Quality of Life during the Final Stages of Life Assistance is Available through ComfortCare Hospice The word hospice derives from a Latin word that means “hospitable”, meaning host and guest. Hospice care is a special kind of care that focuses on the quality of life for people and their caregivers who are experiencing life-limiting illnesses. […]

Laurel, MS– ComfortCare Hospice has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Premier Performer” for achieving an overall caregiver and family satisfaction score that ranked in the top 5% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2022 calendar year. Dean Nickens, Director of ComfortCare Hospice stated, “It is more important than ever that […]

Congratulations to Aubree Middleton, LMSW, from ComfortCare Hospice, for being selected as the Employee of the Month for June 2023. Aubree’s nominations that were received stated, “Aubree always meets the needs of our patients and goes the extra mile. She makes time for anything the patient or their family may need. She is an excellent […]

Hospice care is a special kind of care that focuses on the quality of life for people and their caregivers who are experiencing life-limiting illnesses. At South Central Regional Medical Center our goal in hospice treatment is to provide compassionate, hospitable care to all patients at the final stages of life. Dr. Jack Evans discusses […]

Quality of Life during the Final Stages of Life Assistance is Available through ComfortCare Hospice The word hospice derives from a Latin word that means “hospitable”, meaning host and guest. Hospice care is a special kind of care that focuses on the quality of life for people and their caregivers who are experiencing life-limiting illnesses. […]

ComfortCare Hospice Recognized with National Award for Caregiver Satisfaction Laurel, MS– Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), a national quality benchmarking organization, has named ComfortCare Hospice a Premier Performer in Caregiver Satisfaction for the 2019 calendar year. This recognition was awarded to facilities who ranked in the top 5% in national quality measures. With over 6,500 hospice […]

Hospice is not a place but rather a way of caring that brings comfort to people at the end of their life while offering support to their family. The team at Comfort Care hospice provides quality of life care to terminally ill patients and their families. Dr. David Harrison, a medical director of Comfort Care […]

Catherine Farrar says, “Hospice is not a place but rather a way of caring that provides comfort to people at the end of life while offering support to their family.” The nurses visit once or twice a week when the patients are doing well. As the patient starts to decrease, they visit three to four […]

Hospice is not a place, but rather a way of caring that brings comfort to people at the end of life, while offering support to their family. Yet too often hospice referrals are not made until the patient has uncontrolled symptoms or is near death. While everyone will face this journey, facing the end of […]

Hospice is a service that is provided in the home for patients who have a terminal illness, with a life expectancy of less than six months. South Central Regional Medical Center provides hospice for people of all ages. Hospice services at South Central are for the whole family and provide a holistic approach to care. […]