Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care

Description

We are a community-based, not-for profit provider of end-of-life and palliative care support services for people with life-limiting illness.

The word "hospice" comes from medieval times when "hospitality" shelters provided rest for sick or weary travelers on long journeys.

At Cornerstone Hospice, we concentrate on meeting the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of our patients and their caregivers. Hospice care allows many patients to remain comfortable in their own environment surrounded by friends and family.

Loved ones share in patient care under the guidance of the Hospice team of professionals, ensuring a fulfilling alternative to institutional health care. Hospice supports the natural progression of life and refrains from interventions that would hasten the progression toward the end of life.

Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care, formerly Hospice of Lake and Sumter, was founded in 1984 to serve patients and families seeking quality and dignity in their lives while coping with an end-of-life illness. We serve Lake, Sumter, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, and Marion counties in Central Florida and are licensed by the State of Florida and certified by Medicare and Medicaid.