Hospice For All Seasons, LLC

What is Hospice Care

The goal of Hospice care is to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life in persons facing a life limiting illness. "Hospice for All Seasons", strongly believes in the affirmation of life while viewing death as a natural process. Hospice neither hastens nor prolongs death. Our goal is to help patients live the remainder of their lives as fully and comfortably as possible.
When curative treatments are no longer working and/or a patient no longer desires to continue them, hospice is an available treatment option. Most people, if asked, will say they dream of a peaceful, comfortable end of life experience, surrounded by their loved ones. Our interdisciplinary team of trained professionals work together to deliver hospice services that can make that dream a reality.

Services Provided:
Among its responsibilities, the interdisciplinary hospice team:

*Manages the patient’s pain and symptoms
*Assists patients and their families with emotional , psychological, social and spiritual needs
*Provides needed medications, supplies, and medical equipment, related to the hospice diagnosis
*Coaches and supports family members on how to care for the patient
*Coordinates special services like speech, physical and occupational therapy when necessary for palliation
*Coordinates increased levels of hospice care if necessary, which may include: respite, continuing care or inpatient level of hospice care
*Provides bereavement support to surviving family and significant others.


New Beginnings
Creating Hospice for All Seasons, has been the dream of founder Lisa DeOrnellas RN, for more than 10 years.
In January 2010, one of Lisa's dearest friends, Susan Giblin, succumbed to Leukemia at the age of 46. The loss of her friend became the initiative for Lisa to actualize her dream of developing a hospice service that was truly focused on the needs of patients and their families. Lisa states, "Susan lived her life to the fullest and the memory of her became the impetus for me to follow my dreams and passions. Since Susan's passing I have felt a strong emotional and spiritual directive to act on these dreams now." As a dedicated and experienced hospice nurse, Lisa has been a staunch patient advocate, dedicated to providing patients with the highest quality of care while recognizing each patient as an individual with needs unique to their situation. She believes hospice care should be delivered with compassion, quality, dignity and respect, for all persons in life's final season.In 2010, Lisa and a group of experienced hospice professionals, set about developing a premier hospice service that would treat people, first. A hospice focused on people as individuals, not numbers. Lisa envisioned a hospice that "provided patients with true healthcare advocates, uncompromisingly committed to assuring that patients' needs are met physically, emotionally and spiritually". She also wanted to provide her staff an atmosphere of support and value, so that they could perform their best for the community they serve. That Hospice dream has become a reality with the formation of Hospice for All Seasons.