Hospice Care

We’re the leaders in compassionate and quality hospice care.

About Hospice care

Tufts Medicine Care at Home provides comfort care and palliative services to patients facing life-limiting illnesses.

Whether patients are at home, in a hospital, a long-term care facility, an assisted living facility, or at High Pointe House, our expert staff offer physical, spiritual and emotional care specific to those nearing the end of life. Bereavement support and counseling are also offered to families and loved ones.

Hospice care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of board certified hospice and palliative care physicians and nurse practitioners, nurses, therapists, counselors, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers. Together, they provide the highest quality of care with compassion and commitment to patients and families.

Providing the highest quality care to patients and families.

Tufts Medicine Care at Home is licensed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

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Approved provider by Medicare, Medicaid, and most insurance companies

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Hospice care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team

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Continuing A Compassionate Journey
High Pointe House, the hospice and palliative care residence of Tufts Medicine Care at Home, is located in Haverhill MA. It is a licensed, acute care hospice residence that provides a home-like alternative to hospitalization for patients in need of specialized end-of-life care.
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As a nonprofit organization, our agencies rely on the generosity and support of supporters and volunteers to make care and services available to all patients and their families.
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At the start of home care services, a registered nurse will come to the home to evaluate the patient’s medical care needs. The nurse will then design a treatment plan based on the evaluation and medical orders from the patient’s physician.

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospice care?

Hospice is a type of compassionate care for patients whose illness is no longer responding to treatment and who have no hope for a cure. Hospice care is designed to improve the quality of the patient’s life by providing comfort care and personalized service including:

  • Expert medical care
  • Comprehensive pain management
  • Emotional and spiritual support

Additionally, support is provided to the patient’s family throughout the illness and for at least one year beyond.

At the center of hospice is the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that our families will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so. The focus is on caring, not curing.

While on hospice care can I still use my regular doctor?

Yes. We encourage you to continue using your primary physician.  The care team of Merrimack Valley Hospice will communicate with your physician while you are receiving services.

My mother is in a nursing home. Can she still receive hospice care?

Yes. Tufts Medicine Care at Home is committed to caring for patients nearing end-of-life whatever setting is currently called “home.”  Private homes, nursing homes, assisted livings, or hospitals are all sites where hospice care can be provided.

Can a hospice patient who shows signs of getting better be returned to active treatment?

Yes. If the patient’s condition improves and the patient seems to be recuperating, patients can be discharged from hospice and return to aggressive therapy or even normal living. If the patient needs hospice care at a later date, the patient could be re-admitted to hospice.

Does hospice do anything to make death come sooner?

No. Hospice neither hastens nor postpones dying.

A member of my family recently passed away. Where can I find a support group to help me with my grief?

Tufts Medicine Care at Home provides a variety of support groups for people grieving the loss of a loved one. For a complete list of support groups available in your area or call 800-475-8335.  Click here and be redirected to the Bereavement Support page where you can download a flyer of upcoming support groups.

What cities and towns do you cover?

Tufts Medicine Care at Home provides care in more than 100 cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley, northeastern Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire.  Click here for a full list of the cities and towns of our service area.

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