Caris provides excellent care to patients and their families.Based upon Family satisfaction surveys, Caris ranks higher than the national average on most factors. CLICK HERE to see recent Family satisfaction survey results.



  • Manages the patient’s pain and symptoms
  • Assists the patient with the emotional, psychosocial and
    spiritual aspects of dying
  • Provides needed medications, medical supplies and equipment
  • Coaches the family on how to care for the patient
  • Delivers special services like speech and physical therapy when needed
  • Makes short-term inpatient care available when pain or symptoms
    become too difficult to manage at home, or the caregiver needs
    respite time
  • Provides bereavement care and counseling to surviving family and friends

    MEDICAL DOCTOR
    A physician directs, as necessary, hospice services in coordination with the patient’s primary care physician.

    NURSING
    Caris provides both skilled and non-skilled services with expert care in pain and symptom management and personal care.

    PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
    Pharmacists are available to consult with our nursing staff around the clock to monitor medications for symptom control and pain management. Caris also aids in obtaining medical supplies and equipment as needed for the management of the terminal illness.

    SOCIAL WORKERS & COUNSELING
    Social Workers ensure that Caris patients and family members have their physical and emotional needs addressed. Caris Social Workers provide peace of mind to families by assisting with a variety of supportive tasks. From assistance in obtaining financial and community resources, to counseling and advocacy within healthcare institutions, the Caris Social Worker lends a compassionate hand to our patients and families.

    SPIRITUAL CARE
    Caris means grace, when and where you need it most. Caris has bereavement counselors and pastoral care available from a chaplain if requested.

    VOLUNTEERS
    CLICK HERE for more information about our volunteering program — The Amazing Grace Volunteers.

    The Amazing Grace Volunteer program provides opportunities for persons age 16 and above to assist with special needs that patients and families may have. Other opportunities include a variety of administrative needs within the hospice office setting.

    SHORT-TERM INPATIENT & RESPITE CARE
    Provided in contracted centers when the patient’s needs cannot be met at home.

    CRISIS CARE
    This level of care is for a short term period of time to maintain the patient in their home during acute symptom management episodes.

    TELEHEALTH:
    Using the Health Buddy® appliance in the home transmits important patient health information and self-regulating disease management programs between the patient's home and Caris RNs. By collecting individualized patient information daily, Telehealth Advisor provides Caris with continually updated electronic patient record-giving an understanding of the patient's health on a day-to-day basis. This information is then available to each member of the patient's care team, which improves care coordination and makes it possible to provide more proactive, targeted care.

    Improved patient monitoring and disease management
  • Enhances patient care oversight for more proactive, targeted care
  • Improves coordination of care by updating the integrated electronic
    patient record daily
  • Provides diagnosis-specific disease management programs and tailors
    information for individualized patient education
  • Improves patient self-care decreasing crisis situations and improving outcomes