Hospice of Jefferson County

Specialties

Hospice of Jefferson County provides a team of professionals and volunteers to help families during the

final months of a loved one’s life.

In coordination with the attending physician, Hospice of Jefferson County offers:

Consultation with the hospice medical director, if requested by the patients physician

Pain and symptom management through skilled nursing care visits

24-​hour availability of nursing consultation and visits if appropriate

Respite care

Home LPN visits

Spiritual counseling

Therapeutic and supportive counseling

Volunteer assistance

Support for family members after death occurred

History

Established in 1986.

Hospice of Jefferson County, Inc. was founded in 1986 by a group of concerned professionals and community members who saw a need in the region for an organization that could provide not only in-​home medical care for the terminally ill, but one which could also provide bereavement and follow-​up care for the patients’ families. Furthermore, the group believed that these services should be provided without cost to the patient. Hospice’s first office was located in a room at the New York Air Brake building and housed a staff of less than ten. Hospice later relocated to 714 Washington Street, and finally, in 1994 settled in it’s present location, 425 Washington Street, Watertown. Today hospice consists of a staff of 27 nurses, social workers and bereavement counselors, and a large group of volunteers. Over the years Hospice has cared for more than 4,000 patients and families in Jefferson and Southern St. Lawrence Counties.

Meet the Manager

Steve L.

Manager

Steve Lyman ceo