Non-Medical Support Alongside Hospice and Palliative Care
When someone is living with a serious or life-limiting illness, families often need more than clinical visits alone can provide. Care By An Angel offers non-medical assistance and companionship that can work alongside the licensed hospice, palliative or medical team.
How Care By An Angel can help
Our caregivers do not replace hospice nurses, physicians or other licensed clinicians and do not provide medical pain or symptom management. We focus on comfort through everyday support, presence, personal assistance, homemaking and respite for family caregivers.
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Personal care and comfort-focused daily assistance
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Companionship and reassuring presence
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Meal preparation and light housekeeping
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Medication reminders within the non-medical care plan
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Respite so family members can rest or attend to other needs
Let family members spend more time being family.
When Care By An Angel carries more of the everyday caregiving load, spouses, sons, daughters and other loved ones can have more room to be present in the relationship rather than being responsible for every task.
FAQ
Is Care By An Angel a hospice provider?
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Care By An Angel provides non-medical home care support and is not a substitute for the licensed hospice team responsible for medical hospice services. Our caregivers can work alongside hospice professionals to help with personal care, companionship, household needs, comfort-focused routines, and family respite.
Can a home caregiver work alongside the hospice nurse?
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Yes. Non-medical caregivers can complement the hospice plan by handling daily living support while nurses and other hospice clinicians manage medical symptoms, medications, and clinical care. Clear communication about roles helps prevent duplication and keeps the family informed about who to contact for each need.
What can a caregiver do for someone receiving palliative care?
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Depending on the care plan, a caregiver can assist with personal care, meals, companionship, housekeeping, mobility, routine medication reminders, and other non-medical needs. The aim is to support comfort, dignity, and daily quality of life while the clinical palliative team manages medical treatment.
Can you provide respite for a spouse caring for someone on hospice?
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Yes. Respite home care can give a spouse or family caregiver time to sleep, attend appointments, run errands, spend time with other family members, or simply rest while the client receives non-medical support and companionship.
Can you provide overnight support during hospice care?
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Overnight or extended-hour support may be available depending on the client’s needs and staffing. The caregiver can assist with non-medical comfort and daily-living needs, while urgent symptom changes, pain crises, breathing changes, or medical questions should be directed to the hospice clinical team or emergency services as appropriate.
Does non-medical hospice support continue if the family is present?
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Yes. Professional home care can support both the client and the family even when relatives are closely involved. The caregiver can take on routine assistance so family members have more opportunity to focus on being present as spouses, children, siblings, and loved ones.
