Hospice House
Specialized Inpatient Hospice Care in a Home-Like Setting
For patients with complex conditions, Hospice House offers compassionate inpatient hospice care that includes short-term, around-the-clock symptom management in a peaceful and home-like environment. Patients receive expert medical support while gaining the time and space to simply be with family.
Our goal is always comfort, dignity, and quality of life, while helping patients and families navigate difficult moments with clarity and compassion.
Understanding the Medical Journey: Transitions Health and Hospice Care
For many families, the first step is not Hospice House.
Partners In Care Transitions program helps individuals and families with a serious illness, deteriorating health conditions, and navigating future healthcare options before hospice care may be needed. This supportive program focuses on education, care coordination, comfort in symptom management, healthcare planning, emotional support, and helping families navigate medical decisions with confidence.
As needs change, the Transitions program can help determine when hospice services may become appropriate and whether care is best provided at home or, in some situations, at Hospice House.
Not sure where to begin?
Our Transitions Health team can help you understand your options and determine the right level of support for your loved one.[Learn About Transitions Health]
What is Hospice House?
Hospice House is a specialized inpatient hospice facility designed for patients whose symptoms require intensive medical management that cannot be comfortably controlled in the home environment.
This level of care may be appropriate for symptoms such as:
- Uncontrolled pain
- Severe shortness of breath
- Agitation or anxiety
- Nausea or complex medication needs
- Rapid changes in condition requiring close nursing support
Patients receive 24-hour care from a highly trained team that includes hospice physicians, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, social workers, chaplains, counselors, volunteers, and complementary care providers.
The focus remains on comfort, dignity, and emotional support for both the patient and family.
Is Hospice House Only for End-of-Life Care?
Not always.
While some patients receive care at Hospice House during the final days of life, others are admitted for short-term symptom stabilization and later return home once symptoms are under control.
Hospice House may also provide short-term respite care when caregivers at home need temporary relief and support. This flexibility allows families to receive the right level of care at the right time while remaining connected to their broader hospice care team.
Support includes certified nursing assistants, social workers, counselors, chaplains, volunteers, massage therapists, musicians, and others to embrace the patient and their family members and deliver excellent, compassionate care.
When patients are in Hospice House for end of life care, we’re here to make the final moments of comfortable, dignified, and peaceful.
Who Is Eligible for Hospice House Care?
Admission to Hospice House is based on medical need and is determined by the hospice care team. Many Hospice House patients are enrolled in the Transitions program and our team is familiar with their medical challenges.
Inpatient hospice care is typically considered when:
- Symptoms can no longer be safely managed at home
- Frequent nursing or physician intervention is needed
- Caregiver exhaustion becomes significant
- Short-term intensive comfort care is required
The care team works closely with patients, physicians, and families to determine the most appropriate setting for care.
Designed for Patients and Families
Hospice House was intentionally designed to feel peaceful, warm, and welcoming and not institutional. Serious illness affects more than the patient alone. Hospice House care includes emotional, spiritual, and practical support for family members throughout the experience.
Our interdisciplinary team helps families navigate difficult conversations, caregiving stress, grief, and moments of uncertainty with compassion and guidance.
Features include:
- Spacious private patient suites
- Overnight accommodations for loved ones
- Private bathrooms and family gathering space
- Natural light and calming Central Oregon-inspired design
- Outdoor walking paths and landscaped surroundings
- Space for quiet reflection and meaningful family time