What is hospice care?
Hospice care is a special way of caring for patients with a life limiting illnes. Our goal is to manage symptoms associated with the illness and the disease process to improve the patient's quality of life.
Our team
The Hospice Family Care team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, hospice aides, chaplains and volunteers who serve our patients and their families in the comfort of their home, apartment, independent living residence, nursing home, assisted living facility or our inpatient hospice facility. They are specially trained and experienced in delivering care for you and your loved ones.
Comprehensive and unique services
In November of 2017, in partnership with Huntsville Hospital, we opened Madison County’s first and only Inpatient Hospice Facility.
Why Hospice Family Care?
Every patient and family that we serve receives a customized plan of care that addresses their medical, emotional, spiritual and social needs. Our care plans are delivered cooperatively and compassionately to your loved ones and family.
We offer:
- Madison County's only hospice inpatient facility
- RN’s, on call 24/7 some of whom are CHPN® certified
- Local on call registered nurses 24/7
- Service to Madison County & surrounding counties to include a certificate of need for: Madison, Marshall, Morgan, Limestone & Jackson Counties
- A clinical staff with more than 200 years of Hospice experience
- We are governed by a volunteer, advisory Board of Directors who reports to the Health Care Authority
- We are a teaching hospice, training UAB, Calhoun, Oakwood, and UAH, medical & nursing students
- End of life educators throughout the community, to include the medical professionals
- Click to view Choosing a Quality Hospice adapted from NHPCO.