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Parmenter's Wayside Hospice Care |
To enjoy the comforts of home… to be with family… to be free from pain… to make one’s own decisions about life and death… these are the gifts of Hospice.
Parmenter’s Wayside Hospice medical director and team of nurses, aides, social workers, therapists, spiritual staff and specially trained volunteers are dedicated to meeting the needs of the terminally ill. The patient, his or her physician, loved ones and the Wayside team plan Hospice care together. The patient’s wishes are carried out with compassion, consideration and caring.
Patients may begin their care with Parmenter as a Hospice patient or a Home Health Care patient. With the Parmenter Home Health to Hospice Care Continuum, the same nurses and aides who cared for patients during their earlier stages of illness can, when necessary, follow the patients through their final stages of life.
Hospice is ideally provided in the comfort and familiarity of the patient’s own home. When that is either impractical or impossible, the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence offers a home-like alternative to hospital or nursing home care. Following the patient’s passing, bereavement and support services are available to the grieving. Wherever the journey takes us, we’ll all take it together.
How to make a hospice referral1. Call 508-358-3000 ext. 255 any time day or night to make a referral. 2. Upon referral approval, we contact the patient’s physician and confirm details of insurance coverage. (Medicare, Medicaid and most managed care and private insurers cover in-home Hospice care. Additional Hospice Residence fees are often covered by insurance or paid privately. 3. Within 24 hours in most cases a Hospice nurse or social worker will visit the patient, evaluate needs, provide Hospice care information and/or prepare a personal care plan, and initiate service. |
In-Home Hospice CareWayside Hospice is recognized in the communities it serves as a superior Hospice provider with particular expertise in pain management and symptom control Our caring and experienced team will visit the patient often. A schedule will be set together by patient, family, and care team for visits and care. In addition staff will be available by phone or in person whenever they are needed. Social work, pastoral care, bereavement will be available when they are needed. Trained Hospice volunteers may also be of assistance. Required medical equipment and supplies will be provided. To arrange for Hospice for yourself or a loved one, or for more Hospice information, please call 508-358-3000 to talk to our Hospice Intake Nurse. |
Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice ResidenceWhen in-home Hospice is no longer an option, the Hospice Residence, located at Traditions of Wayland, provides a local alternative to a hospital or nursing home. Patients spend their final days in a gracious home-like atmosphere, surrounded by families and attended 24 hours a day by our caring health care professionals. Click here to view a slide show.
To schedule a private tour of Parmenter’s Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence located at Traditions of Wayland, please call us at 508-358-3000 “It’s a wonderful place for which we are so grateful. We know that my mother is safe here, and is well- and lovingly cared for.” A Hospice family member |
