Our Services and Care Setting
- “Our goal is to maintain our patients’ quality of life at end of life by managing their symptoms and satisfying their needs while also considering and addressing the needs of their family as desired.”
- – Maureen Stanley, RN, Hospice/Palliative Care Program
Hospice and Palliative services include:
- Management of symptoms and medications
- Help with nutritional needs
- Emotional support
- Coordination of care
- Personal care
- Companionship
- Education on illness-related issues
- Assistance with resource planning
- Caregiver assistance
- Spiritual counseling
- Holistic services- art and music program, Reiki
- Bereavement counseling
- Patients have access to all available hospital services as well
Our Hospice is a home-based care program. Most hospice and palliative care patients are cared for in their own homes, where they most want to be. This includes skilled nursing facilities and assisted living residencies. However, sometimes patients using hospice service might move from one setting to another, as care needs change and may be referred to their doctor or to the hospital. It is important to remember that, if desired, patients who are treated in Hospice may be able to return to the place of residency once symptoms are managed.
In-patient Hospice & Palliative Care Program
Our in-patient Hospice offers a warm and home-like setting for both patients and family members. The rooms are comfortable and have modern amenities and homemade quilts. Patients and family members have 24-hour access to a fully stocked kitchen, a family room, the Internet, and the chapel.
Home Care Program
Sometimes the comfort of your own home – with its familiar surroundings and the support of family members – is the best place for your recovery. Middlesex Hospital Homecare provides a full range of in-home services including skilled nursing, and on-call staff available 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout Middlesex County and beyond. Middlesex Hospital Homecare has a history of providing high-quality, professional home care services for more than 100 years. This tradition continues today with state-of-the-art, award winning, health care and dedicated, compassionate staff.
Support Groups are available at Middlesex Hospital including:
- Bereavement Support Group
- Caregiver Support Group
- Cancer Support Group
- Breast Cancer Support Group
- Prostate Cancer Support Group
For more information on any of the support groups listed here, please call (860) 358-6162. For a complete list of Middlesex Hospital support groups, visit www.middlesexhospital.org
