It's been almost 3 months since my dear friend passed away at Sawtelle and the care he received…read morestill disturbs me. I live out of state and came up to Massachusetts for two days to be with my friend. During my time visiting I notice that staff wasn't attentive as they claimed to be. Basic end of life care is such a sensitive time and if you are a patient there with no family, it's a very lonely place. I needed to track down staff several times asking for the basics. Water, coffee, soup, straw, mouth swabs, how about shaving my friend, change of a diaper. I had the time to sit with my friend, the staff did not. Two days after I returned home I received a call at 11:09am from Christa H. at the Sawtelle Hospice House informing me that my friend had passed away. When I ask Christina what was the time of my friends passing she replied, "about 20 minutes ago and I was with him". As comforting as it may sound, it was a blatant lie. When I received the official death certificate from the town of Reading, the MD who came into Sawtelle that morning documented and pronounced my friends passing at 6:00am that morning. My two stars go to the 2 social workers that were compassionate and professional. Linda B. RN and former hospice nurse.

Specifically Tyler (female) LPN being the only nurse on duty and in the building was horridly rude…read moreand refused my access to say goodbye to my aunt. I spoke with this nurse who not only broke HIPAA but when I specifically asked her whether it would be a good time to visit my aunt, she advised that I would be welcome to come visit at any time during the facility visiting hours. Upon arrival, I was accosted by this LPN and told that she had "already had to make her family leave" as my dying aunt was growing increasingly agitated because Tyler, LPN "can't be expected to keep up with all these med passes while family is in the way so now I'm playing catch up." My lovely and adored aunt passed away early the following morning and I was never allowed to relay my father's message to her before she was gone exclusively due to this LPN's "authority" in which she would not "permit" me "access to (HER) patient". This human who made ethical promise to "do no harm" did at least express that she found it "very unfortunate" that I had made the 2 hour trip (after speaking with her on the phone TWICE mind you) "for nothing". I have not yet filed a formal complaint with the agency that employs Tyler as we are still in mourning but, being a nurse myself with 10+ years of hospice experience specifically, I do intend to make the MA Board of Nursing aware of this individual's deplorable behavior in addition to holding the agency accountable for allowing a nurse holding a license that restricts her scope of lawful practice from providing imperative and ethical intervention implicitly resulting in inhumane practice supported by the agency during times when holistic and evidence based patient and their family's care and comfort are paramount in their most vulnerable and precious last days of life.

My experience with Seasons Hospice is that they support the Health Care Proxy only and do not…read moresupport family members. They will not talk with you, return your phone calls or emails. When I called looking for someone to talk with confidentially about my own anguish they put me in touch with the social worker who after we spoke, called the health care proxy and broke confidentiality and told them of my call to them. I have no idea how my mother is doing except through the health care proxy who is not able to keep me fully informed. The nursing facility where she is has been shut down for 3 weeks and have offered no compassionate visits with her and Season's Hospice will not return my calls. I gave them 2 stars because the staff that I did speak with seemed compassionate and I would rather have them see her then leave her in the hands of a non-caring nursing home.

Miserable hospice. snippy nurse, under-aged, inexperienced social worker all combined for…read moreunnecessary drama at the end of life experience for my beautiful husband suffering from body-wracking merciless cancer. It should have been a calm ending, they only hastened his death by absolute incompetence and upping a situation that was complex enough. Social worker should start looking for another job at a call center where she could put her two cents in at a comparable salary.

I'm writing this review as a former employee that had to move out of state for family reasons…read more When I was an employee of Comfort Keepers it was always my pleasure to serve the community. My co-workers were awesome. Very supportive and willing to give a lending hand at anytime. The office always did an awesome job on communication, training and staff support. They love to create a sense of well-being , and directing our clients to be as independent as possible. Also, they give them as much support in all areas including their final day and make them as comfortable as possible. From top to bottom, owner to support staff their policies and procedures are developed for lifting spirits one client at a time everyday. Lea (LaBranche) Curry

From the owner: Comfort Keepers caregivers travel to clients' homes to provide care services and living assistance…read more Our work allows seniors and disabled individuals to live independently and as comfortable as possible. With our expert caregivers in your loved one's home, you can rest assured knowing he or she is receiving the best care possible.

My aunt was there for some rehabilitation after her fall. The nurses were all nice and were helpful…read moreand did a good job with quality care. My only complaint is that they didn't have telephones in the room and it was difficult reaching my aunt by phone when she was there.

Medical assistants are awful. My mother was not given a lunch or dinner a few times. Her was pretty…read moremuch neglected as we're others I saw. This was a few years ago but from what I hear it's about the same.

We were so fortunate to have an amazingly compassionate, thoughtful and caring hospice team at…read moreFaith and Family. All members of the team were tightly coordinated and in sync in supporting us as my husband's transition accelerated after a very painful fracture of the shoulder. From Faith, a very experienced hospice aide, to McKenzie, the case manager who visited us almost every day, to Connie the weekend nurse whose wisdom, insight and patience carried us forward, to Catherine, the social worker, Valerie, Reiki specialist, and Frank the Chaplin - all brought unique and supportive perspectives as we navigated this challenging time. My husband and I wanted to do hospice at home and as his decline accelerated, this hospice team made the journey possible. I am forever grateful for the wonderful care my husband received and the comfort care my family was given. I would strongly recommend this hospice! Hard to express how truly outstanding the team was!!

Faith & family hospice has the most compassionate staff. From the beginning, with our intake…read morenurse,Emily to our primary nurse, Lindsay we were treated with respect, caring & expertise. If someone was unable to answer a question, they admitted it & got the answer for us. As a nurse, I can be very picky with medical care. We were so lucky to have Lindsay as the primary nurse for my mother in law. She guided the entire family ( 6 children!!!) through the dying process. She was able to anticipate needs of everyone & facilitated them, while always putting my mother in law first. She was also able to arrange for a well needed massage from Poppy who was perfect. I cannot say enough about this hospice team!!! The best- don't go anywhere else.

Visiting Angels are great people to work with. They are very responsive to requests and able to…read moreprovide advice and help tailored to our mother's needs.

I use Visiting Angels to look after my mother while I live overseas. So far I am overwhelmed at…read morethe response my mother has had to the quality of care she receives. The people who look after my mother are incredibly kind and loving. We've used other agencies and had other folks in our home that are just there to go through the motions... Visiting Angels provide TRUE companionship for the elderly. They talk, the listen, they care and the respond. Most importantly for me is that I have a great caseworker who keeps me in the loop with things that occur in the house. She is a great resource for suggestions on how to handle tricky situations and also a great resource to coordinate things like food deliveries and other things that take place in the house while I am away. If you are reading this you have a loved one that needs support, it is a stressful situation and you sometimes feel like anything you do will be a mistake. I'm here to say that Visiting Angels eliminated so much of that anxiety for my family. Please engage with them and see how they can do the same for you.

They say they care about the family but don't show it. My brother had been on hospice for…read more11 months and had the same nurse for at least 10 months. He passed away 2 wks ago and we did not hear from her for 10 days. Then she has the balls to send a card with other people that we have no idea who the hell they are. What is wrong with these people, they should not be in this business. She would come in for a visit that lasted maybe 10 mins and when asked how things were it was always the same, " no change". She never involved "the family" in the care plan, didnt even speak to anyone else in the home but me, and i would have to ask. If they had reached out to us in the days of his passing maybe we would feel differently, but nothing, not a peep for 10 days and the only reason she called was for paperwork to be signed. They can wait for it!!! And they are getting no donation......Sorry, this just really hurt

i have had thees peoplpe for a couplle weeks and i an jusst about ready to throwthem ou t the…read moredoor.I am uncompleteerly with the wwy the go about there business here at my home.I got theaqe peoplple as a refreal from a family member which has turned out to be one of thne biggigeets mistakies i have ever made i my life time and hopefulluly last mistake i will have made.anothewr thing they have taken me off of medicines i was on and now i am at the point i do not know what meds to take and what not to take.Yes,the enemy has completed ther course of totally ruinineedthe schedule of meds i am to take dailyi imagine with the amt of people who have been comming in here from ther company this is the total main reason they have screwed up my medication regimem.I am so sorry they ever set inn foot into our door,There days are nimmbered here as i am,very soon tell them to get out of here and ruin someoneslses life and not mine