Anyone with a diagnosis from their doctor of a life-limiting illness of six months or less with normal progression of the disease.

Hospice is generally paid for by insurance that offers hospice coverage. Patients who have Medicare and Medicaid are covered in full. Transcend Hospice & Palliative Care will work with patients to assess the amount of coverage a private insurance company will pay. For costs that are not covered by insurance, we will determine an appropriate contribution for each patient and their family. Our goal is to ensure that anyone who needs hospice care will receive it, no matter what their ability to pay.

We maintain a team of specially trained staff to care for our patients. The hospice team will consist of physicians, nurses, home health aides, social workers, chaplains and, if needed, physical and occupational therapists, speech therapists, dieticians, and volunteers.

Palliative care provides patients with relief from symptoms of pain and stress and serious illnesses whatever the patient’s diagnosis is. Palliative medicine is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It provides evaluation of disease states, recommendations for symptomatic treatment options and consideration of alternative treatment and care choices.

There is an on-call nurse available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At times, we also have a social worker or chaplain available after hours.

No, all of the hospice team will come to you wherever you live.

People decide to choose hospice care for a variety of reasons, including:
1) Assistance is needed for the care of the patient beyond what the family can provide
2) The patient wishes to remain at home
3) The patient’s physical condition declines despite maximum medical treatment.