VistaCare Hospice of Boston

VistaCare Hospice is a leading provider of hospice care services. Through interdisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, home healthcare aides, social workers, spiritual and other counselors and volunteers, VistaCare provides hospice care primarily designed to reduce pain and enhance the quality of life of patients facing life-limiting illness. This hospice care is most commonly provided in the patient's home or other residence of choice, including hospitals, assisted living communities and nursing homes.

Once a patient is admitted to our services, an individualized plan of palliative care is established by the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) based on the patient/family’s goal of care. Goals of care are determined as part of living the VistaCare Promises. As part of developing the plan of care, the team determines the amount of support the patient/family will need from each team member and schedules those visits accordingly. The plan of care is reviewed by the IDG team on a regular basis to determine progress towards the goals of care that were determined by the patient/family. As the goals change or the patient’s condition worsens, the plan of palliative care is updated and scheduled visits by the team are changed based on needs. When the plan of care is changed, the attending and referring physicians are updated on the patient’s progress towards achieving the goals of palliative care.