This inpatient hospice house is located in the heart of Temple Terrace. Created to care for patients needing an inpatient level of care, the Melech Hospice House is an excellent alternative to hospitalization for patients and their families. Designed to provide a warm, homelike environment, patients receive around-the-clock care from trained physicians, staff and volunteers until their symptoms and pain are under control. Family members may visit or stay with their loved ones for as long as they like. The Melech Hospice House is family compatible with living rooms, porches, dining facilities and other amenities.

LifePath Hospice House Care
In the comfort of a homelike setting, Hospice House patients benefit from a full range of hospice services. Professional staff provides quality clinical care, pain control, symptom management, and psychosocial and spiritual support. Respiratory, physical and complementary therapies are also available.

The LifePath Hospice team works with a patient's physician and family to develop an individualized plan of care, providing short-term, intensive treatment during a medical crisis. With 24-hour visitation, the Hospice House is staffed by:

• 24-hour, round-the-clock nurses
• In-house physicians and nurse practitioners
• Counselors
• Chaplains
• Dietary personnel
• Home health aides
• Trained volunteers

Services are covered 100% by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurances. LifePath Hospice offers care based on medical need, regardless of ability to pay, race, religion, lifestyle or illness.

Home Setting
Designed with warm, homelike qualities, the Hospice House features many high-tech amenities in a non-institutional setting. Spacious, private rooms allow families to spend quality time with their loved ones in beautiful, peaceful surroundings.

The Hospice House also includes:

• In-room accommodations for family members
• Common living rooms
• Kitchenette and dining area
• Resource library with computer access
• On-site laundry facilities for personal items
• Chapel
• Children’s play area
• Screened lanais
• Quiet room

For more information on the Hospice House, call LifePath Hospice at 1-800-355-8170 or ask your primary care physician.