These listings are not inclusive and we will appreciate additional listings for the Dallas area. To find additional hospice services: www.hospiceweb.com. To locate a hospice service in your area: www.nhpco.org. Here also is a link to Charles Kemp's patient & family-oriented palliative care site: Terminal Illness: A Guide to Care
1636 North Hampton Suite 220,
1-800-689-1024
Hours: Office hours
How to apply: Call to set up a consultation appointment - someone will come to the home to do an education visit. A physician's order is needed to certify that a patient is eligible for hospice.
Cost of services: Depends on services needed. Financial assistance may be available depending on insurance plan.
Website: www.americanhospice.com
Services: A medium sized hospice program serving
Community Hospice
1341 W. Mockingbird Ln., Dallas, TX 75247
214 920 8450; FAX 214 920 8496
Hours: business office 8-5; clinical services 24/7
Website: www.chot.org
Services: Comprehensive hospice care adults and children
Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.
972-720-0999 or toll-free at 1-888-285-8081
Hours: Office hours are Monday - Friday
How to apply: Application done in the office.
Cost of Services: Varies with services provided. Services covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
Website: www.odsyhealth.com
Services: End of life care and support for patients and their families in their own homes. Teams of caregivers consist of registered nurses, physicians, home healthcare aides, social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors and trained volunteers. They provide palliative care to the patient, that is, care that helps ease pain and discomforting symptoms. In addition, they provide psycho-social and spiritual support for both patients and their loved ones.
214.590.5585.
Hours: Office hours are
Cost of Services: varies
Website: www.parklandhospital.com/patients_visitors/pastCare_pall.html
Services: The Palliative Care team focuses on physical, psychosocial, spiritual and emotional care and comfort. Bereavement care is also provided for caregivers for a least one year, which includes memorial services four times a year.
Visiting Nurse Association of
Phone numbers: Visiting Nurse Association Intake: 214-689-2555; Ann's Haven in
Hours: The office is open
Languages: The Visiting Nurse Association uses a translating phone service, so all languages are available.
How to Apply: Referrals need to be made from a doctor to the Visiting Nurse Association for home care. For hospice services, the VNA needs a doctor's diagnosis that a patient has six months or less to live. The VNA will then evaluate the patient and place them on services if approved.
Cost of services: Cost depends on each individual case. The VNA accepts Medicare and Medicaid, as well as some private insurance companies. Scholarship money raised at fundraising events may be available to patients in need.
Website: www.vnatexas.org , www.dentoninfo@vnatexas.org
Services Available:
Hospice Services - (940) 349-5900
Meals on Wheels (214) 689-2639
Home Healthcare (post-operative care, medical equipment set-up and education, nursing care, wound care) - (214)-689-2555
Maternal and Children's Services - (214) 689-2555
Long-term Care - (214) 689-2555
Eldercare - (214) 689-2555
Alzheimer's and Homemaker Service's - (212) 689-2555
VNA Wellness Program - (214) 689-2607
Rehabilitation Services - (214) 689-2555
Other information: A bereavement program is offered to patients and family to help them cope with the grief of loss. Chaplains, Social Workers, and volunteers lead classes and workshops. Safe Haven is a bereavement program for children under 18 who are dealing with the loss of a loved one. These classes and workshops are available throughout the year.
VistaCare Hospice
7557 Rambler #112,
toll free at 1-800-375-4677
Hours: Care available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, office open
How to Apply: Call to set up an appointment- someone will visit patient at home for a consultation. Eligibility must be confirmed by a physician of a life expectancy of 6 months or less.
Languages: English and Spanish, translator service used for other languages.
Cost: Varies with services provided. 100% covered by both Medicare and Medicaid.
Website: www.VistaCare.com. To find out more information about hospice - check the new carepages link at www.carepages.com/vistacare.
Services: pain management, emotional and spiritual support, home care. Teams of physicians, nurses, certified nurse assistants, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers work together to provide care for patients.
VITAS Hospice
8585 North Stemmons Freeway
972-661-2004, referral number: 1-800-93VITAS
Hours: Office open 24/7, care available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Languages: English and Spanish
How to apply: Call to set up a consultation visit. Must have a physician's order to certify that pt. is eligible for hospice services.
Cost of Services: 100% covered by Medicare, financial coverage varies with Medicaid and private insurance companies. Financial assistance may be possible - talk with a caseworker.
Website: www.vitas.com
Services: End of life care, pain management, grief counseling, caseworker, social worker, chaplain. Symptom control and comfort - care focuses on quality of life remaining. Bereavement for families (follow up follows three months after death of loved one).