Support for seriously ill patients and their caregivers
Serious, life-changing illness can upend life as you knew it - and your family’s confidence about what comes next.
HopeHealth's Advanced Illness Care program provides support for patients living with chronic or progressive illness, from specialized medical care to peace of mind for families who are trying to hold everything together. A nurse practitioner comes to your home to help coordinate care with all of your physicians, adjust medications if necessary and support your goals for your health and your care.
Advanced Illness Care is HopeHealth's fastest growing program because it fills a need that no other healthcare organization can fill. With your support, we can triple the number of people we help live well — and stay well — for as long as possible.
The Lives We Touch
"HopeHealth’s nurse practitioner, Paula, was calm, experienced, and incredibly kind. She created a better pain management plan for Mom, communicated with Mom’s new primary physician and the assisted living staff and answered all my calls and texts any time of day. She’s been an incredible lifeline, and I feel like I have a partner in caring for mom.
Her support has given me confidence in making decisions and dealing with day-to-day questions and worries. And she has given me a new perspective about Mom’s quality of life: That the goal isn’t only for Mom to live longer—it is for her to spend the time she has left laughing, singing songs from her childhood, engaging with her new friends and family, and sharing her memories."
– Katie, grateful daughter
The Need is Growing
Across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, thousands of people are living with conditions like heart failure, COPD, Parkinson’s disease and late-stage cancer.
They’re juggling:
• Daily pain and exhaustion
• Multiple medications and specialists
• Stressful treatment decisions
• Emotional and spiritual distress
• And often, a partner or child serving as their only caregiver
HopeHealth’s Advanced Illness Care team supports them along the way and helps them live as long and as well as possible.
What Your Gift Will Do
Expand our team of nurse practitioners and specialists
To reach more patients in more homes — especially underserved areas.
Support and train family caregivers
With practical tools, emotional support, and guidance for complex decisions.
Build new partnerships with healthcare providers
To establish relationships, ensure patients are referred earlier, and caregivers know they’re not alone.