is a local, non-profit healthcare organization that cares for people who have a life-limiting illness that is no longer responding to curative treatment. Hospice care enables these patients to live at home as fully as possible.  Hospice puts both patient and family at the center of care planning.

    

Our services include:

  • Pain and symptom management
  • Assistance with financial and legal issues from a medical social worker
  • Emotional and spiritual support from licensed counselors and chaplains
  • Certified nursing assistants to help with personal care
  • Volunteers to help provide companionship, run errands, etc.
  • Respite care when family caregivers need a break
  • Medications, equipment and supplies
  • Grief support for loved ones

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Gaston Hospice serves any resident of Gaston County and the surrounding area who has been diagnosed with a life expectancy of six months or less. Services are provided regardless of diagnosis or ability to pay.

 



 


Gaston Hospice is the oldest, largest, most comprehensive and most respected hospice provider in this area. That means experience and competence. We are ever responsive to emerging community needs and quality of life is emphasized in all we do.

Gaston Hospice is licensed by the state of North Carolina, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc., and a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End-of-Life Care.

"I wish we had gotten hospice involved sooner!" is something we often hear from our patients and their families.  Hospice provides options and choices that can make those last days more meaningful. This is the hope of Gaston Hospice. Our patients and their families have the security of knowing they are not alone in what could be a stressful time.  If you believe someone you know may benefit from hospice care, please don't hesitate to call our office for a consultation with our staff.     

The office hours for Gaston Hospice are 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. There is a nurse on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week for our patients.


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To find out more about about Gaston Hospice, stop by our office or call us at (704) 861-8405. 

Fax:  704.865.0590

Email:  gastonhospice@gmh.org

 


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