Receiving Services

The philosophy of hospice care revolves around the importance of advocating the needs of the terminally ill. Hospice care neither hastens death, nor prolongs life but strives to make death a natural part of life.

Heart to Heart Hospice Mission: "The overall mission is to provide compassion and caring, while striving to enhance the quality of life for those with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones."

Through this program, care is provided to these persons by a specially trained team of Hospice professionals.

• Skilled Nursing (RN or LPN, on-call 24 Hours)
• Medical Social Worker
• Home Health Aides
• Medical Director
• Trained Volunteers
• Bereavement/Clergy
• Therapy Services

The team's focus is on palliative care and pain management. Care is provided for the patient in the home or in a home-like setting.

Counties/Parishes Served Heart to Heart Hospice of Texas Richardson, TX Area: Heart to Heart Hospice of Tyler Tyler, TX Area: Heart to Heart Hospice of Austin Austin, TX Area: Heart to Heart Hospice of Houston Houston, TX Area: Cooke Collin Dallas Denton Fannin Grayson Hunt Kaufman Tarrant Anderson Cherokee Gregg Harrison Henderson Rusk Rains Smith Upshur Wood Bastrop Bell Blanco Burleson Burnett Caldwell Comal Coryell Fayette Gillespie Gonzales Guadalupe Hays Kendall Lampasas Lee Llano Robertson Travis Williamson Austin Brazoria Chambers Fort Bend Galveston Harris Liberty Matagorda Montgomery Walker Waller Wharton

The following list includes some of the most common diagnoses of hospice patients.

	Cancer			Liver Disease
	Kidney Disease			Heart Disease
	Lung Disease			Lou Gehrig's Disease
	Parkinson's Disease			AIDS
	Alzheimers-Dementia