Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care

    2901 Bridgeport Way W, University Place, WA 98466

    Compassionate hospice care, attentive staff

    I'm deeply grateful for the compassionate, attentive care my loved one received - spotless, comfortable rooms, friendly staff (James at the front desk stood out), and a dedicated hospice team who clearly explained the process and supported us during Tina's last days. The facility was family-friendly with visiting rooms, round-the-clock amenities (coffee, snacks, overnight options), strict mask/gown/glove precautions, effective pain management, and grief counseling; the staff made a very difficult time much easier and I'd recommend their services.

    Loved one of client
    May 2026

    Services

    • Hospice Care

    Reviews

    3.83·(48)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Communication

      2.2
    • Reliability

      1.7
    • Scheduling

      2.0
    • Value

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregivers
    • Experienced hospice nursing staff
    • Effective pain management and comfort focus
    • Clean, comfortable, family‑friendly facilities
    • Private, roomy suites with accessible bathrooms
    • 24/7 staffing and overnight amenities
    • Visitor‑friendly policies and adjacent visiting rooms
    • Bereavement and grief‑support services
    • Supportive volunteers and front‑desk personnel
    • Clear explanations of hospice process and staff willingness to spend time
    • Complimentary refreshments and family amenities

    Cons

    • Intake and after‑hours communication gaps
    • Inconsistent nurse responsiveness and visit scheduling
    • Medication‑management and escalation decision concerns
    • Unreliable staffing levels and shift coverage
    • Variable social‑work and bereavement responsiveness
    • Documentation and information‑delivery gaps
    • Staff professionalism and conduct inconsistencies
    • Rigid policy application affecting bedside comfort requests
    • Delays in medication and equipment fulfillment
    • Insufficient incident follow‑up and accountability

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a hospice operation that delivers strong, compassionate bedside care and a comfortable physical environment for many families, while also showing recurring operational and communication weaknesses. Positive comments emphasize attentive, kind caregivers and experienced hospice nurses who focus on comfort and pain control; reviewers frequently praised clean, roomy suites, family‑friendly visiting arrangements, overnight amenities, and supportive volunteers and front‑desk staff. Several accounts noted that staff members were willing to explain processes, spend time with families, and provide bereavement resources.

    Caregiver quality is a clear strength for many families: reviewers consistently highlight compassionate, responsive aides and nurses, effective symptom management, and a generally dignified approach to end‑of‑life care. At the same time, there are repeated concerns about variability in staff conduct and professionalism. Some families described situations that raised questions about caregiver behaviour and about how medication decisions were made or communicated; these accounts point to uneven application of clinical judgment and family engagement around escalation or medication changes.

    Office communication and intake processes emerge as a notable area of weakness. Complaints include difficult or brusque intake interactions, limited direct contact information, reliance on after‑hours triage without reliable callbacks, and delays in establishing services. Documentation and information delivery also surface as problems — for example, families citing missing patient copies of records or insufficient guidance at transitions. Social‑work and bereavement responsiveness is described as uneven: while some families received timely, compassionate counseling, others experienced what they perceived as limited follow‑through or insensitive outreach.

    Reliability and logistics are mixed. The facility and in‑house amenities are frequently praised, yet reviewers describe staffing shortages, inconsistent shift coverage, and delayed nurse visits or crisis responses in some cases. Practical logistics — prescription fulfillment, delivery of medical equipment, and coordination with pharmacies — appear to have friction points that families felt required them to intervene. Policy application also surfaced as a concern where rigid rules or absence of expected comfort items (for example, bedside comfort kits or certain refreshments) conflicted with family expectations.

    Taken together, the pattern suggests an agency with meaningful clinical and environmental strengths that can provide high‑quality, compassionate hospice care, especially in staffed in‑facility settings. However, prospective clients should be aware of recurring themes around intake communication, operational responsiveness, and consistency of staff conduct. To mitigate these risks, families may wish to confirm, in writing, points such as after‑hours contact procedures and callback expectations, medication‑decision protocols and who is authorized to escalate care, availability of social‑work and bereavement support, night staffing levels, and pharmacy/equipment coordination. Asking for a documented plan for bedside comfort measures and for the agency’s incident‑follow‑up process can also help set expectations and improve the experience during a sensitive period.

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    Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care is located at 2901 Bridgeport Way W, University Place, WA 98466.

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