can continue to care for their patient during hospice.
Hospice occurs wherever the person lives; it can be at home or at a nursing or assisted living facility.
Hanover Hospice works with the family and physicians to provide the best hospice care.
At Hanover Hospice, we are specially trained in end-of-life health care. Available and on-call 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, we are here to meet your needs. After business hours a licensed nurse answers calls to offer the best hospice care; we do not use an answering service.
Our levels of care are based on the four categories of health care available under the Medicare Hospice Benefit.
- Routine Hospice Care
- General Inpatient Care
- Continuous Home Care
- Inpatient Respite Care
We serve the Greater Somerset, MA, area. Communities include:
- Fall River
- Somerset
- Swansea
- Westport
- Dartmouth
- Assonet
- Freetown
- Dighton
- Rehoboth
- Berkley
- Gardner
- And more
Call (508) 675-7583 to inquire about Hanover Hospice care services in your community.
We treat all patients and their families with dignity and respect. We promote comfort and quality of life according to each individual’s wishes and needs. Hanover Hospice welcomes the opportunity to serve all patients. We are a preferred provider for most major insurances, including Medicare MassHealth/Medicaid.