Big Bend Hospice

Licensed since 1983, Big Bend Hospice provides expert health care, encouragement, hope, compassion and companionship to people with a limited life expectancy so that they can complete personal goals and find spiritual and emotional peace. WHAT WE DO * Big Bend Hospice is here to take the fear out of the unknown and guide you through the difficulties of dealing with a life limiting illness. * We provide each patient with a care team composed of the patient?s own physician, a hospice nurse, home health aide, family support counselor, music therapist, chaplain and trained volunteer. * Our staff are experts in pain and symptom control. * Big Bend Hospice can provide care in the patients own home, in a nursing home or assisted living facility, in the hospital or in our Hospice House. * We are here to support the patient?s family, providing comfort, support and counseling. * There is a Big Bend Hospice nurse on-call 24 hours a day so that whenever you need an immediate response we are here to provide a compassionate presence and knowledgeable answers. * We are accredited by Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP), and meet the highest national Hospice care standards. * Big Bend Hospice serves Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla counties in Florida.