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For more than 29 years, Forbes Hospice has served the individual needs of each patient and family in our program. When a cure is no longer possible, we are able to provide comfort. When you don’t know what to expect, we will be there to help you, every step of the way.
Forbes Hospice’s team of caregivers offers a compassionate, loving approach to meeting the needs of our patients and their families. At a time when families are faced with physical and emotional crises, Forbes Hospice emphasizes quality of life, dignity and comfort. The focus of our care is to create a comfortable and peaceful environment in which the patient may live each day to the fullest. We also understand that a serious illness affects the entire family and our compassionate support and guidance are offered to them as well.
Forbes Hospice extends its reach to people of all ages. We have cared for a one-month-old child with congenital birth defects, helped a 105-year-old person deal with end of life complications, and supported patients requiring assistance at all stages of life. While we support many patients with cancer, a growing number of patients with advanced chronic diseases are benefiting from our care.
WHY CHOOSE FORBES HOSPICE?
- Forbes Hospice is the oldest and most trusted non profit hospice in the Pittsburgh region. Established in 1979, Forbes Hospice has a wealth of experience in delivering comprehensive hospice care to the community.
- Forbes Hospice has nationally recognized leadership.
- Our staff is comprised of highly-trained experts in pain and symptom control.
- The only hospice program in the region with a full-time medical director.
- We provide spiritual and psychological support.
- Our at-home care program provides additional help for caregivers above and beyond Medicare guidelines.
- We offer access to compassionate care in our dedicated inpatient facility.
- We have several programs to assist patients and families, including palliative home care and pediatric hospice care.
SERVICES
- Pain and symptom relief
- Care by hospice-certified registered nurses and social workers
- Guidance and direction by your personal physician
- Medications, equipment and supplies
- Personal care by certified home health aides
- Spiritual and emotional support by chaplains, medical social workers and counselors
- Training to help family members and caregivers provide care for their loved ones at home
- Short-term respite care, either at home or in our in-patient facility
- On-call nursing 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Volunteer support
- Bereavement support groups, programs, and individual and family counseling
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