Alive Hospice

This review is not for the facility itself; instead it is for the staff that come when someone is placed in home hospice.
That being said, my 93 year old Nana suffered a massive stroke on December 5^th. She had been at a SNF having had a blood clot in her right leg. As spirited as she was, the last three and half years have been hard on her little body.
Nana was a DNR. She had already decided long ago that she did not want a feeding tube nor fluids. After the stroke, she was unable to swallow so we knew it was a matter of time.
Bless her, the stroke left her unable to speak coherently and paralyzed on her right side. That is the physical state she was in when we brought her home.
As rough as it was, angels in the form of Alive Hospice nurses and technicians came along to assist. We were immediately at ease. The caring, compassionate staff doted on my little Nana. She was bathed daily, she was repositioned so as not to get bed sores, she was coddled and soothed. As bad off as she was we could all understand her when she would pat the nurse or tech and tell them «thank you».
Fast forward to 2:50a Christmas morning… She took her final breath with my beautiful Mama holding her hand and singing to her. I wasn’t there for that moment but I did arrive about twenty minutes later. It wasn’t until after my husband and I said our good-​byes to the matriarch of the family that we called Alive Hospice.
It seems like mere moments later Marie arrived. We all could swear that she descended directly from heaven to guide us through the process. Mama and I were instantly smitten with her. She always works Christmas she told us. And it was also her birthday to boot.
She asked if we’d like to have Nana bathed. Yes, yes we would. She was so gentle with her little body. She spoke to her and hummed as she cleaned her up to prepare her to go to the mortuary. As sad as we were, we were just as happy that Marie was there to take care of Nana for a final time.
I know I do not have the personality or skill set for this type of work. I thank God that there are people who do. Mere mortals who have this type of compassion and abilities to care for the dying and show the same to the living left behind are angels in my book. And the staff at Alive Hospice took care of my newest angel, Nana, during the end of her earthly journey.

My family recently placed a loved one with Alive Hospice for her last days. I had never been to a hospice and didn’t quite know what to expect, but this place is just too phenomenal for words.
The facilities are large, updated, and private. The staff is caring, patient, and attentive. My grandmother could not have been at a better place.