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Avery Hospice Programs

Pediatric Hospice

Family- centered program for children with progressive, life- limiting conditions. It focuses on enabling children to continue living at home, in a comfortable place where they're compassed by the people, pets, and environs that brings them security and joy.

Each child and family has a team of pediatric professionals that works together with the family and their physician to control their child’s pain and symptoms while keeping them as alert as possible to enjoy each day with their loved ones.

Services We Provide

• Coordinated care from an expert team, including physicians, nurses, aides, a social worker, therapists, dieticians, and trained volunteers

• 24-hour, on-call availability of hospice staff

• Home visits that are flexible and individualized

• Assistance with obtaining medications, medical supplies, and equipment

• Emotional and spiritual support for patients, family, and others who are meaningful in the child’s life

• Extended counseling and grief support

• Inpatient Care Center for respite and symptom management.