The Care Team Hospice

    604 W Main St Suite A, Gaylord, MI 49735

    Compassionate Professional Hospice Care Excellence

    I was very pleased with the care-compassionate, skilled nurses and caregivers who went above and beyond, provided organized, responsive communication, arranged equipment and paperwork, and delivered dignified end-of-life support. The hospice team was professional, supportive, and attentive; I highly recommend them.

    Loved one of client
    May 2026

    Services

    • Hospice Care

    Reviews

    4.65·(92)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Caregivers

      4.8
    • Communication

      4.5
    • Reliability

      4.5
    • Scheduling

      4.9
    • Value

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful caregivers
    • Clinically skilled hospice nurses
    • Prompt emergency and same-day responsiveness
    • Clear, proactive family communication
    • Organized, smooth admission and paperwork processes
    • Comprehensive end-of-life and bereavement support
    • Equipment coordination and timely supplies delivery
    • Therapy and rehabilitation expertise
    • Availability including holiday and 24/7 coverage
    • Supportive, accessible leadership and nursing management

    Cons

    • Inconsistent caregiver assignments and staff turnover
    • Caregiver dementia-training and conduct variability
    • Front-office call-handling and communication gaps
    • On-call and after-hours responsiveness variability
    • Confusing insurance/Medicare-acceptance communication
    • Medication-management responsiveness gaps
    • Inconsistent adherence to infection-control expectations

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The body of feedback indicates an agency that delivers strong hospice- and home-care capabilities with frequent praise for compassion, clinical skill, and family-centered support. Many families emphasized dignified end-of-life care, practical coordination (equipment, paperwork, therapy), and nurses who advocate for quality-of-life decisions. Those positive themes form the dominant pattern across reviews.

    Caregiver quality: Caregivers are frequently described as kind, respectful, and attentive, and hospice nurses are repeatedly noted for clinical competence and gentle procedural care. Reviewers highlight specific strengths such as dementia awareness in some staff, skilled wound and catheter care, and effective therapy (PT/vestibular rehab). At the same time, there is variability in caregiver performance: turnover and inconsistent assignments mean families sometimes experience caregivers who lack dementia-specific training or whose conduct does not meet expectations. That contrast suggests generally strong hiring and training in parts of the agency, with uneven application across all staff.

    Communication and reliability: Communication is a clear strength when the office is engaged—families cite proactive updates, clear explanations, and timely coordination of visits and supplies. The agency also receives consistent praise for rapid responses (including same-day oxygen access) and availability during holidays. However, several reviews point to front-office communication gaps: delayed or missed call-backs, confusing statements about Medicare acceptance, and occasional rude phone interactions. On-call and after-hours responsiveness was praised in many cases but flagged as inconsistent in others. Together these items indicate that operational reliability is high in many care episodes but can break down depending on staffing or shift coverage.

    Scheduling, clinical follow-through, and value: Admissions, paperwork, and equipment coordination are commonly described as organized and smooth, and families value the agency's ability to arrange timely physician visits and therapy services. The agency is seen as providing meaningful value for end-of-life and rehabilitative care through hands-on nursing, chaplaincy, and bereavement support. Remaining concerns include variability in medication-management responsiveness and occasional confusion about insurance/Medicare processes, which can undermine trust even when clinical care is strong.

    Management and notable patterns: Leadership and named nurses receive repeated recognition for supportive involvement and approachable management. Positive employment-comments (benefits, fair expectations) suggest a constructive workplace in parts of the organization, which aligns with many accounts of caregivers going "above and beyond." Nevertheless, recurring mentions of staff changes and inconsistent caregiver professionalism point to operational areas for improvement: stabilizing assignments, standardizing dementia training and PPE/infection-control adherence, and tightening front-office and on-call protocols would address the most common negative themes.

    Recommendation: For families prioritizing compassionate hospice expertise, coordinated admissions, and responsive nursing, this agency often performs well. Prospective clients should confirm current staffing practices, ask about caregiver continuity and dementia training, and clarify insurance/Medicare acceptance and on-call procedures during intake to reduce the chance of the operational gaps noted in some experiences.

    Location

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    The Care Team Hospice is located at 604 W Main St Suite A, Gaylord, MI 49735.

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