The Martin & Edith Stein Hospice

Traditional Jewish values celebrate life"¦ and call for the community to respect and care for those at the end of life. In keeping with these values, The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice in NJ offers compassionate, individualized Jewish hospice care to patients experiencing a life-limiting illness and their families living in our service area of Somerset and Middlesex counties in New Jersey.

We focus on making each day meaningful for the patients we serve. Our team of hospice professionals"”including hospice nurses, social workers, chaplain and home health aides"”works to address the unique physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of each patient and his or her loved ones and caregivers. We are dedicated to providing comfort, relieving pain and suffering, and promoting a better quality of life for as long as life remains. We also offer continuing support to families and caregivers through bereavement services after the patient has passed away.

As the first NJ Jewish organization to provide hospice care in central New Jersey, our Jewish hospice care is based on traditional religious values that:

• affirm the dignity of life;
• call for visiting and caring for the sick (bikur cholim and shituf bi-tza'ar);
• promote respect for those who have passed away (kavod hamet); and
• help to comfort the living (nihum avelim).

We believe that the end of life should be spent in an environment that provides the greatest comfort and sense of emotional well-being. Therefore, our professional NJ hospice team and our volunteers serve patients wherever they call home in Somerset and Middlesex counties"”whether it is an individual's home, an NJ assisted living facility or a nursing home.

The Martin & Edith Stein Hospice