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Music therapy at Hudson Valley Hospice is designed to enhance the quality of life for patients and families by:
- Improving communication
- Alleviating stress
- Exploring feelings
- Enhancing socialization
- Reducing isolation
- Offering spiritual and coping supports
Who provides music therapy?
Hudson Valley Hospice employs a board-certified Licensed Creative Arts Therapist with Master's level education and specialty training in Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy. We are also an AMTA National Roster Internship site, with interns in each county who provide clinical services under the direction of our clinical staff.
How does Music Therapy offer support?
Research has shown that music therapy may significantly increase quality of life for hospice patients, families and caregivers. Music brings comfort and consolation, enhances physical and emotional well-being and may help to:
- Manage pain and discomfort
- Reduce anxiety, depression
- Lessen respiratory distress
- Strengthen coping skills
- Provide spiritual and bereavement support
- Enhance memorial experience
Music therapy is available to patients and their families, and may be requested through any Hudson Valley Hospice staff member, including the nurse, social worker, chaplain, home health aide, or volunteer, or by calling Hudson Valley Hospice directly.
Music therapy services may be provided in your home, in the hospital, or in nursing homes that are served by Hudson Valley Hospice. Sessions may be private, or include supportive care for family members and caregivers.
Top 5 Reasons to Choose Hospice
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Pain Relief
When a patient reaches the end stages of an illness, hospice offers palliative care to help control pain and reduce anxiety. We improve quality of life and time spent with loved ones.
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Emotional and Spiritual Support
Hospice provides emotional and spiritual support to patients and families, including grief and bereavement resources. You and your loved ones don’t have to face these challenges alone.
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Medical Care Management
Hospice manages medical care, in-home visits from care providers, acquiring medical supplies, and end-of-life planning.
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Respect for the Patient and Family Wishes
Every family is on a different journey, and we acknowledge and respect your decisions and plans. Our goal is to make this difficult time as easy as possible.
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Quality Time
We improve quality of life by relieving patients and their loved ones of much of the stress that comes with providing end-of-life care. Families can focus on being together and sharing memories.
"Not only did the Hospice staff help my dad, they were there for me and my family as well. They are the most compassionate and loving people I know."
- Patient's Daughter
News - Click here for more info
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PBS Frontline Film "Being Mortal" to be shown
View Full StoryNovember is National Hospice Month so to bring awareness and education to the community, Hudson Valley Hospice will open its doors to the public for a special showing of the PBS Frontline film, Being Mortal, featuring Atul Gawande.
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Dr. Maggie Carpenter Certified as Hospice Medical Director
View Full StoryWe are pleased to announce that Dr. Maggie Carpenter was recently granted the Hospice Medical Director Certified credential
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End of Life Doula Program
View Full StoryJust as a birth doula may bring greater comfort and deeper meaning to the process of labor and delivery, our end-of-life doulas offer the same for the process of dying.
Ulster Office
400 Aaron Ct, Kingston, NY 12401
Dutchess Office
374 Violet Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-485-2273
Hudson Valley Hospice complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.