OUR MISSION.
Guiding the Way. Providing the finest in end of life care.
OUR VISION.
Greatest service, people and resources and an unwavering commitment to what we do. Remain the leading provider in end of life care by offering the greatest services, people and resources. Foster hope, healing and respect through an unwavering commitment to what we do, through the education of our patients, families and the community through our interdisciplinary teamwork.
Our interdisciplinary team of professionally trained staff and volunteers are committed to providing comfort oriented care with a holistic approach aimed at achieving comfort throughout the progression of the illness. Members of the hospice team work closely together to provide services including medical care, nursing care, social work, home health and volunteer assistance, as well as spiritual and grief counseling and support.
Gilchrist Hospice Care provides care wherever a patient and family are most comfortable: at home, in a nursing home, retirement or assisted living community, or at our inpatient facility, Gilchrist Center.
In addition to our headquarters located in Hunt Valley and our inpatient facility in Towson, we maintain another home-based care office Columbia.
Gilchrist Hospice Care is certified by Medicare and fully licensed by the State of Maryland to provide hospice care.
We are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Gilchrist Hospice Care is a member of the following organizations:
"Several years ago, when my mother's illness became more serious, the doctor recommended Hospice. We took his advice and never looked back."
Marcus Lanasa