New Video on Neighborhood Hospice
Watch a new video about the In-Patient Hospice Unit. Click here to watch!
CN8's Report on Neighborhood Hospice
Come watch Gwen Owen's news report about Neighborhood Hospice, and the experience her family had while her father was a patient.
Click here to watch the video.
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Solace when life grows short
Take a look at the article about us in the Philadelphia Inquirer!
Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester provides a respite for care-givers and gravely ill patients alike.
Please follow the link to the article: Philly.com Article.
Hospice Inpatient Unit Now Open!
Our new inpatient hospice facility has opened and is accepting patients. The Inpatient Unit, and all hospice administrative offices, have moved to the new building which is located at 400 East Marshall Street (Google Maps: Click Here). If you would like information regarding the inpatient facility, the requirements for admission to the unit, or a tour please contact us.
Additionally, the Daily Local has published an article on our new inpatient hospice program (the only one in Chester County!). Please take a few moments and read all about us.
Hospice
Hospice care helps people deal with the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social matters that come at life’s final stages; dealing with the person as a whole, focusing on those things that make life valuable and rewarding. Most people are surprised to discover that hospice isn’t really so much about dying as it is about living and making the most of each precious moment.
With hospice care, treatment moves away from cure and recovery and toward making each person as comfortable as possible. The care team involves the patient’s physician, the hospice medical director, NHA medical professionals, hospice volunteers, a chaplain. Family and friends are involved, as well.
NHA offers three end of life programs:
- The Certified Hospice Program
NHA offers this program for people of any age whose life expectancy is six months or less. The emphasis is on comfort. Services must be requested by the individual, family and physician. - The Supportive Health Program
This program blends end of life services with more aggressive, curative treatment. - The Inpatient Hospice Program
NHA now offers an inpatient program for those patients who need more direct care from skilled nurses at all hours of the day.
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