Sentara Hospice Services - Halifax - Our hospice team provides patient care in a number of settings - from home to assisted living facilities to nursing or long term care facilities. The team is made up of carefully selected and screened professionals that provide the same high quality care that physicians and patients alike have come to expect from Sentara. You can be confident that our staff treats patients and family members with the utmost of care and respect. Learn more about hospice. Home care services can be requested by a patient, physician, friend, or family member. A physician may prescribe home care for a patient as follow-up care after surgery or a major illness.