NCJW / Montefiore Hospice

Comfort. Dignity. Love.

NCJW / Montefiore Hospice seeks to bring pain management and symptom control, as well as ultimate caring and compassion, to those with a life-limiting illness, their caregivers, families and loved ones. We provide our signature care in the patient's own home, our inpatient unit or in other healthcare facilities.

The earlier a patient with a life-limiting illness enters hospice, the fuller and more enhanced the experience will be. The patient's physician traditionally refers to hospice, but other healthcare professionals, family members or friends are encouraged to make referrals.

Making decisions related to healthcare when we face a life-limiting illness can be confusing and frightening. At your request, the NCJW/Montefiore Hospice will send a representative to answer your questions and clarify the hospice philosophy of care and available services. We can meet with you at the hospital, in your home, or at Montefiore. Non-sectarian and open to the community.

We provide care to patients with:

• Cancer
• Failure to thrive
• End stage:
  • Cardiac Disease
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Diabetes
  • Dementia / Alzheimer's
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Neurological Disease
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Renal Disease
  • Liver Disease
  • ALS

"Calling hospice is not about giving up, but rather it allows people control over their lives up until the end, surrounded by those they love with comfort and dignity."

- Hospice Family Member

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Hospice Care

By tending to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our patients and their families, we offer comfort and support when it matters most. Our hospice team members work together to provide the most appropriate care and support including:

• Experts in pain management and symptom control
• Personalized program with high visit frequency
• Full-time medical director
• 24-hour emergency on-call nurse and social worker with rapid response time for calls and visits
• Holistic approach to patient care provided by a team of specially trained professionals
• Continuity of care by a team of caring professionals
• Comfort therapies - massage, reiki, music
• Spiritual counseling with a full understanding of the Jewish faith and traditions
• Services provided in one's own home or in Montefiore's homelike inpatient unit setting
• Family support and counseling available
• Additional services available through fee-for-service
• Psychosocial and spiritual support for patient, family and loved ones
• Non-sectarian community based support
• Bereavement counseling and support
• Palliative care services
• Russian speaking nurses and interpreter
• Services covered by Medicare/Medicaid and most insurance companies

Hospice Caregiver Team

• Hospice Caregiver Team
• Medical Director
• Registered Nurses
• Licensed Social Workers
• Spiritual Counselors
• Home Health Aides
• Reiki Therapists
• Music Therapists
• Art Therapists
• Volunteers
• Bereavement Specialist

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Hospice Volunteers

Our volunteers understand the importance of hospice care. Some have had experience with hospice themselves and want to help other families. Others are simply caring people dedicated to support those in need. They all see their volunteer experience as an opportunity to give back to the community.

The NCJW / Montefiore Hospice has earned a reputation for excellence and our volunteers are central to that superb care. Hospice volunteers are eager to use their time and talents to assist hospice staff, patients and families.

Volunteer opportunities are varied and flexible depending upon the volunteer's availability and the needs of the patients and loved ones. Call the hospice volunteer coordinator at (216) 910-2599 and see how you can make a difference.

Hospice volunteers assist in a myriad of ways including companionship and support, general office assistance, running errands, special projects, respite care, meal and snack preparation, musical interludes, reading, pet therapy, knitting and sewing projects and vigil volunteers. We welcome other creative ways to use your talent and interest. Let us know what you would like to do.

Health Care Insurance Contracts

NCJW / Montefiore Hospice and Montefiore Homecare are accepting patients with the following insurance plans:

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Medical Mutual of Ohio - All products
  • Traditional
  • SuperMed Select
  • SuperMed Plus
  • SuperMed Classic
  • Ancillary, etc.
• CSI/Anthem

Please ask a member of our staff if you have a question regarding a patient's eligibility.

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Hospice Inpatient Facility List

NCJW / Montefiore Hospice provides care to patients in the following facilities. We are also willing to expand our service area to include other facilities by patient, family or physician request.

• Altercare
• Beachwood Nursing Facility
• Blossom Hill
• Candlewood Park
• Cedarwood Plaza
• Emerald Ridge
• Grande Pointe
• Greens of Lyndhurst
• Heritage Care
• Judson Park
• Keithley House
• Legacy Place
• Manor Care
• Menorah Park
• Montefiore
• Oak Park Health Care
• Somerset Pointe
• Sunrise Point
• The Weils

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