Good Samaritan Hospice

Good Samaritan Hospice Hospice | Palliative | Home Health

Your community-based hospice since 1992 🏡
Serving the Roanoke region, New River Valley, Lynchburg and surrounding areas.

Non-profit care that honors what matters most to you and your family.

Today, we join hospice and palliative care organizations around the world in recognizing World Hospice and Palliative Ca...
10/10/2026

Today, we join hospice and palliative care organizations around the world in recognizing World Hospice and Palliative Care Day and this year’s theme: Pain Management: An Essential Part of Palliative Care.

For someone living with serious illness, pain is not always just physical. It can be emotional, social and spiritual, affecting not only the patient but the people who love and care for them.

That is why hospice and palliative care look at the whole person.

At Good Sam, our teams work alongside patients and families to ease symptoms, listen to what matters most, offer guidance through difficult decisions and bring comfort and dignity into some of life’s hardest moments. Whether care begins at home, in a facility or through our palliative care program, our mission is rooted in helping people live as fully and comfortably as possible.

Today, we are especially grateful for the clinicians, caregivers, volunteers and advocates who make this work possible, and for every patient and family who trusts us to walk beside them.

Everyone facing serious illness deserves compassionate care that sees the person, not just the diagnosis.

October is National Physical Therapy Month, and we’re celebrating the therapists who help patients turn recovery into re...
10/07/2026

October is National Physical Therapy Month, and we’re celebrating the therapists who help patients turn recovery into real-life progress.

After an illness, surgery or fall, things that once felt automatic — getting out of bed, walking to the kitchen or climbing a few steps — can suddenly feel uncertain. Good Sam’s Home Health physical therapists meet patients where those moments actually happen, helping rebuild strength, balance and confidence so they can move through home with greater safety and independence.

Read the blog: Rebuilding Strength at Home After Illness, Surgery, or a Fall https://goodsam.care/insights/rebuilding-strength-at-home-after-illness-surgery-fall

Today, on National Physician Assistant Day, we’re proud to celebrate Laura H. and the thoughtful care she brings to Good...
10/06/2026

Today, on National Physician Assistant Day, we’re proud to celebrate Laura H. and the thoughtful care she brings to Good Sam.

For patients and families navigating serious illness, having someone who listens closely, explains what comes next and brings both clinical knowledge and compassion to the conversation can make a difficult day feel a little less overwhelming.

Thank you, Laura, for helping our patients and families feel heard, informed and supported.

During Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week, we’re grateful for Joshua, Saundra, Rob, and Rose and the care they bring to...
10/06/2026

During Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week, we’re grateful for Joshua, Saundra, Rob, and Rose and the care they bring to Good Sam each day.

At the Hospice House, a meal can be more than nourishment. It can be something familiar on an unfamiliar day, a favorite food that brings a smile, or simply one less thing a family has to worry about. Their attention and kindness help create comfort in ways that are easy to feel.

Thank you, Joshua, Saundra, Rob, and Rose, for helping care for our patients and families around the table and beyond it.

A palliative care visit is a chance to talk about more than symptoms.It can help patients and families name what is hard...
09/30/2026

A palliative care visit is a chance to talk about more than symptoms.

It can help patients and families name what is hardest right now, understand options, talk through goals and prepare for decisions before a crisis. Bringing questions can help make the visit more useful and less overwhelming.

Read the blog: Questions to Ask at a Palliative Care Visit
goodsam.care/insights/questions-to-ask-palliative-care-visit

When you support Good Sam, your gift stays connected to the people and communities we serve.As a community-based nonprof...
09/29/2026

When you support Good Sam, your gift stays connected to the people and communities we serve.

As a community-based nonprofit, donor support helps strengthen compassionate care, grief support, education and programs that bring comfort to local patients and families when they need it most.

Learn more about ways to give at goodsam.care/ways-to-give.

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the Good Sam team!We are grateful to have each of these professionals ...
09/25/2026

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the Good Sam team!

We are grateful to have each of these professionals bringing their skills, experience and compassion to the patients and families we serve across our communities:

• Christina A. — IPU Night RN
• Nicole P. — Pediatric RN Case Manager, Roanoke
• Nathan K. — PTA, Home Health
• April W. — CNA, Roanoke
• Katie S. — CNA, New River Valley

Every new team member helps strengthen our ability to provide compassionate, community-based care where and when it is needed most.

If you or someone you know is interested in joining the team, visit goodsam.care/careers for our latest opportunities.

Starting hospice can feel emotional and overwhelming, but admission is not meant to rush families through a decision.A h...
09/24/2026

Starting hospice can feel emotional and overwhelming, but admission is not meant to rush families through a decision.

A hospice admission begins with listening. The team learns about symptoms, medications, equipment needs, the home environment, caregiver concerns and what matters most to the patient and family. From there, care becomes a plan built around comfort, dignity and support.

Read the blog: What Happens During a Hospice Admission?
goodsam.care/insights/what-happens-during-hospice-admission

We’re proud to recognize Hope M. as the Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory Hospice Caregiver Award winner for August 2...
09/23/2026

We’re proud to recognize Hope M. as the Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory Hospice Caregiver Award winner for August 2026.

Hope was nominated by a family whose loved one received care at the Sheila S. Strauss Hospice House during his final hours. From the moment they met her, Hope brought professionalism, warmth, and grace to an incredibly difficult time.

She answered questions with patience and clarity, offered reassurance when it was needed most, and cared for their loved one with dignity and tenderness. Her calm presence helped bring comfort and peace to the entire family.

As the family shared, Hope cared not only for their loved one, but also for everyone who loved him.

Congratulations, Hope, and thank you for the comfort, dignity, and support you provide to patients and families when they need it most.

On Saturday, members of Good Sam’s Community Relations team were proud to join neighbors from across our region at the W...
09/21/2026

On Saturday, members of Good Sam’s Community Relations team were proud to join neighbors from across our region at the Walk to Defeat ALS in Salem.

Events like this are a powerful reminder of what can happen when a community shows up for one another. We walked alongside individuals and families impacted by ALS, honoring those we have lost, supporting those living with the disease today and standing behind the work to create a future without ALS.

As a community-based nonprofit, being present beyond the walls of our organization is an important part of who we are. We are grateful for opportunities to stand beside our neighbors, strengthen community connections and support causes that touch the lives of the patients and families we serve.

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4751 Cove Road NW
Roanoke, VA
24017

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