Hospice Care

Compassionate End-of-Life Care in Northern Colorado

Comfort & Support for Advanced Illness

When you or someone you love is diagnosed with a serious illness, it can feel overwhelming. You’re suddenly faced with difficult decisions, confusing medical terms, and the emotional weight of what’s to come. It’s hard to know where to turn or how to make the most of the time you have left. 

We believe that no family should have to navigate this journey alone or without the support they need.

It's not just our job, it's our calling.
  Routine Care
  Inpatient Care
  Continuous Care
  Respite Care

What is Hospice?

Hospice care is a specialized approach to supporting individuals who are facing a life-limiting illness, focusing on comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

It’s about helping patients live their remaining time as fully and peacefully as possible, surrounded by the people and places they love. 

At Pathways, our team of medical professionals work together to create a personalized care plan that respects each patient’s values and wishes. Hospice care also provides emotional and practical support to families and caregivers, helping them navigate the challenges of this journey. 

Services can be delivered wherever patients call home. Our goal is to ensure no one faces this time alone, offering compassionate care every step of the way.

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Understanding and discussing topics like advance directives, palliative care, caregiving and hospice care may feel overwhelming on top of dealing with a serious or life-limiting illness. Find guides and resources  to help you through the journey you are on and to aid you in understanding the choices you have at caringinfo.org. 

Here When You Need Us Most

  • Attending Physician
  • Registered Nurse
  • Social Workers
  • Clinical Managers
  • Certified Nurse Assistants
  • Grief Counselors
  • Spiritual Support
  • Community Volunteers

How We Help

Compassionate Care

Comfort is our top priority. We deliver specialized medical care to manage symptoms and enhance quality of life.

Volunteer Network

Our trained volunteers offer a friendly presence, emotional support, and practical help from conversation to running errands.

Specialized Therapies

Specialty therapies, such as art and music, are available to all Pathways patients and their caregivers. Therapies are available for patients whether they are at home, in assisted living, in a long-term care facility, or at our Inpatient Care Center.

Personal Care Assistance

Certain tasks can become challenging during serious illness. Our nurse aides can assist with activities of daily living developed as part of the overall plan of care.

Equipment & Supplies

We deliver comfort focused medical equipment, medical supplies, and pharmaceuticals, that are related to the medical prognosis as determined by the care team, directly to your home.

Bereavement & Grief Support 

Pathways offers support to help navigate grief and loss while reconnecting with meaning, purpose, and moments of peace.

Inpatient Care Center

When symptoms or pain become too complex to manage at home, Pathways’ Inpatient Care Center (ICC) offers a peaceful, home-like environment where patients recieve round-the-clock expert care. 

Pathways’ ICC is designed to provide comfort, privacy, and dignity for patients and their loved ones. With private suites, family accommodations, and a dedicated care team, the ICC ensures that each individual receives the highest level of compassionate support during a critical time.

Serving Those Who Served

Veterans have unique experiences, needs, and stories that deserve to be understood and honored at the end of life. Pathways is committed to addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those who served. 

Our efforts have earned Level 4 status in the We Honor Veterans program. Whether it’s navigating VA benefits, offering recognition ceremonies, or providing trauma-informed support, we’re dedicated to ensuring no veteran faces their final journey alone or unacknowledged.

At Pathways, it's about more than just providing high-quality care. We believe in providing honor, dignity, and peace.

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Commonly Asked Questions

Answers to Your Most Important Questions About Hospice Care

Hospice care is for anyone who has a condition that is considered terminal—the person is expected to live six months or less if the disease or condition runs its normal course. Hospice care may begin any time after the patient decides to end treatment. The patient, family and physicians understand that the focus of hospice care is on the patient's comfort and symptom management, not a cure.
Yes, hospice physicians work closely with each patient’s providers to determine a hospice plan of care tailored to meet each patient’s needs and wishes. If you have questions we are here to assist.
Medicare and Medicaid both provide coverage for basic hospice services, and most private insurance policies have some hospice provision. Families should check with their health insurance provider specifically.
If a person changes their mind about hospice care, they can withdraw from hospice services and seek curative treatment again. 
Trained counselors from Pathways Grief Center provide support following the death of a loved one. Learn more here.
Hospice and palliative care both focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life, but they differ in when they are provided. Palliative care can begin at any stage of a serious illness and is offered alongside treatments aimed at recovery or cure. Hospice care, on the other hand, is for those nearing the end of life, when the focus shifts entirely to comfort and support rather than curative treatment. Both approaches honor each person’s needs—physical, emotional, and spiritual. Learn more about palliative care here.
Yes. When symptoms become too complex to manage at home, Pathways offers expert inpatient hospice care at our state-of-the-art Inpatient Care Center in Northern Colorado. Our warm and peaceful facility is designed to provide round-the-clock medical and emotional support for patients facing advanced illness. Learn more here.
An Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) is a group of hospice professionals from different specialties who work together to develop and manage each patient’s plan of care. The team may include physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, aides, and other specialists who collaborate to support the patient’s medical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Pathways Hospice & Palliative Care serves communities throughout Larimer County and western Weld County in Northern Colorado, including cities such as Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, and Windsor. Care is provided in patients’ homes, our Inpatient Care Center, assisted living or skilled nursing communities, and other care settings across the region.