What is Hospice?
Hospice care is specialized support for individuals facing a life-limiting illness, focusing on comfort, dignity and quality of life rather than curative treatment. It provides compassionate medical, emotional and spiritual care for patients and their families — wherever they call home — helping them navigate this stage with peace and support.
Why choose AccentCare?
AccentCare Hospice is committed to delivering whole-person care, supporting every aspect of a patient’s well-being — physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual — helping patients maintain comfort, peace and the highest possible quality of life.
Use our simple checklist to see if you or a loved one could benefit from Hospice.
What to expect
At AccentCare, personalized hospice care begins with a collaborative, interdisciplinary team dedicated to honoring each patient’s unique wishes, culture and needs. Care plans are never one-size-fits-all; they are thoughtfully tailored to the individual. From physicians and nurses to social workers, chaplains, aides, music therapists and trained volunteers, every member of the team works in harmony with patients and families to provide deeply compassionate, holistic support when it’s needed most.
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Understanding Hospice care
Hospice is specialized care for people with a serious or life-limiting illness when curative treatments are no longer effective or desired. The focus shifts to comfort — relieving pain, managing symptoms and supporting emotional and spiritual well-being.
Hospice helps patients and families experience this time with dignity, connection and as much comfort and peace as possible.
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Routine care
Periodic visits to manage symptoms and provide social and emotional support, delivered in the patient’s home
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General inpatient care
Care in a specialized facility, hospital or AccentCare inpatient center to manage pain or other acute symptoms
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Continuous care
In-home support from a nurse or aide for hours or days to manage uncontrolled symptoms requiring close supervision
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Respite care
Temporary support that allows the primary caregiver time to rest and recharge while the patient continues receiving professional care
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Is hospice right for you?
Hospice can help when a life-limiting illness calls for compassionate, comfort-centered care at home.
Frequently asked questions
When is the right time for hospice?
When a patient has a life expectancy of six months or less and is no longer pursuing curative treatment, hospice may be appropriate. Early referrals allow more time for meaningful support.
What are the eligibility requirements for hospice care?
To qualify for hospice care, patients must be certified as terminally ill, with a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness runs its normal course.
Where is hospice provided?
Hospice can be delivered wherever the patient calls home—such as a private residence, assisted living, nursing facility or inpatient hospice center.
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Support is closer than you think
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