James River Home Health and Hospice

James River Home Health and Hospice provides hospice care in Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving patients and families throughout the Shenandoah Valley. The organization has been delivering care since 2013 and holds ACHC accreditation, a nationally recognized standard of quality in hospice and home health care.

The hospice team is a fully coordinated, multidisciplinary group that includes physicians, registered nurses, certified nursing aides, licensed social workers, chaplains, and trained volunteers. Services covered under the Medicare Hospice Benefit focus on managing pain and symptoms to keep patients as comfortable as possible, and include support to assist with emotional burdens, family communication, advance care planning, and practical concerns.

James River delivers care directly to patients wherever they are most comfortable, whether in the heart of Harrisonburg, rural communities in Rockingham County, or across the Valley in Augusta or Page County. The organization provides 24/7 availability with after-hours nurse response for urgent needs, high visit frequency for consistent hands-on clinical care, and a full multidisciplinary team that supports not just the patient but the entire family.

The care team emphasizes personal relationships and community values, treating patients as people rather than cases and engaging families as partners in care. James River collaborates closely with local healthcare providers, hospitals, and facilities to ensure continuity of care and consistent communication throughout each patient's journey. Comfort-focused care is delivered at home with dignity and compassion, and patient services are provided without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, communicable disease, or national origin.