Overview
Longleaf Hospice delivers hospice and palliative care to people with serious or life-limiting illnesses across the Atlanta area in Georgia. Care teams assess symptoms, plan treatment with physicians and visit patients in private homes, assisted living communities and other residential settings. Nurses coordinate medications, equipment and changes to care plans while social workers and chaplains support patients and their families. The company earns revenue from clinical services, including Medicare-certified hospice care, while a separately identified nonprofit foundation raises donations for family support. Founded in 2009, Longleaf began with a focus on cancer patients and serves people with a range of conditions.
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What believers are saying
- Caregivers get bounded respite: Longleaf arranges local-facility stays for home-care patients for a maximum of five consecutive days.
- Bereavement support continues: Longleaf offers caregivers and families free services for at least 13 months after their loved one dies.
- At Longleaf, the full-time After Hours Registered Nurse in Atlanta, Georgia works seven days on/seven off.
What critics are saying
- Longleaf's part-time Atlanta, Georgia Weekend Admission Nurse needs a reliable, insured car for admissions throughout its entire service area.
- Longleaf's part-time Covington, Georgia Weekend RN works ten-hour shifts on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Admissions carry immediate deadlines: Longleaf's part-time Atlanta, Georgia Weekend Admission Nurse coordinates same-day medications/equipment and first-24-hour care.
What makes Longleaf Hospice unique
- Control is locally rooted: Longleaf describes its hospice operation as locally owned.
- Concurrent treatment is supported: Longleaf's palliative service complements patients' primary treatment.
- Personal care is outside expected volunteer duties: Longleaf volunteers aren't expected to bathe, toilet, dress patients or administer medications.
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