Virtua Home Care
Virtua Home Care professionals can help make the transition from hospital to home as smooth as possible. In some cases, home care professionals provide individuals with extra help to continue living at home and avoid entering a nursing home. The home care team encourages independence by providing the support patients need to recover in comfort following hospitalization, remain at home with family, and/or delay or prevent nursing home placement. Serving residents of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties since 1995, Virtua Home Care provides patients of all ages with services such as skilled nursing, home health aides, private services, medical social services, rehabilitation, nutritional support and more.
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice
Operational for more than 25 years, Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice is a nonprofit organization that provides a range of in-home medical, emotional support and spiritual services to individuals who require hospice care. It is licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health as a certified Medicare and Medicaid Hospice. Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program. It is a member of the National Hospice Organization and NJ and PA Hospice Organizations. The organization offers medical care services under the supervision of registered nurses. Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice s medical professionals provide palliative care services to relieve pain. It offers physical, occupational and speech therapy services. Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice is a part of the Karen Ann Quinlan Memorial Foundation and is located in Newton, N.J.
Samaritan Hospice
Samaritan Hospice is a nonprofit, community-based organization that serves the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer in New Jersey. Founded in 1980, the organization offers a range of palliative care, grief support, education, advocacy and other life-enhancing services. It is certified by the Joint Commission and is licensed by the state of New Jersey. Samaritan Hospice is also a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the Home Care Association of New Jersey. It has a more than 6,000-square-foot inpatient hospice center that features a family room, meditation unit and over 10 patient bedrooms. The organization also offers scholarships for people interested in advancing the use of complementary therapies in end-of-life care. Located in Marlton, N.J., Samaritan Hospice additionally offers various support services after curative and palliative treatment.