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*NEW – Spanish speaking hospice team

The all-new Spanish speaking hospice team is designed to provide care to patients in their native language - Spanish . The entire team (nurse, social worker, home health aide, chaplain and volunteer) speaks Spanish.

ADULT PROGRAM
HealthCare Dimensions Hospice services for adults are designed to provide medically appropriate care, as well as social work and chaplain services deltasone online. Medical services are coordinated with the attending physician synthroid. The following services are available:

Pain Management and Symptom Control

Nurses Available 24 hours-a-day, 7-days-a week

Social Work Counseling & Assistance

Pastoral Counseling

Home Health Aides
Give personal care to the patient under the supervision of the Primary Nurse. Home Health Aides are assigned based on the personal care needs identified in the patient's plan of care. They assist the patient with activities of daily living, for example; bathing, getting dressed, walking and eating.

Trained Volunteers
Volunteers may assist with shopping, errands, babysitting, light housework.

Bereavement Support
for 13 months following the death of an adult patient.

PEDIATRIC PROGRAM: HOSPICE FOR KIDS
A unique program designed to meet the medical and psychosocial needs of terminally ill children and adolescents. Medical services are coordinated with the attending physician. The focus is on the family as the unit of care including siblings and other extended family. The following services are available:

Pain Management and Symptom Control

Nurses Available 24 hours-a-day, 7-days-a week

Social Work Support for the Entire Family

Pastoral Counseling

Home Health Aides
Give personal care to the patient under the supervision of the Primary Nurse. Home Health Aides are assigned based on the personal care needs identified in the patient's plan of care. They assist the patient with activities of daily living, for example; bathing, getting dressed, walking and eating.

Trained Volunteers 
Volunteers may assist with shopping, errands, babysitting, light housework.

Bereavement Support  
for 36 months including expressive therapists, sibling support and parent groups.

SPEAKER'S BUREAU
HealthCare Dimensions Hospice welcomes the opportunity to share information about End-of-Life care. All presentations are tailored to the special interests or needs of the audience.

Examples of interested groups include:

• Civic and Service Groups
• Church Groups
• Companies
• School Groups – high school and college
• Medical Professionals
• Counseling Professionals

Some topics to consider when thinking about what might interest your group:

What is Hospice?

• Hospice Primer

• Debunking Hospice Myths

• Living Well at End-of-Life
• Pain and Symptom Management at End-of-Life
• Deciding When is it Right for Hospice
• Ethics in End-of-Life Care
• Careers in Hospice

• Caring for the Entire Family
• How to Talk to/or Support Dying Patients and their Families
• Relieving Caregiver Stress
• Spiritual Care at End-of-Life
• Plan Ahead for a Good Death
• How to Raise End-of-Life Issues with your Family
• Advanced Directives

• Understanding Grief, Life after Loss
• Helping Someone who is Grieving
• Helping Teens and Children Cope with Loss
• Coping with Loss during the Holidays
• Sudden Loss

To receive additional information about the Speaker’s Bureau or to book a presentation, call Casey Cuthbert-Allman at (781) 894-1100 or click here:

Cities/towns outside of the HCDH service area are considered on a case by case basis.

For more information about Hospice Programs at HealthCare Dimensions Hospice please call (781) 894-1100, or toll free, (800) 696-6424, FAX (781) 736-0908 or email information@hcdhospice.org.