Overlook VNA and Hospice >> Hospice

Hospice care is considered to be the model for quality and compassionate care for people facing a terminal illness. At the center of hospice care is the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free, with dignity and the comfort of knowing our families will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so.

Overlook Hospice Services provides a program of care to meet the needs of individuals, and their caregivers, nearing the end of life’s journey. Skilled professionals and dedicated volunteers help support both the patient and their families. Hospice Services helps relieve the physical, emotional, and social pain, which enables the seriously ill person to life at home with family, comfort and dignity. The support provides help to cope with the circumstances associated with a terminal illness

Hospice care is a philosophy of care that accepts dying as a natural part of life. When death is inevitable, hospice seeks neither to hasten nor postpone it.

You are eligible for hospice services if you:

• Have an estimated life expectancy of six months or less.
• Are aware of their diagnosis and prognosis, and understand and consent with their caregivers to Hospice goals of reducing pain and providing comfort and support.
• Have a primary physician committed either to collaborating with the Hospice team or willing to delegate care related to the person’s terminal illness.
• Reside within service area. (To receive hospice services your “home” can be better defined as wherever you call home. It includes rest home, assisted living facility, etc.)
• Have another person willing and able to assume responsibility for care between hospice visits. It is preferable that the designated caregiver reside with the patient.

Patients are accepted in the Hospice Program without regard to age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, diagnosis, or handicap.

Most insurance companies pay for some or all of the services provided by the Hospice Program. No one needing services will be refused because of inability to pay.

In addition to Overlook Visiting Nurse Association, Inc & Hospice Services resources, the Hospice program depends on public and community support through memorial gifts and donations. Gifts and donations made to Overlook Visiting Nurse Association, Inc & Hospice Services will help support our work with the terminally ill and their loved ones.

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Overlook Hospice Services is chosen by patients and their primary caregiver. Anyone can make a referral. The patient’s attending physician and the Hospice team work with the patient, family and caregivers to determine if services are appropriate.

Services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Overlook Hospice Services is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a Medicare/Medicaid certified Hospice Program.

Overlook Hospice Services
88 Masonic Home Rd.
Davenport Building, 2nd Floor
Charlton, MA 01507
Phone: 508-434-2200
Fax: 508-434-2397

Overlook Hospice Services
67 Millbrook Street, Suite 217
Worcester, MA 01606
Phone: 508-792-3760
Fax: 508-792-3812