Hospice care at home in Central Vermont
Helping people live meaningfully, comfortably, and as fully as possible.
Hospice is specialized care that helps people with serious illness live as fully and comfortably as possible. Hospice focuses on quality of life – not on curing an illness – and provides compassionate support for patients and their families from CVHHH’s team of experienced clinicians and caregivers.
Hospice care through CVHHH is patient-centered and guided by an individual’s unique wishes and goals. Our team provides expert medical treatment, pain and symptom management, and emotional and spiritual support to meet an individual’s needs, as well as those of their family and caregivers. Care is available to Central Vermonters wherever they reside – at home, in a skilled nursing facility, an assisted living facility, a hospice inpatient facility, or in the hospital.
What hospice care includes
Hospice care is provided by an interdisciplinary team of experienced clinicians and caregivers trained to care for individuals and their families so they can make the most of each day together. We work together with a person, their family, and their physician to create a plan of care that meets the full range of a person’s medical and non-medical needs. Other care team members include:
- Medical Director
- Nurse Practitioner
- Registered Nurse
- Licensed Nursing Assistant
- Social Worker
- Interfaith Chaplain
- Trained Volunteers
- Bereavement Counselor
Paying for hospice care
We accept payment for hospice care from Medicare, Medicaid, workers’ compensation, private insurance, and private pay. If you are paying out of pocket or are uninsured, we will provide a good-faith estimate of what you may be charged, at your request or before care begins.
How to start hospice care
We serve residents in 23 towns in Central Vermont across Washington and Orange Counties, from Barre, Montpelier, and Berlin to Waterbury, Northfield, and the Mad River Valley towns of Waitsfield, Warren, and Fayston. If you live outside of our service area, please visit VNAs of Vermont to find the agency in your region. Care is most often initiated through a referral from your physician. You can ask to be referred to CVHHH specifically. Once your referral is processed, you will be contacted by a member of our intake team.
“Hospice conveys a message of compassionate support – not only to the family being served but to the entire community: We take care of one another and we support one another, particularly when that support is most needed and appreciated.”
FAQs
Who qualifies for hospice care?
Hospice care is for people with a serious, life-limiting illness who are no longer pursuing curative treatment and want to focus on comfort and quality of life. A physician’s referral is usually the first step, and patients, families, and caregivers can also start the conversation themselves.
Does choosing hospice mean giving up treatment?
No. Hospice does not mean giving up. It means shifting the focus of care from curing an illness to managing pain and symptoms and supporting quality of life, so you and your family can make the most of the time you have together.
How is hospice care different from palliative care?
Palliative care can begin at any point during a serious illness, alongside curative treatment. Hospice care begins once curative treatment has stopped and the focus turns fully to comfort and quality of life. Learn more about our Palliative Care Consultative Service.
How do I start hospice care?
Care is most often initiated through a referral from your physician, and you can ask to be referred to CVHHH specifically. Once we receive your referral, a member of our intake team will contact you. You can also request care directly using the form on this page or by calling 1-802-223-1878.
Where is hospice care provided?
Wherever you call home. We provide hospice care at a person’s residence, a skilled nursing facility, an assisted living facility, a hospice inpatient facility, or in the hospital.
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