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For a long time, health care providers believed that providing house calls to patients was both too costly and too time consuming. But now that people are living longer – and living alone longer, too – house calls are being revisited as a way to help people live both...

At Providence Care, we believe that all people, regardless of age, condition or stage of disease, deserve to live their lives to the very fullest. By its definition, according to the Mayo Clinic, hospice care helps people who are nearing the end of life by helping...

Reprinted from the Lake Wylie Pilot | By Jennifer Becknell –YORK — Providence Care, a private health care agency that offers old-fashioned house calls for geriatric patients and other services including hospice care, has opened a new office in York. The agency, which...

Palliative care prolongs life, reduces sufferingBy Liz Szabo, USA TODAYUpdated Feb 22, 2011 8:50 PM By Judy S. Reich for USA TODAY Dr. Gail Austin Cooney visits hospice patient Beverly Vivona. There are no secret passwords in medicine, no mysterious handshakes or...

New Research Finds Patients Do Live Longer Under Hospice Care Hospice Patients Lived an Average 29 Days Longer Reports NHPCO (Alexandria, Va) – A new study published in the March 2007 issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management reports that hospice care may...

When you’re facing a serious illness or a chronic condition, you might feel like your own physical health and well being are beyond your control. You might feel overwhelmed by the pain and symptoms of your condition, and you may be unsure of where to turn for help and...

As people age, there often comes a point in time when they need advanced care beyond what their loved ones are able to provide. In the past, many elderly people with health concerns opted to enter skilled care, either in an assisted living facility or, for the more...

In today’s society, hospice care is becoming more and more commonplace as people are choosing to stay at home at the end of their lives, as opposed to medical facilities. According to the Hospice Foundation of America, or HFA, the main purpose of hospice care is to...

Rosemary Donnelly rests in her power recliner tucked beneath a soft blue blanket. Her eyes are closed, her muscles atrophied. And dementia has robbed the 85-year-old of the ability to speak. For the past 15 years, her daughter, Diana Fabiano, has lovingly cared for...

Providence Care is happy to announce the recent launch of their new website. The new site offers many benefits to our patients, including comprehensive information, ease of use and the ability for the patient and their family to communicate with us online. This,...