Hospice offers comprehensive services for people at the end of life and their families. Our goal is to alleviate pain and suffering and provide support during this challenging time. We help people spend their remaining time the way they want, surrounded by loved ones in a comfortable setting.

Hospice care can occur in almost any location, including a private home, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility or the McClure Miller Respite House. No matter where you are receiving care, we are always available to answer questions or make a house call.

We offer a range of medical, emotional, social and spiritual support services for patients and families. Led by the Hospice Medical Director, our interdisciplinary team includes:

• Registered Nurses: Provide case management, education and in-home nursing visits, and make sure you have the medications and medical equipment you need
• Therapists: Deliver physical, occupational and speech therapy, when ordered by the interdisciplinary team
• Licensed nursing assistants: Perform basic medical tasks and provide assistance with personal care tasks, such as bathing, dressing and feeding
• Social workers: Provide counseling and connect your family with community resources as needed
• Spiritual caregivers: Provide faith-specific or non-denominational assistance to foster spiritual peace
• Bereavement counselors: Provide grief counseling for loved ones
• Trained volunteers: Offer companionship, respite, meal delivery, pet support, medication delivery, Noyana singer visits and much more

The McClure Miller Respite House, located in Colchester, Vermont, is the state’s only Medicare-certified home for the terminally ill. People staying at the McClure Miller Respite House receive round-the-clock care. Other features of this unique residence include:

• Open kitchen and welcoming living room where families and friends can easily gather
• Private patient rooms, each with a fully accessible bathroom
• Technology integrated into the design to provide advanced interventions for pain and other symptom management

People receiving our hospice care in another location can come to the McClure Miller Respite House to receive intensive medical care. Stays of up to five days are also available for caregiver respite.

Palliative care helps relieve symptoms and improves quality of life for people with life-altering illnesses. Home Health & Hospice offers palliative care consultations for adults who are not ready for hospice and are receiving services through our home health program.

We also offer pediatric palliative care services for children and young adults up to age 21.