Hospice Services in Montgomery County
Our interdisciplinary team guides you and your family through end-of-life care with compassion and respect.
Call our 24/7 hospice hotline to learn whether JSSA hospice services are right for you. No referral needed.
- Montgomery County, MD
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One of our core areas of service is ensuring hospice patients experience comfort, respect, and dignity in their final stage of life. We support physical, emotional, and practical end-of-life needs with compassion and cultural sensitivity. Our steady presence helps our neighbors and their loved ones experience quality of life even during this most difficult moment.
What is Hospice Care?
Hospice is specialized care for individuals facing life-limiting illness. It focuses on comfort rather than cure, aiming to enhance quality of life during a person’s final months. Hospice supports not only the physical needs of the patient, such as pain and symptom management, but also the emotional, spiritual, and practical needs of both the patient and their family. It is care that honors dignity, fosters peace, and brings support when it’s needed most.
Hospice does not mean giving up—it means choosing to live fully, with compassion and care, for as long as possible.
Our Hospice team offers the following services:
- 24/7 medical oversight
- Emotional and spiritual support and counseling
- Nutritional guidance
- Pain management and symptom control
- Provision of medications, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment
- Assistance with personal care needs
- Visits by trained volunteers providing companionship, reiki, and music therapy, as well as pet therapy visits
Starting with JSSA Hospice is simple. Please call 301-816-2676, or fill out the INTAKE FORM
Who Can Benefit from Hospice?
Hospice is designed for individuals of any age who are coping with a terminal illness and are no longer pursuing curative treatments. It is typically recommended when a physician determines that life expectancy may be six months or less if the disease runs its natural course. However, many families find that starting hospice earlier provides more meaningful time together and better symptom management.
Patients with conditions such as advanced cancer, heart failure, COPD, Alzheimer’s disease, or other progressive illnesses often benefit from hospice. So too do their caregivers, who receive essential support, guidance, and respite during a profoundly challenging time.
Hospice helps families regain moments of connection, find relief in expert care, and feel less alone in their journey.
Supporting Life-Limiting Illness
In addition to our hospice services, we offer support for families and caregivers who are coping with the emotional and logistical challenges of life-limiting illnesses, including advanced dementia, congestive heart failure, metastatic cancer, and renal failure.
Bereavement Support
We offer bereavement support groups for parents, spouses, children, and other loved ones experiencing loss.
Is Hospice Covered by Insurance?
Hospice is usually covered by most major insurance, as well as Medicare and Medicaid. If you are unsure whether your insurance covers hospice services, call our team in Montgomery County, and we can assist you.
Hospice Care for Veterans
JSSA Hospice is a We Honor Veterans Level Three Partner. With this distinction, JSSA is placed in a select group of organizations recognized for their commitment and ability to provide veterans with comprehensive hospice and palliative care when and where they need it.
Why Families Choose JSSA Hospice
At JSSA, we believe that every individual deserves to be cared for with dignity, compassion, and respect. Our hospice team brings comfort not just to patients, but to entire families. We walk alongside you with open hearts, steady hands, and deep expertise—helping make each day meaningful and supported.
Whether you are exploring hospice for yourself or someone you love, we are here to answer your questions, ease your concerns, and provide care you can trust.
Starting with JSSA Hospice is simple. Please call 301-816-2676, or fill out the INTAKE FORM
I'm comforted by knowing that thanks to JSSA's hospice support, the few short months we had together at the end were spent focused on living, not dying.”