Bridge Care Program – Stella Maris

Stella Maris has identified the need in the community to offer services to those patients and families that have been diagnosed with a life limiting illness that are appropriate for hospice, however wish to continue seeking aggressive or curative treatment.  

The focus of care while on skilled home health will be patient centered care with an emphasis on addressing psychosocial barriers to hospice, disease process education/management, pain management, and utilizing therapy services for caregiver training.

Bridge care focuses on symptom management and counseling regarding a patient’s goals of care when facing an advanced illness. Our experienced health care professionals work together to provide physical, emotional and spiritual support for the patient as well as family members and caregivers while essentially bridging levels of care together.

Patients will initially be admitted to skilled home health services and the Bridge Program Manager along with the care team will assist the patient and family to make a gentle and caring transition to hospice if and when appropriate.

Supportive Home Hospice Care

Stella Maris has a long history of providing compassionate care for terminally ill individuals and their families.

Our experienced staff provides expert care in the comfort of your own home. Patients and families enrolled in our home hospice program have access to our inpatient hospice unit for respite care and symptom management.

Appropriate patients enrolled in our home health care program have the option to transition to hospice care via our Bridge Care Program, a coordinated approach to home services in which the established care team continues to manage and support patients through end-of-life care.