Hospice Care | Social Circle, GA

Proudly serving the following counties:

Walton, Newton, Rockdale, Gwinnett, Morgan, Jasper, Barrow, Butts, Putnam, Greene, Henry, and Putnam

Home is Where Hospice Helps

What is Hospice?

Hospice is a healthcare choice that offers comfort and dignity to people who have a life-limiting prognosis. To enhance a patient's quality of life, hospice focuses on alleviating physical symptoms and providing emotional and spiritual support. Hospice embraces not only the patient, but also their family and friends with an interdisciplinary team approach.

The majority of hospice services are provided in the patient's home environment, whether that is a private residence, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility. Abbey Hospice has a freestanding inpatient facility located in Social Circle. There are 12 rooms, 13 beds which are available for short-term symptom management and respite stays.

Services We Provide

Registered Nurses 24/7
Licensed Master's Social Workers
Home Health Aides
Chaplains
Volunteers
Dietary Counseling
Bereavement Support

Who Pays for Hospice?

Most patients with Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance receive hospice services at no cost; a sliding fee scale is available for those with no coverage. To learn more about hospice services, please call Abbey Hospice and ask for the Admissions Department.

6 Levels of Care

Levels of Care	Routine Home Care	Respite Care	Continuous Care	General Inpatient Care
Goal:	To provide hospice care in the patient’s home setting (home, assisted living facility, nursing home)	To provide the caregiver or family time to rest and recuperate while their loved one receives care in our inpatient unit	To provide short-term crisis management of pain, agitation, or other symptoms on a case-by-case basis	To provide acute pain and symptom management for symptoms that cannot be managed in the home setting
Location of Patient:	Wherever the patient calls home	Our inpatient unit	Wherever the patient calls home	Our inpatient unit
Time Frame:	As long as the patient meets eligibility criteria	Up to 5 consecutive days	Short-term in a period of crisis (24-36 hours)	Short-term – typically about 2-4 days
Team Member Visits (RN, CNA, SW, Chaplain, Volunteer)	Visits by your care team members are based on the patient/family needs	Visits by your care team members are based on the patient/family need	24-36 hours of care with 50% of the care being provided by an RN	Around the clock care in our inpatient unit

We Honor Veterans

Abbey Hospice is proud to be a partner with the We Honor Veterans program in conjunction with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The goal of this program is to care for and honor those who have served when they near the end of their life. Many Veterans and their families are not aware of the end-of-life services and benefits that are available to them, and we work to expand awareness of the hospice benefit and its availability.

At Abbey Hospice, we strive to provide this best care and compassion to our Veteran patients. When they are admitted, we are proud to visit the patient and honor them with a personalized certificate and a patriotic pin to thank them for their service to our country.

Veterans who are under the care of Abbey Hospice may request volunteers at any time during their care, and our Volunteer Coordinator will do their best to match the patient with a Veteran volunteer.