Palliative Care
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness, such as cancer or heart failure. Patients in palliative care may receive medical care for their symptoms, or palliative care, along with treatment intended to cure their serious illness. Palliative care is meant to enhance a person’s current care by focusing on quality of life for them and their family.
When someone enrolls in hospice, they automatically receive palliative care. But if you think you might benefit from palliative care outside of a hospice program, ask your physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant for a referral to a palliative care provider. Many hospitals now offer palliative care services, and many hospices have palliative care groups that operate separately from their hospice services.
Hospice Services
Hospice services are available to persons who no longer benefit from curative treatment and have a life expectancy of six months or less. The focus of hospice is pain and symptom control. Most hospices offer visits from nurses, home health aides, social workers, chaplains and volunteers. Bereavement services are offered to the friends and family members of the patient.
Associations for hospice programs:
Caring Connections
CaringInfo.org
800-658-8898
Nebraska Hospice & Palliative Care Partnership
NEHospice.org
1519 M Street
Cozad, NE 69130
402-477-0204
info@nehospice.org
Hospice Foundation of America
HospiceFoundation.org
1707 L Street NW, Suite 220
Washington, DC 20036
202-457-5811
800-854-3402
Hospice Care Providers
Angels Care Hospice
AngelsCareHospice.com
10838 Old Mill Road, Suite 1
Omaha, NE 68154
402-933-5836
402-933-5837 Fax
AseraCare Hospice Care – Omaha
An Amedisys Company
Amedisys.com
11128 John Galt Boulevard, Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68137
402-926-2680
402-926-2347 Fax
Charter Healthcare
CharterHCG.com
9140 West Dodge Road, Suite 285
Omaha, NE 68114
402-597-2585
402-597-2644 Fax
CHI Health at Home – Home Care and Hospice
CHIHealth.com
810 North 96th Street, Suite 201
Omaha, NE 68114
402-898-8000
Hillcrest Hospice
HillcrestHealth.com
1820 Hillcrest Drive, Suite B
Bellevue, NE 68005
402-934-2282
402-934-2291 Fax
Hospice of the Midwest
HospiceOfTheMidwest.com
11606 Nicholas Street, Suite 700
Omaha, NE 68154
402-819-1947
402-819-6872 Fax
OnCare Home Health & Hospice
HeritageOnCare.com
16934 Frances Street, Suite 200
Omaha, NE 68130
402-578-0789
inquiries@heritageoncare.com
Peaceful Hearts Hospice
PeacefulHeartsHospice.com
1812 North 203rd Street
Elkhorn, NE 68022
402-502-6492
402-502-7803 Fax
St. Croix Hospice – Omaha
StCroixHospice.com
1065 North 115th Street, Suite 120
Omaha, NE 68154
402-609-4818
Suncrest Hospice
SuncrestCare.com
1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68124
402-509-7655
402-939-8261 Fax
AseraCare Hospice Care – Council Bluffs
An Amedisys Company
Amedisys.com
2000 West Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
712-823-3959
712-325-1895 Fax
EveryStep Hospice
EveryStep.org
300 West Broadway, Suite 114
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-325-6802
877-325-6802
Gentiva Hospice
GentivaHS.com
444 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 200
Omaha, NE 68114
402-397-0990
888-GENTIVA (436-8482)
Prime Home Care LLC/Compassionate Care Hospice
PrimeHomeCare.org
7253 Grover Street
Omaha, NE 68124
402-390-2492
402-390-9070 Fax
St. Croix Hospice – Council Bluffs
StCroixHospice.com
1920 Rue Street, Suite 3
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-318-2120
St. Joseph Villa Homecare & Hospice
StJosephVillaOmaha.com
825 Dorcas Street
Omaha, NE 68108-1160
402-926-4444
402-393-8230 Fax
Tabitha Home Health Care & Hospice
Tabitha.org
1044 North 115th Street, Suite 202
Omaha, NE 68154
402-819-4949
Hospice Inpatient Communities
Hospice House
The Josie Harper Residence
HospiceHouseOmaha.org
7415 Cedar Street
Omaha, NE 68124
402-343-8600
402-343-8659 Fax