Hospice
Nursing care and emotional support for those in the last six months of life, in the patient’s home or in a facility. Primary focus is patient- and family-centered care, with attention to pain and symptom manage-ment. Medicare, TennCare, private insurance.
When you hire an individual or company to come onto your property or into your home, you take on a certain amount of risk, as does the person you’re hiring. See the Action Guide for a list of questions to ask when hiring an in-home service.
In-Home Hospice
In-home hospice allows terminally ill patients to spend their last days at home, surrounded by familiar people and things, if that is their preference. If the patient is enrolled in Medicare, be sure to choose a Medicare-approved hospice provider.
Amedisys Hospice
689-7123
1420 Dutch Valley Road, 37918
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Avalon Hospice
558-8801
192B Market Place Boulevard, 37922
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Caris Healthcare
694-4848
9041 Executive Park Drive, Suite 275, 37923
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Covenant Hospice
374-0600
3001 Lake Brook Boulevard, Suite 101, 37909
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Mercy Hospice Services
925-5500
a member of Mercy Health Partners
7447 Andersonville Pike, 37938
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Smoky Mountain Hospice
673-5877
3615 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, 37914
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UT Hospice
544-6222
2270 Sutherland Avenue, Suite 101, 37919
Facility-Based Hospice
Hospice is also available to nursing home residents and hospital patients. Some nursing homes offer hospice by contract with a home health care agency; in others, the resident or family members may contact a home health care agency themselves to establish the service. Ask the nursing home staff about those arrangements.
Hospice patients who meet admission criteria can be admitted to a hospital transitional care unit, on doctor’s orders, if care of a dying patient is more than a family can manage.
Residential Hospice
Mercy Hospice Services
925-5500
a member of Mercy Health Partners
7447 Andersonville Pike, 37938
Provides palliative, supportive care in a home-like setting to those who are dying. Medicare.
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