Calvary@Home

Calvary@Home

Calvary@Home is comprised of our comprehensive home care and hospice services serving patients who live throughout the metropolitan New York area.

Our Hospice Program features a dedicated team of registered nurses (RN), doctors, Social Workers, Pastoral Care staff members, Home Health aides, volunteers, and bereavement counselors.

Calvary Hospice provides end-of-life care to patients with life-limiting illnesses whose care has transitioned from active curative to palliative and quality of life focused. The majority of care is provided in the patient’s home and as needed, short term inpatient care is provided at several facilities throughout the greater New York area. In addition to professional services, hospice benefit includes the cost of medicines, equipment, supplies and transportation.

Calvary also offers a 13-month bereavement program for patients’ family and friends as mandated by the federal government. View our Hospice Brochure in English.

Calvary@Home partners with patients’ families to promote quality of life, address pain management and other symptoms, and help prepare both the patient and their loved ones for what to expect in the final days of life. Published data verifies that Calvary’s Home Care and Hospice program continues to exceed national and regional measures for the relief of symptoms.

Inpatient care is provided at Calvary’s Bronx campus, Brooklyn campus, the Dawn Greene Hospice in Manhattan and at Ozanam Hall in Ozanam Hall.

At The Dawn Greene Hospice (TDGH), under the supervision of Calvary@Home, the Hospital provides short-term inpatient care for Manhattan residents. In 2018, due to demand, we expanded TDGH into an 18-bed facility. ​View our Dawn Greene Hospice Brochure.

We established a new partnership with Ozanam Hall in Queens in 2016 and we now offer an inpatient level of hospice care to their residents as needed. Under the supervision of Calvary@Home, and with the skillful leadership of the Carmelite Sisters, Ozanam Hall provides Short-Term Rehabilitation and Skilled Geriatric Care for up to 13 patients at a time.

Wherever we care for a Calvary@Home patient, the quality of care is the same standard for which we are known around the globe.

Need more information? Call us at 718-518-2000, ext. 2465

How Do I Qualify for the Medicare Hospice Benefit?

Medicare* pays for hospice care under these conditions:
*similar benefits are provided through private insurance

• Patient has Medicare Part A
• Physician certifies a terminal illness, with a life expectancy of 6 months or less
• Patient elects hospice benefit instead of standard Medicare benefits for the illness
• A Medicare-participating hospice program, such as Calvary Hospital Hospice, provides care
• The patient may revoke the hospice benefit at any time
• If the patient chooses to revoke hospice status, Medicare coverage or other coverage is then reinstated

How You Can Help

Calvary@Home is looking for those willing to provide the gift of presence and support at a critical time. Volunteers provide companionship to the patients and families in the community (Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester, Rockland, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau) and nursing homes. Opportunities for office and bereavement support are available. For information on being a Hospice Volunteer in the community and participating in upcoming training, please contact the Hospice Volunteer Coordinator at 718-518-2000, ext. 3811 or 718-518-2000, ext. 2465.