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Today with fewer & shorter hospital stays, the focu s of health care has shifted from the hospital to the home. As a result, you or a loved one may need help in managing health care needs at home. Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk is uniquely qualified to provide this help with patient focused nursing and therapy services under the direction of your physician.
Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk is committed to maintain quality of life in caring for the terminally ill in their homes throughout the dying process and bereavement period. Hospice care emphasizes pain control and symptom management in combination with supportive counseling services to the entire family.
The Hospice House is an 8-bed inpa tient unit designed specifically to meet the needs of terminally ill patients and their families as they face the end of life. |
After experiencing the death of a loved one, Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk’s special kind of caring continues to provide support to family members and friends. Bereavement Services help to assure the long-term mental and physical well being of survivors of all ages by helping them incorporate their loss into their life.
Whether you have been recently diagnosed or have a chronic illness, the Social Worker is an integral part of the health care team.
Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk responds to community needs as they arise, maintaining a tradition of charitable and compassionate care in the home
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