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Gilchrist Hospice Care - Guiding the Way
Gilchrist Hospice Care is the largest hospice in Maryland and provides the highest quality hospice and support services, whether home-based or inpatient, to thousands of individuals and families residing throughout Central Maryland. Our extraordinary staff of professionals and volunteers are dedicated to one unwavering mission: to profoundly enhance the end of life for people facing a life-limiting...

About Gilchrist Hospice Care
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...

How Can We Help
When every moment becomes more precious, Gilchrist Hospice Care helps people with life-limiting illnesses make the most of each day, on their own terms, in familiar surroundings. Our specially trained staff and volunteers provide compassionate end-of-life care that addresses each patient’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs with an emphasis on comfort and pain management. We also provide caregiving instruction and grief...

To Request Care and Information
Anyone can make a referral for Gilchrist Hospice Care – patients, family members, physicians, other health professionals, friends and clergy. In most cases, patients will be admitted to the program within 48 hours after receiving the referral information. Gilchrist Hospice Care will complete the necessary paperwork and obtain physician orders to streamline the admission for the patient and family. To make a...

Healthcare Professionals
Personal physicians are an integral part of the hospice interdisciplinary team. Gilchrist Hospice Care works collaboratively with any physician selected by a hospice patient or family. To date, we have worked with hundreds of physicians across our service area. We rely on the attending physician to guide the patient and family to hospice care when a cure is no longer possible. At...

Giving to Gilchrist
Your contributions, whether monetary, time or resources, allow Gilchrist Hospice Care to continue our mission to profoundly enhance the end of life for individuals facing a life limiting illness. Gilchrist Hospice Care is committed to providing end-of-life care and services to all those in need, regardless of financial considerations. The philosophy of hospice is that “no one should die alone...

Calendar and Events
    Bereavement Services Support Groups and Workshops Calendar April - June 2010 July - August 2010   Volunteer Training Schedules October 2009 - September...

What is Hospice Care
Hospice is a unique philosophy of health care for patients with a life-limiting illness. The focus of hospice care is on enhancing the quality of a patient’s life while assisting with the needs of their caregiving family. For patients no longer seeking curative treatment, hospice focuses on pain management and symptom control with the goal of keeping the patient comfortable as...

Who May Need Hospice Care
Hospice care is appropriate for anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness whose life expectancy is measured in months rather than years and where the goals of care have changed from cure to comfort measures. When curative treatment is no longer available or desirable, hospice care focuses on palliative (comfort oriented) care, pain management, symptom control and emotional support. Hospice care is...

Where We Serve
Gilchrist Hospice Care serves the central Maryland community– serving Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties. We maintain two home-based care offices and one inpatient facility within our service area, with our primary office located in Hunt Valley. Take a tour of our inpatient facility, Gilchrist Center.    Gilchrist Hospice Care Corporate Office 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Phone: (443) 849-8200 Email: lmulligan@gilchristhospice.org   Gilchrist Center Inpatient Center 555 West Towsontown...

Publications
Gilchrist Hospice Care will provide any informational brochures about our organization and services upon request. We offer information on the following subjects: Bereavement Services; Children, Teens & Grief; Hospice Caregiving Book; Caring Touch at Gilchrist Center; Fiction or Fact: The Truth About Hospice; Garden Wall Plaque Forms; Gilchrist Center: A Special Home; Grief’s Journey; Guide to Patient Services at Gilchrist...

Gilchrist Center and Virtual Tour
Gilchrist Center is our 34-bed inpatient facility in Towson, Maryland. The center’s dedicated staff provides expert care for terminally ill individuals in a homelike environment that is welcoming, supportive and comfortable for both patients and their loved ones. As a general guideline, patients are admitted to Gilchrist Center when symptoms of their disease – pain, dementia, delirium, breathlessness, and other conditions...

Newsletters
In addition to our informational brochures, Gilchrist Hospice Care produces a newsletter, Greater Reflections. Please click on one of our recent editions to download a copy.   Summer 2009    Spring 2009   Winter...

Annual Reports
Gilchrist Hospice Care also produces an annual report, which showcases just a few of the many patients and families we provide care and support to throughout the year. By highlighting these patients and families, we are able to demonstrate to our donors how their generous contributions enable us to provide care and support to all those in need of our...

FAQ At a Glance
What is hospice?   Hospice is more than a program or building. It is based upon a concept of hope and commitment to patients and their loved ones that the dying process will be pain-free and dignified. The core concepts of hospice are pain management, physical, emotional, social and spiritual support and acceptance of death as a natural part of the life...

Consent Forms
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End Stage Indicators
Gilchrist Hospice Care has created the special brochure, End-Stage Indicators for Non-Cancer Diagnosis, for your use in determining whether a patient is eligible for Hospice care. First, consider these three questions: 1. Do you believe cure is no longer possible? 2. Would you be surprised if this patient is still living within the next year? 3. Do you believe this patient and family would...

Guidelines for Eligibility
To Gilchrist Hospice Care: Hospice care is appropriate for anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness whose life expectancy is measured in months rather than years and where the goals of care have changed from cure to comfort measures. To Gilchrist Center (inpatient facility): Admission is based on the patient’s clinical status. Priority for admission is granted to patients who are experiencing...

Reimbursement for Services
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Palliative Care
The term “palliative care” describes comfort-oriented care that addresses not just physical pain, but also the emotional, social and spiritual needs of seriously ill patients, to enhance the quality of life for both patients and their families. This definition of palliative care was established by the World Health Organization in 1990. Sharing the same core values as hospice, palliative care extends...

Medial Leaders
Dr. W. Anthony Riley has been Medical Director of Gilchrist Hospice Care since its inception in 1994 and also serves as Medical Director of Senior Services at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He is a board certified internist and geriatrician and certified by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. Dr. Riley is also a Diplomate of the American...

Care and Services
Gilchrist Hospice Care’s approach to care involves patient choice. At the heart of the hospice philosophy is the belief that patients should be encouraged to remain independent and in control of their lives. We involve patients and their loved ones in every decision about their care, encouraging them to participate fully. Gilchrist Hospice Care’s care and services include: Specialized physical, emotional and...

A Team Approach to Care
An interdisciplinary, specially trained team of professionals and volunteers, working in close cooperation with the patient’s personal physician, plan and deliver all services tailored to each patient’s and family’s special care needs. The Hospice team includes: You and Your Loved OnesYou are the most important member and leader of the team. Our focus of care is in response to your choices for...

Where is Care Provided
Hospice care can be provided in a variety of settings: at home, nursing home, assisted or independent living facility, in a retirement or long-term care facility, or in a stand-alone hospice center, such as Gilchrist Center.   Training and education in end-of-life care is provided for facility staff who are part of the caregiving team. Hospice and facility staff work together...

Paying for Care
Gilchrist Hospice Care’s services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance companies, sponsored care, and HMOs, once a physician has certified that the patient has a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less. You may contact your insurance carrier or a representative of Gilchrist Hospice Care will be able to help determine your coverage. In-kind services and...

Grief Support Services
Grieving the death of a loved one is a unique process for each person, with no prescribed path or timetable. Gilchrist Hospice Care helps those left behind to better understand and cope with their grief and to work through the process in their own individual ways. For 13 months after the death of a loved one, our experienced grief counselors and...

Gilchrist Center and Virtual Tour
Gilchrist Center is our 34-bed inpatient facility in Towson, Maryland. The center’s dedicated staff provides expert care for terminally ill individuals in a homelike environment that is welcoming, supportive and comfortable for both patients and their loved ones. As a general guideline, patients are admitted to Gilchrist Center when symptoms of their disease – pain, dementia, delirium, breathlessness, and other conditions...

Volunteer Training
Training, Time and Other Requirements Our comprehensive training program is required to ensure that volunteers are fully acquainted with Gilchrist Hospice Care’s mission, services and programs and prepare them to feel comfortable with whatever responsibilities they will assume. Through lectures and discussions, Hospice staff work to help volunteers become knowledgeable about our guiding philosophy of hospice care. Classes expose volunteers to the...

Grief Support Meetings
Whether you have lost a spouse, life partner, parent, grandparent or guardian, we can help. Gilchrist Hospice Care offers a wide range of grief support resources, which are open to our own bereaved or anyone in the community who has lost a loved one. The grief support resources offered include:   Grief counselingOne-on-one counseling is available for those who prefer an individual...

Events
  UPCOMING EVENTS October 24, 2010:                   Taste & Auction of Howard County's 25th Anniversary more information December 10, 2010: The Holly Ball  more...

Ways to Contribute
After the death of a loved one, family and friends often list Gilchrist Hospice Care as a beneficiary for memorial donations. It’s their way of saying thanks for accompanying them on the heartbreaking journey set in motion by news of a terminal diagnosis and for easing a loved one’s last days with comfort and compassionate care.   For those who want to...

Contribute Plans
Memorial Gifts You may make a contribution to Gilchrist Hospice Care in memory of a loved one.   Bequests Using simple language, you can bequeath a part of your estate to Gilchrist Hospice Care in your will or through a revocable trust. You can direct your gift to a particular program or area of Hospice, bequeath specific assets to Hospice in general or leave...

Stock and Equity Contributions
List us as a beneficiary Your IRA, 401k or other retirement plan and life insurance policies ask you to list beneficiaries. By listing Gilchrist Hospice Care, you can help ensure our future.   Choose a Gift Vehicle that Gives Back There are a number of gift choices that will allow you to make a gift of your assets while retaining the income for yourself...

Estate Contributions
For information, please call (443) 849-8214 or send an...

Volunteers
Our volunteers serve Gilchrist Hospice Care in a variety of capacities. Some work directly with patients, while others assist with administrative duties or in follow up with bereaved clients. Here are some of the ways that Gilchrist Hospice Care volunteers make a difference: Sharing companionship with patients and families, whether reading aloud or just being a good listener. Providing respite care in...

Volunteer Training
Training, Time and Other Requirements Our comprehensive training program is required to ensure that volunteers are fully acquainted with Gilchrist Hospice Care’s mission, services and programs and prepare them to feel comfortable with whatever responsibilities they will assume. Through lectures and discussions, Hospice staff work to help volunteers become knowledgeable about our guiding philosophy of hospice care. Classes expose volunteers to the...

Contact Us
Gilchrist Hospice Care Corporate Office 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Phone: (443) 849-8200Email   Gilchrist Center Inpatient Center555 West Towsontown BoulevardTowson, MD 21204Phone: (443) 849-8200  Howard County5537 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 433Columbia, MD 21045Phone: (410) 730-5072Fax: (410) 730-5284 If you or your family have any concerns regarding your care, safety or your rights have not been respected, your or they should bring these concerns to...

Directions
Driving Directions   To Gilchrist Hospice Care Corporate Office      Map 11311 McCormick Rd., Suite 350 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (443) 849-8200 Email   From locations North: Take 83S to exit 20A (Shawan Rd. East toward Cockeysville) At the first light, turn right onto McCormick Rd. Make second left at entrance marked One Hunt Valley   From Gilchrist Center: Turn left onto Towsontown Blvd. Turn right onto Charles St. Take 695W towards Pikesville Merge onto 83N to exit 20A (Shawan...

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Careers
Please click on the link below to see a complete list of open positions for Gilchrist Hospice Care. Open Positions   For further information on these and other opportunities with Gilchrist Hospice Care call...

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2009-2010 Campaign
Gilchrist Hospice Care recently embarked on a new media campaign to showcase the important work we do each and every day. On this page, you will find some of the stories so common to the hospice experience. The families featured were grateful for the support Gilchrist provided in their most familiar place -- home -- as their loved ones neared...

Calendar - Events - Holly Ball
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Calendar - Events - Taste and Auction of Howard County
  Winning ticket will be drawn 10/24/10 at the 25th Annual Taste & Auction of Howard County at Turf Valley Resort. Need not be present to win. For complete rules and regulations please call...

Gilchrist Kids
      Gilchrist Kids aims to help children “live well” during their last weeks and days and to provide their loved ones with the support they need during their most difficult time. By providing relief from physical, emotional, social, and spiritual suffering, we enhance the quality of life for seriously ill children and their families. Our pediatric hospice program cares for...

Tanzanian Hospice Exchange
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What We Do for Families
Gilchrist Kids is a family-centered program and provides an interdisciplinary team that works closely with a child’s own physician to create an individualized plan of care. The specialized team includes a Pediatric Medical Director, pediatric nurses, social workers, chaplains, and bereavement counselors as well as trained volunteers. An array of services enables family members to lead their lives as fully...

Kids Volunteers
Gilchrist Kids has a group of volunteers specially trained in pediatric care available to offer:    Companionship  Respite care Transportation Sibling care Grocery shopping, medication delivery, and other general errands Basic household tasks   Our volunteers are committed to helping families in any way possible so that you can enjoy precious time just being a family.  Please ask your nurse or social worker if...

Paying for Care
Gilchrist Kids provides care to all qualified patients regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Hospice care services are covered by many private health insurance plans, sponsored care and Medicaid. We will handle all the billing and payment services as they relate to the life-limiting diagnosis. In support of our conviction that no one shall be turned away, Gilchrist Kids...

Press Releases
  PRESS RELEASE (6/30/10)--Gilchrist Hospice Care Gold Seal Accreditation. Full press release.   PRESS RELEASE (6/4/10)--Gilchrist Hospice Care Opens Pediatric Home Hospice Program. Read full press release.   PRESS RELEASE (4/7/10)--Gilchrist Hospice Care to Provide Inpatient Care in Howard County Beginning in 2011. Read full press release.   PRESS RELEASE (1/21/10)--Gilchrist Hospice Care to Serve as Provider of Choice for University of Maryland Medical Center. Read full...