Hospice is care designed for someone with a life-limiting terminal illness.  The focus of hospice care is to provide pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support so that each patient can maintain their dignity and provides sensitive support for the patients’ family as well.
Hospice of Little Traverse Bay demonstrates excellence in service by providing open access to hospice services, caring for anyone, with any life-threatening illness at any time, regardless of the cost. 

Long-term care (LTC) residents nearing the end of life have important needs- to live without pain, to be as independent as possible, to live with dignity along with making choices and knowing that what they did during their life was important. We will work with your facility to assure a seamless continuation of quality end-of-life care.

Families of hospice patients need support in making decisions regarding their loved one’s care and to know that they have given their loved one the best care possible. Hospice of Little Traverse Bay can help provide care that meets these needs. 

Working closely with LTC facility staff and the patient’s physicians, Hospice of Little Traverse Bay’s team provides comprehensive, compassionate care for residents nearing the end of life.  Our care addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual concerns that can arise when a person is very ill, as well as the concerns and grief of the family and facility staff.

Hospice of Little Traverse Bay provides care to long term facilities in our service area forming a partnership with the facility to serve the patient and family.

Benefits of hospice care in the long-term setting:

• Support for the resident, their family and facility staff
• Advocating for the resident’s wishes
• Pain management and palliative care
• Interdisciplinary team to address physical, emotional and spiritual concerns of the resident and family
• Continuity of care regardless of setting
• Bereavement support for the resident’s family, your long term care staff, other residents at your facility
• Volunteer support