Honoring Life Through Compassionate Care
As the focus shifts from finding a cure to providing comfort, hospice care emphasizes quality of life by managing pain and symptoms with dignity and respect to honor the patient’s goals, beliefs, and wishes for their remaining time.
Assisting a loved one on the path from terminal diagnosis to end-of-life is a journey for which no individual can truly be prepared. Hospice of Davidson County understands the unique challenges this transition presents and is committed to honoring the patient’s life through compassionate care that goes beyond medical assistance by providing both the patient and their family with emotional, psychological, and spiritual guidance as they navigate life’s biggest transition. For individuals facing the end of life, and for those who love them, these moments often become precious times for reflection and celebration of a life well lived.
Hospice Care Options
Our team of medical providers and experienced staff serves patients where they are most comfortable, whether that is in the familiarity of their own home, in a nursing home or assisted living facility, or at The Henry Etta & Bruce Hinkle Hospice House, Davidson County’s only inpatient hospice unit.
Meeting patients where they’re most comfortable, Hospice of Davidson County provides expert care to patients and their families within the familiarity and comfort of their own home.
The Henry Etta & Bruce Hinkle Hospice House is the county’s only inpatient facility dedicated to expert Hospice Care. This 12-bed facility offers 24-hour pain management and specialized medical care in a home-like, caring environment.
The Hospice of Davidson County team of medical providers and experienced staff partner with nursing homes or assisted living facilities to provide expert Hospice care.
Service Highlights
The Hospice of Davidson County team will work closely with your primary care provider to enhance quality of life and ensure optimal comfort with services including:
- Pain and Symptom Management
- 24-Hour On-Call Availability
- Residential Crisis Care
- Emotional Support
- Pharmacy Services
- Medication Management
- Community Resource Referrals and Coordination Services
- Individualized Patient Care Plans
- Medical Equipment and Supplies
- Personal Care
- Advance Care Planning and Decision-Making Assistance
- Accessibility to Community Resources