Summa Health Palliative Care - Akron Campus

    141 N Forge St, Akron, OH 44304

    Compassionate caregivers made us family

    I had a very good experience with this in-home care agency. The caregivers were compassionate and professional, nurses and social workers were supportive, and the hospice team provided comforting, attentive care. They put our needs first and felt like part of the family - special thanks to Angelia VanMeter and Mary Eichler.

    Loved one of client
    May 2026

    Services

    • Hospice Care

    Reviews

    3.80·(10)

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Communication

      2.3
    • Reliability

      2.0
    • Scheduling

      1.0
    • Value

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful caregivers
    • Supportive nursing and hospice clinicians
    • Helpful, engaged social work support
    • Comfort-focused, comprehensive hospice services
    • Attentive symptom management and follow-through
    • Family-centered, relationship-oriented caregiving
    • Diverse interdisciplinary care team

    Cons

    • Unreliable shift coverage and caregiver no-shows
    • Inconsistent clinician attendance and nursing availability
    • Poor office communication and scheduling coordination
    • Medication-management coordination gaps
    • Scheduling inflexibility and failure to honor requests
    • Variable end-of-life follow-up and bereavement sensitivity

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a caregiving team that is frequently praised for its interpersonal strengths: caregivers are characterized as compassionate, respectful, and becoming integrated into families; nurses, hospice clinicians, and social workers are noted for being supportive and knowledgeable; and the agency's hospice orientation is described as comfort-focused with attentive symptom management and good follow-through. Several comments single out individual staff members and the interdisciplinary team dynamic as sources of reassurance and peaceful end-of-life care.

    At the operational level there is a clear pattern of reliability and coordination concerns. Multiple accounts indicate missed shifts and clinician no-shows, inconsistent nurse availability, and scheduling breakdowns that produced family distress. These operational gaps extend to office communication: families described difficulty getting timely responses, scheduling requests not being honored, and longer-than-expected waits for clinical contact after urgent needs.

    Medication and post-death coordination also emerged as a distinct area of concern. Reviewers described instances where medication handling required families to pick up medicines or manage logistics themselves, implying gaps in medication-management coordination. A subset of comments likewise raised concerns about the agency's sensitivity and follow-up after a client's death; these should be interpreted as a need for clearer bereavement protocols and staff guidance rather than a reflection on clinical skill alone.

    In sum, the agency's strengths lie in the quality of bedside care and the hospice-oriented, family-centered approach. The most consistent operational weaknesses are in scheduling reliability, clinician attendance, office communication, and medication coordination. Prospective clients and families who prioritize warm, attentive caregiving may find substantial value, but those who require tight, guaranteed scheduling and robust administrative follow-through should ask specific questions up front: inquire about contingency plans for missed shifts, nurse coverage levels, how medications are managed, expected response times from the office, and the agency's bereavement and post-death communication practices.

    Location

    Map showing location of Summa Health Palliative Care - Akron Campus

    Summa Health Palliative Care - Akron Campus is located at 141 N Forge St, Akron, OH 44304.

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