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Good Shepherd Hospice
Referrals
631-465-6363
goodshepherdhospice.chsli.org
Good Shepherd
Hospice Centers
“This is a place of hope, where
patients’ pain and suffering are
relieved, families and friends
garner emotional and spiritual
support, and memories are
made, even when life is short.”
-Kerrianne Page, MD, Chief
Medical Officer
Comfort. Care. Compassion.
110 Bi-County Blvd. Suite 114
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Good Shepherd Hospice is a proud
member of the Catholic Health Services
network:
Catholic Home Care
CHS Physician Partners
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Good Samaritan Nursing & Rehabilitative
Center
Maryhaven Center of Hope
Mercy Medical Center
Our Lady of Consolation Nursing &
Rehabilitative Care Center
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center
St. Catherine of Siena Nursing &
Rehabilitation Care Center
St. Charles Hospital
St Francis Hospital—The Heart Center
St. Joseph Hospital
“I didn’t know that places like
this existed and it made a
difficult situation less frightening
and more comforting.”
-Rose M., family member of a
hospice patient
(631) 465-6363
What is Inpatient
Hospice Care?
Criteria for Inpatient
Hospice Care
Good Shepherd Hospice Center at Rockville Centre
Opened in January 2019, Good Shepherd Hospice
Center at Rockville Centre is located on the second
floor of Mercy Medical Center. This new Hospice
Center provides a home-like setting that includes
12 private patient suites with accommodations for
loved ones to spend the night, a family living room
and dining room for visitor gathering, family
shower suites, a prayer room for quiet reflection,
and a family meeting room. Staffed by hospice
physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains,
home health aides and volunteers, the Center
offers expert hospice care in a peaceful,
comfortable environment. Family can visit any
time of the day and pets are always welcome.
Good Shepherd Hospice Center at Port Jefferson
The Good Shepherd Hospice Center at Port
Jefferson is located on the campus of St. Charles
Hospital. Featuring hospice expertise in a
home-like setting, the Center features private
rooms and bath suites. All rooms include sleeping
accommodations for family members, a television
and access to WiFi. The Center also includes a
family kitchen for loved ones to gather and a large
living room to accommodate visitors. The private
setting allows for family members to visit
uninterrupted, and visiting hours are unlimited
and not restricted by age. Pets are also welcome to
visit at any time.
Inpatient hospice care, often referred to as
General Inpatient Care (GIP), is one of the
four levels of hospice care provided by the
Medicare Hospice Benefit and most other
hospice plans. It is a valuable tool that allows
hospice staff to provide advanced clinical care
for the management of symptoms and
complex care that cannot be provided in the
patient’s home. GIP is intended for specific
circumstances and for a short duration when
prior efforts to manage symptoms have been
ineffective.
Good Shepherd Hospice has two Hospice
Centers, one in Port Jefferson on the campus
of St. Charles Hospital and one in Rockville
Centre, located in Mercy Medical Center. All
staff providing care are employees of Good
Shepherd Hospice and have specialized
training and expertise in hospice care and
symptom management. Patients and family
members are encouraged to tour the Centers at
any time to truly understand the commitment
to excellent patient and family care that Good
Shepherd Hospice offers.
Good Shepherd Hospice patients receiving
home hospice care can be transferred directly
from home to a Hospice Center for specialized
care when medically necessary. Hospitalized
patients who choose hospice care but require
ongoing inpatient symptom management may
be admitted to a Hospice Center at the time of
hospice enrollment.
General Inpatient Care is appropriate when
the hospice team determines that the patient’s
symptoms cannot be adequately managed in
the patient’s home or another residential
setting.
Common reasons for inpatient hospice care
may include the following:
Pain or symptom crisis not managed by
treatment changes in the current setting, or
that require frequent medication adjustments
and monitoring.
Intractable nausea and vomiting
Advanced open wounds requiring complex
care
Unmanageable respiratory distress
Severe agitated delirium requiring intensive
nursing and medical management.
Inpatient hospice care is intended for a short
duration of time to address symptom needs.
Hospice Center staff work with family
members closely throughout the patient’s
stay to establish a plan of care to return the
patient safely to their home when symptoms
are managed.