Penn Wissahickon Hospice

Support Services

Patients rely on Wissahickon Hospice to provide:

• Home health aides to help with bathing, dressing and feeding
• Trained volunteers to provide companionship and assist with errands
• Skilled nursing care for aggressive pain and symptom management
• 24-hour on-call support
• Counseling and bereavement support, including a specialized program for children
• Spiritual support for patients of all faiths
• Arrangement of respite services
• A state-of-the-art inpatient unit, Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, designed exclusively for acute hospice care.

In addition to hospice care, our Caring Way program provides continued curative care for patients with a life-limiting illness. Patients who are used to living independently may be eligible for our Living Alone program, which does not require a live-in caregiver.

Payment for Services

Wissahickon Hospice services are billed to Medicare/Medicaid or other insurance on a per-diem basis. Most insurance is accepted.

Location

Wissahickon Hospice serves patients and their families in Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Bucks and Montgomery counties. Our office is located at:

For More Information

Please call 800-700-8807 or email us at hospice@uphs.upenn.edu. For information about all services provided by Penn Medicine, call 800-789-7366 (PENN).