Hospice Care 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.
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
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.
Insurance Policy
Hospice is usually covered by most major insurance, as well as Medicare and Medicaid.
We Honor 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.
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.”