About Us -

A group of dedicated volunteers and clergy joined to organize the first hospice care in our region in 1981. Two years later, Dr. Yoshiro Matsuo joined their efforts, and a volunteer-based hospice was born.

In 1988 Catskill Area Hospice became a Medicare Certified Hospice with a paid professional staff in Otsego and northern Delaware counties. Throughout the 1990s, CAHPC expanded its service area to  include all of Delaware and Schoharie counties.

In 1998 Catskill Area Hospice added Palliative Care to its name to reflect an expanding of services to patients outside the Medicare definition of hospice. Palliative care is like hospice care because it concentrates on comfort care and on quality of life issues. Patients receiving palliative care services do not have to have a limited prognosis and can continue curative therapies.

Since 1988 Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care has served patients and their families. Future goals include:

1. Expanding our Palliative Care services to be available to all persons in need of comfort care at home, in nursing homes and hospitals
2. Building a Hospice Residence to accommodate Hospice patients who are unable to be cared for at home.
3. Establishing a regional bereavement center to house support groups, and counseling services for bereaved family members including children.

Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care continues its mission to "Make life easier" for patients with advanced disease and their families across our three county area.

A Career with Countless Rewards -

A career with Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care is more than another job. It’s an opportunity to make a significant, powerful and lasting difference in the lives of your fellow community members at a very important time in their life. People who choose to work for Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, whether in the field or in the office, are professionals who are passionate and committed to our mission of making life easier for everyone.

We invite you to explore a Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care career to rediscover the one-on-one, patient-centered care that drew you to your profession in the first place. We have a variety of career opportunities in the health care field such as nursing, social work, spiritual and bereavement counseling in the home care, hospital, and nursing home settings. These various employment opportunities are full-time, part-time, or per diem.

Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care offers its employees competitive salaries and generous benefits in a friendly, professional, and family-oriented work environment.

Other Rewards - Benefits -

Alleviating the physical, emotional and spiritual pain of patients and their families is rewarding, yet challenging. To keep our staff refreshed and recharged to do their best work, Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care offers a variety of additional benefits to include:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, sick, and family sick time.
• Health insurance, life insurance, group dental plan
• Supplemental personal life insurance plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Additional Flexible benefit plans through AFLAC, including a Personal Cancer Plan, Accident Indemnity Plan, and Short-Term Disability Income
• Pension plan with 7% employer contribution after three years and immediate vesting
• Comprehensive orientation program
• Extensive In-Service Training
• Opportunities for State and National Conferences
• Discounted wellness program at many local gyms and fitness centers
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Internal Employee Support Groups