Comfortable Care at Home
Inpatient Care Facilities are designed to be a home away from home.
At our OpusCare Inpatient Facility, we take an individualized approach to every patient we care for. The OpusCare team is available to support our patients and their loved ones through difficult times. Our other services include palliative care services, caregiver support and bereavement programs.
Our inpatient unit in Florida has an outstanding staff specifically trained to provide care for some of the most fragile patients. Physicians make daily rounds, nurses provide care, and integrated staff members—from social workers to chaplains to bereavement counselors—see assigned patients and caregivers. In addition, OpusCare staff gets to know loved ones and makes sure to take the time to talk with the patient, visit with the family and answer questions. As a result, they enhance quality of life for patients and families. Day and night, family members and friends of all ages are welcome, and arrangements may be made for overnight stays.
Our OpusCare Inpatient Facility serves residents from Miami-Dade County and its surrounding regions.
We offer a variety of Care and Services
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with serious illness, you can rely on the compassionate professionals at OpusCare. Day and night, family members and friends of all ages are welcome, and arrangements may be made for overnight stays.
The inpatient hospice care team:
Evaluates symptoms
Provides advanced symptom management
Maintains around-the-clock care and regular visits
Our OpusCare Inpatient Facility offers two levels of care as defined by the Medicare hospice benefit:
General inpatient care
General inpatient care is introduced when symptoms or pain associated with a patient’s diagnosis cannot be managed in the homecare setting, and the patient or patient caregiver does not wish to receive continuous care at home. OpusCare can provide a higher level of specialized care in an inpatient setting until those symptoms are controlled per Medicare guidelines. General Inpatient Care may be provided in a variety of locations, such as an OpusCare inpatient hospice unit or a partnered inpatient care setting, such as a hospital or nursing home.
Respite care
If needed, OpusCare can provide care for you or your loved one in an inpatient setting for up to five consecutive days to give your caregiver or family members a needed “respite” or break from the demands of caring for a seriously ill loved one.
Our Inpatient Hospice Unit is a unique and beautiful space where we can bring our patients for symptom management or respite care. This level of care may be utilized when a hospice patient requires more advanced medical interventions than cannot be successfully provided at home.
Staff at our call center are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. It’s important that our patients and their caregiver can always get in touch with a team member right away. Our registered nurses and customer service representatives are always available to provide clinical advice or emotional support, put caregivers in touch with a member of their local care team, schedule a visit, or answer any question about a care schedule. Our call center staff have access to the same electronic medical record that all our hospice team members use. This allows them to look at the patient’s medication list and the notes that a care team member has entered after visiting a patient in person. Our representatives can provide up–to–date and immediate assistance over the phone.
Our Inpatient Facility
A South Florida First
OpusCare of South Florida’s Inpatient Facility is Miami-Dade County’s first free standing in-patient hospice care facility. This facility allows us to continue our mission of providing the highest quality compassionate care at an even greater scale. OpusCare’s Inpatient facility features 13 private suites with private bathrooms for patients and their families, a meditation garden, a multi-denominational chapel, an education center, a family gathering space, and a centralized nurse station in the middle of the patient rooms for excellent supervision. Dedicated areas are used for counseling, spiritual, and bereavement services.
Our team consists of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, certified nursing assistants, bereavement counselors, social workers, chaplains and maintenance and cleaning staff. At the forefront of this facility is a focus on providing patients with the best end-of-life care available. The team has received hospice-specific training to provide innovative solutions and care plans for treating the terminally ill.
Visitor information
OpusCare of South Florida’s Inpatient Facility is Miami-Dade County’s first free standing in-patient hospice care facility. This facility allows us to continue our mission of providing the highest quality compassionate care at an even greater scale. OpusCare’s Inpatient facility features 13 private suites with private bathrooms for patients and their families, a meditation garden, a multi-denominational chapel, an education center, a family gathering space, and a centralized nurse station in the middle of the patient rooms for excellent supervision. Dedicated areas are used for counseling, spiritual, and bereavement services.
Our daily visiting hours are from 8:00am to 9:00pm. Our visitation policy was designed to maintain access to your loved one during this difficult time. All ages are welcome. To maintain an organized and peaceful environment we only allow 2 visitors per room and 1 visitor to stay overnight with their loved one. If the visitor will be staying overnight they must arrive prior to 9:00pm. While we encourage children to visit with family, we must always be considerate and respect the peace and privacy of other patients and their families. Please do not allow your children to wander throughout the facility without an adult present. We cannot be responsible for your children.
Our kitchen, family laundry and shower facilities are available for your use. Please feel free to ask for assistance from our staff. Children are welcome to use our children's area, dining and living areas. Due to safety reasons, please do not allow your children in the kitchen area without an adult present.
Visitors may bring in food that can be placed in the microwave. Any food stored in the refrigerator or pantry must be labeled and dated and placed in a sealed container. Please understand we will need to discard any food after 72 hours. Please clean up after yourselves.
Pet visitation will be considered on a case by case basis.
Smoking area is available at back patio.
Facility Features
- 13 Private Suites
- State-of-the-Art Technology
- 24 Hour Nursing Care
- Pharmacy in House
- Daily Physician visits
- Centralized Nurses Station
- Multi-denominational Chapel
- Meditation Garden
- Education Center
- Family Gathering Space
- Spiritual Support
- Bereavement Counseling
- Volunteer Support
Visitation Hours
Our daily visiting hours are from 8:00am to 9:00pm. All ages are welcome. We only allow 2 visitors per room and 1 visitor to stay overnight with their loved one. If the visitor will be staying overnight they must arrive prior to 9:00pm.