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Hospice Care

Caring for you and your loved one, leading with compassion

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Mount Carmel Hospice provides expert treatment, counseling, and care for patients and their families who are facing a life-limiting illness. Through careful attention to relieving pain and discomfort, as well as the emotional and spiritual issues patients and families face, we provide compassionate end-of-life care with an understanding, private and empathetic sense that’s unique to each patient and family.

The Mount Carmel Hospice team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, aides, trained volunteers, and chaplains who work with the attending physician to develop a care plan that’s based on patient choice, careful implementation, and daily communication.

While we most often provide hospice care in the home, we also make it available to patients who reside in assisted living centers and nursing homes. When our patients need more intense medical care for short periods, we provide inpatient hospice care in the acute palliative care units at Mount Carmel East, Grove City, and St. Ann’s as well.

At Mount Carmel, hospice services are as comprehensive as they are compassionate. Our team is available around the clock to provide almost everything you need physically, spiritually, and emotionally as you get the care and treatment you deserve.

Learn more about our Hospice Services

The word hospice can bring up a lot of fear and anxiety about dying. hospice is so much more than that. The goal of hospice care is to give patients who have a terminal illness the best possible quality of life. Dying isn't really the focus of hospice care. The focus of hospice is to live well for the remainder of your time however long that is”, says Angela Novas, chief medical officer to the Hospice Foundation of America 

It is important to remember, that hospice is not about giving up. Many patients and families fear hospice because they don't want to be seen as heaven giving up “the fight’. The transition to Hospice can be a very emotional time and a very challenging time- and we're here to help. 

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Dealing with the loss of a loved one to a life-limiting illness is difficult. At Mount Carmel Hospice, that’s something we understand better than almost anyone. That’s why we provide continual, compassionate support for families through our grief counseling and professional bereavement services.

These services include support groups, short-term individual counseling, educational seminars, and bereavement literature. Mount Carmel's grief and bereavement program also provides children and their families the opportunity to work through loss together in a safe, supportive, professional setting. The goal of empathetic programs like these is to help normalize the grieving process and help families heal. And to make sure they’re available to everyone who needs them, all grief and bereavement programs are open to the community and free of charge.

Donate

Donations to our hospice program are received through the Mount Carmel Foundation. Select Hospice Care in the menu drop down to make a donation. 

Make a donation here.

Volunteer

Mount Carmel Hospice provides quality care for individuals diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and helps families through this difficult time. Our interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, health aides, chaplains, counselors and trained volunteers works together to provide comfort and care with an emphasis on quality of life. Our volunteers enhance this focus.

Fill out a hospice volunteer application

  • Bert W, Lori L and Jen A.

    “Our family member, Sondra, was a recent recipient of Mount Carmel Hospice care. My daughters and I want to express our gratitude for such wonderful care provided by the hospice team. Sondra had previously worked for Hospice and was a strong believer in the care a team could provide to loved ones in their time of sorrow. You fulfilled her belief.”

  • Holly M. and Doris L.

    “The hospice team cared for my father with dignity, compassion, and love. They also cared for my family and me.”

  • Charlisa M.

    “My mom was a hospice patient with your organization for over a year. We were beyond pleased with the services provided by everyone who came into our home. Our home health aide was the most caring, compassionate, and constant source of support ever. She noticed and addressed any issue mom had on any given day and always brought a smile to mom's face. She always went above and beyond to help with whatever I needed.”