Gentle Shepherd Hospice

Gentle Shepherd Hospice is a privately owned, Virginia based hospice system that provides comprehensive care and emotional support from a Christian perspective. Our team of highly credentialed physicians, nurses and social workers provide the most comprehensive and finest hospice care available to our patients and their families throughout Southwest and Central Virginia. For us, what we do is more than just a job. It is a calling to be the hands and feet of Christ embracing you and your family. To bring hope and comfort while providing the medical expertise to manage the pain and symptoms of your illness and improve the quality of your life. It is about family and friends, finding your place in eternity and how you want to be remembered here on earth. As a matter of philosophy and practice, we provide hospice care to anyone who meets our hospice palliative care guidelines regardless of their race, sex, age, economic status, religious preference or ability to pay. We provide care throughout the Roanoke, Lynchburg and Charlottesville markets and provide consults and admissions around the clock, 365 days a year. Medicare, Medicaid and private insurances accepted. Our staff is available to assist you in determining what benefits you qualify for and will bill for all services provided on your behalf. Gentle Shepherd Hospice is committed to providing the best hospice care to our patients and their families.

• Patient care provided in your home by both Registered Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants.
• Emotional and spiritual support provided by social workers, chaplains and professional counselors.
• Bereavement and grief support groups for all ages.
• Licensed, professional counseling as needed.
• Oversight and coordination of your hospice plan of care provided by our interdisciplinary team.
• Medications, medical supplies and equipment related to the terminal illness provided.
• Inpatient and respite care provided by our hospice when necessary.
• Dedicated and specially trained to help meet the needs of our patients and families.
• We are available 24/7, 365 days a year.
• Two full time nurse practioners and three part time physicians on staff.
• www.gentleshepherdhospice.com