Family Benefits

Benefits of Specialized Care & Personalized Support With Niagara Hospice

Call 716-439-4417 or 716-HOSPICE to learn about the care and support options available to you or your loved one.

  • Specialized care and personalized support for any late-stage illness at home and in facilities.
  • Niagara Hospice House offers general in-patient units for acute care and short-term stabilization.
  • Dementia care that engages patients with multi-sensory therapies and alleviates caregiver fatigue.
  • High ratings on Medicare surveys from families that recommend us to others.
  • Medicaid-only residents are eligible for hospice care sooner with 12-month diagnosis.
  • Collaborations with hospice units at Northgate Health Care Facility in North Tonawanda & Schoellkopf Health Center in Niagara Falls.
  • No asset look-back for Niagara Hospice House residents enrolling in New York State Medicaid.
  • Medicaid residents on Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) health plans can receive concurrent hospice care for late-stage illnesses. 
  • The only accredited (Accreditation Commission for Health Care) hospice in Western New York.
  • Niagara Hospice ambulette for quick, personalized transportation.

How do Niagara County families benefit when they call Niagara Hospice?

Our Family, Focused on Yours.

Specialized care and personalized support to maximize quality of life for Niagara County families faced with late-stage illnesses.

ELIGIBILITY

We care for patients, families and caregivers in Niagara County facing any type of terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less.

ANYONE CAN REFER

Anyone, including a family member, relative, friend, health care provider or patients themselves, can make a referral, which is followed by our admissions staff making an evaluation of eligibility.

EVALUATION & FOLLOW-UP

Once someone calls with a referral, we will respond promptly with an evaluation of eligibility. We will continue to follow up with the family even if a patient is not eligible at that time or ready to admit.

ADMIT SOONER FOR LONGER CARE

Our goal is to admit patients earlier in their illness to provide care, comfort & quality of life. We want you to be more family than caregiver. Our hope is to give you more quality time with your loved one.

HOSPICE CARE LOCATIONS

Our services are provided wherever patients call home, including family and caregiver homes, hospitals, some skilled nursing facilities in Niagara County, and Niagara Hospice House in Lockport.

YOUR FAMILY’S CARE TEAM

Your family will receive a customized care plan from our doctors, pharmacist, nurses, social workers, spiritual counselors, home health aides and volunteers.

  • Physical Care
  • Supplemental Therapies
  • Emotional Care
  • Spiritual Care
  • Bereavement Care

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