Hospice Of Cincinnati has cared for patients with serious illness in southwest Ohio since 1977, and it's the oldest and largest hospice in the area, with four main inpatient care centers in Blue Ash, Anderson, Hamilton, and at The Christ Hospital branches, and most people, about 90%, get their care in their own home, but care is also offered in nursing homes, hospitals, or assisted living facilities, and since it serves Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont, and other counties nearby, care really does spread out across the region. The staff includes registered nurses, physical and speech therapists, medical social workers, psychiatric nurses, and the care teams provide things like pain and symptom management, wound care, respiratory and cardiac care, as well as support for emotional and spiritual needs, and they've even got chaplains and clinical pastoral education programs, so people can use onsite chapels if they want some quiet time or prayer.
As a nonprofit, Hospice Of Cincinnati is sponsored by Bethesda Inc. and has partnerships with TriHealth and Bon Secours Mercy Health, and it's part of the larger Compassus network based out of Nashville, Tennessee, which connects hundreds of similar care programs across the country, and being a member of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation shows a focus on community services instead of profits. The programs at Hospice Of Cincinnati aren't only medical; they include things like PalliaCare Cincinnati for palliative care, advanced illness navigation with HOC Navigators, grief support for adults and children through The Goldstein Family Grief Center and Fernside, and social connection programs helping people avoid loneliness.
Families can find help through bereavement care, counseling, Conversations of a Lifetime® for difficult discussions, advanced care planning, and socialization support, while veterans have a tailored program - the place has even reached Level Four in the We Honor Veterans initiative, which is the highest level, and it's among the first groups certified by the American Heart Association in hospice care for heart failure. There's also specialized support for dementia, lung, and heart conditions, and people can access holistic therapies like massage, art, music, and pet visits that try to improve comfort and make each day a bit easier.
The aim at Hospice Of Cincinnati is always to offer comfort, dignity, and grace to people at the end of life, giving physical, emotional, and spiritual help to both patients and families, and the idea is simply to help people feel supported, understood, and less alone as they face advanced illness. With nearly 1,000 employees and decades of experience, the organization really does make an effort to honor everyone's choices and help families use every moment that remains together in their own way.
