Alive Hospice

Alive Hospice serves those who have a limited life expectancy (regardless of illness or age) and live within the agency's 12-county service area. Alive Hospice provided end-of-life care to 4,947 patients during 2022.only Alive Hospice provides this unparalleled scope of services: in-home Hospice services; inpatient residential care at its 30-bed Alive Hospice residence nashville facility; inpatient residential care at its 16-bed Alive Hospice murfreesboro facility; inpatient Hospice care at other hospitals throughout middle Tennessee; full-time medical directors (physicians) on staff; Alive grief support services, counseling and support for those who have experienced loss; individualized, interdisciplinary care teams - 24 hour, 7 days-a-week; and accessibility to highly skilled clinical staff.home care services:the majority of Alive Hospice's patients are served in their homes. Home Hospice care services are designed to ease pain, alleviate symptoms, and provide support to the patients and their caregivers. In addition to these services provided by our skilled team, we provide medical equipment and supplies, medication and caregiver training. Alive Hospice served 3,373 patients in their homes during 2022.inpatient Hospice care:our inpatient facilities allow care to be provided for patients who are unable to be cared for at home or may be experiencing a medical crisis.- Alive Hospice residence nashville (1,581 patients were served in 2022)- inpatient care provided by Alive Hospice at your local hospitals - Alive Hospice residence murfreesboro (345 patients were served in 2022). This unit was closed for 3.5 months during 2022 to expand from 10 beds to 16 beds.alive monarchs:alive Hospice has a long tradition of serving patients of all ages who face life threatening illnesses. Alive monarchs is one of the few Hospice care providers for perinatal and pediatric patients in the nation. The beautiful monarch butterfly inspired the name of Alive Hospice's pediatric program. Butterflies, which are closely associated with Hospice care, signify hope, the beauty of life and the celebration of those we love. A total of 24 pediatric patients and their families received care in 2022.palliative care:alive Hospice provided hospital based palliative care services for those who are not in need of Hospice care, but who do have incurable and progressive diseases. Palliative care addresses the symptoms of a disease regardless of life expectancy, while Hospice care addresses those symptoms when the patient's life expectancy can be thought of in months rather than years. A total of 20,784 palliative care visits were completed in 2022.alive grief support services:grief is a natural process and Alive grief support services is a comprehensive program that addresses the needs that arise following the death of a loved one. Alive grief support services provides bereavement care for patients' family members and the community at large. Our services are designed to meet the bereavement needs of children and adults who have experienced the recent death of someone significant.alive grief support services utilize professional grief counselors and trained volunteers to guide individuals through the process of mourning. This assistance is available in both individual counseling sessions and group settings for any bereaved person, regardless of the nature of the death. Grief counseling helps adults, children, and families cope with death and grief as they face the loss of loved ones.during 2022, Alive grief center served 2,491 unique particpants across all programs. We hosted 350 group sessions, 3,732 individual counseling sessions, 1 camp and 1 family retreat. We launched Alive's school based program serving 7 districts. We provided 72 school group sessions; 34 group sessions; and 17 staff trainings serving 700 adults and 34 youth. Charity care:in addition, Alive Hospice has a policy of providing charity care to patients who are unable to pay. Charity care expenses were $1,361,000 for the year ended december 31, 2022.