Gentiva - Blue Bell

I would definitely recommend Gentiva hospice if you have a loved one that needs hospice. Everyone is gentle and caring and loving. They will truly help you through the most difficult time of your life as you help your loved one transition from this life into the next. They also continue to support you throughout that first year and check on you. Kim was wonderful, as well as my social worker Christine and the chaplain. They will do all of the work for you so that you can just be with your loved one and spend quality time with them during their last days, weeks or months.

Kim, has been fantastic to work with over the years! She is responsive, supportive, and truly cares about everyone! Bob is also the man! Great company and people you can trust!

Gentiva hospice enabled my mother to live in the memory care unit of a personal care facility (Morningside House of Collegeville) for the last year of her life. We started with Kim, (R.N.) for the first seven months, who ensured that we not only had the standard medical equipment, but other special equipment (high-back wheelchair and fall prevention [scoop] bed) promptly when needed. Kim is very warm and personable and worked well with my mother and kept me apprised of her developments and recommended meds as appropriate as issues arose. Kellie (R.N.) cared for my mother for her last four months. Kellie kept on top of my mother’s various medical and dietary concerns, was a good advocate with medical and facility staff and did a very nice job of keeping us up to date on her status. In addition, Kellie had a very good manner and was a great companion for my mother whether at lunch or whenever she visited for assessments. I also remember that she offered to pray a rosary with my mother, who was very devout. In the last several days, Jim (R.N.) came on board for the intensive, final hospice care. Jim could not have been any better and kinder with my mother and the family. Jim did all that is humanly possible to ensure that my mother was comfortable and had minimal pain. All Gentiva staff were exceptionally caring and compassionate, attune to the needs of my mother, and clearly had a special calling for their vocation. Regarding the administrative side (upfront registration and ongoing Medicare) with Sharon, Sharyl and Tracy, it was straightforward and essentially seamless for me – no issues whatsoever. Based on my mother’s and my experience described above, I would highly recommend considering Gentiva Hospice for yourself or a loved one.