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Hospice House
Fundraising continues

Kno-Wal-Lin's Hospice House will provide care for people who are in the final weeks or days of their lives, as well as to patients whose caregivers are in need of respite.  Learn more now.

Volunteer
Easy. Fun. Important. Enriching.

At Kno-Wal-Lin, our wonderful volunteers help us provide the best care to our clients as well as to support staff at our facility. Learn more now.

Coastal Family Hospice Volunteers recently welcomed a new group of trained volunteers. Another training class will be held later this year. Read the press release.

Awards and Recognitions
Recognizing exceptional efforts

For the fourth consecutive year, Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice has been named to the HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home healthcare providers in the United States. This annual review identifies the top-performing 25 percent of agencies. Read more now. 

Donna DeBlois, RN, Executive Director, Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice, has been given the Distinguished Service Award from the Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine. Read the press release.

Dr. Ira Mandel, Kno-Wal-Lin's hospice and palliative care medical director, has been granted the Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.  Read more now.  

Kno-Wal-Lin has received a 2008 OCS Vision Award in recognition of the creative use of the insight provided by data to improve patient outcomes, overcome challenges and achieve organizational goals. Read more now. 

Community Education
Explaining Hospice

Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice is offering several opportunities in March for the community to learn more about hospice. Click to read more.

KWL's Leann Sebrey
Pen Bay Healthcare Employee of the Month

Leann Sebrey of Kno-Wal-Lin is the January Employee of the Month at Pen Bay Healthcare.

According to Donna DeBlois, KWL executive director of clinical operations, "Leann  has done a phenomenal job balancing her role as Clinical Manager and championing the seasonal and H1N1 vaccination effort for Knox County and beyond."  Read more.


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NEW!
Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice
has been chosen to participate in
a national study to determine
the effectiveness of rehabilitation
in a variety of settings. Read more now.  

Hospice House Updates.   
Click here.

Welcome to Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice (KWL). Allowing those to maintain their health, independence and quality of life while remaining in the safety and security of their own home is our passion. Our compassionate and dedicated professional staff has been providing quality care to Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties for over 40 years. Click here to view a helpful fact sheet about KWL (PDF, new window).

KWL, founded in 1966, was the first home care agency to provide services to the Island Communities and the counties of Knox, Waldo, and Lincoln and has earned the reputation of being the premier home care and hospice agency in mid-coast Maine. We offer a wide range of high-quality home health care, palliative care and hospice services. Please click on the service below to find out more.

Home Care
Help at Home
Household Helpers
Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice House
Telehealth

Our home care program provides skilled home health care including professional nursing services; physical, occupational and speech therapy; social work services; home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, companion homemakers, and visiting and auxiliary volunteers.

Our hospice team helps patients and families experience comfort, peace, and enhanced quality of life during life's final transition. The staff is also pleased to provide our community with a private duty program that offers assistance with daily activities.

KWL is proud to announce plans for a Hospice House in Rockland, Maine. This exciting project will expand the high quality end of life care services already provided by the KWL Hospice Program. 

Our staff provide care seven days per week, 365 days per year, with professional staff available 24 hours a day through our on call system. We are ready to help you assess unexpected needs that may arise outside of usual business hours.

Please call for a professional consultation with a registered nurse, who will help you choose the Home Care Program that best fits your needs.

Central Office - Rockland
170 Pleasant Street
(207) 594-9561
(800) 540-9561

North Office - Belfast
147 Waldo Avenue, Ste 106
(207) 338-2002
(800) 540-9561

South Office - Newcastle
605 Route 1, Ste 2
(207) 563-5119
(800) 540-9561

Updated: 2/23/09