Veteran Hospice Homestead
69 High Street Fitchburg, MA 01420

What are we?
The Hospice is a residential facility with seven bedrooms, five baths and will accommodate up to twelve residents at a time in both single and double rooms.
We are dedicated to providing our community with a comprehensive mix of supportive services to assist the veteran living with life threatening illness.  To the greatest extent possible we strive to provide a warm family-like atmosphere.

What do we do?
We provide an innovative, specialized transitional housing program to service homeless veterans who are diagnosed with terminal illness and are no longer able to care for themselves.  Once a veteran is admitted as a resident, the staff at VHH renders an assessment to identify individual needs. The Homestead continually assesses the needs of its residents, assisting them in the difficult process of coping, living and dying with dignity.

Residents are encouraged to tend to as many of their needs as they area able.

Residents contribute 30% of their income toward the purchase of food and share in the preparation of meals.  Weekly house meetings are conducted to address community concerns and issues.

Because of advances in medicine and the quality care the Hospice provides, patients, in some cases are able to transfer to private living situations.
 

Services include: · Specialized Counseling · Food · Medical · Medical Health · Transportation · Advocacy · Peer Counseling · Clergy · Attorney · Home Health Aids · SSI Case Management

What's the bottom Line? · Veterans Only · For Terminally Ill · A Place to Get Your Life Together · Home-like Atmosphere · Find Peace · NOT an Institution · Everyone Helps Out · Come and Go as You Please · Not Drinking and Drugging · Staff Assistance as Needed · Large Private Home · 12 Residents Maximum