HOSPICE ADVANTAGE Opens Second Office in Kansas City with a Deficiency Free State Survey

Shawnee Mission, KS: November 15, 2006 - HOSPICE ADVANTAGE announced today it has received state authority to open HOSPICE ADVANTAGE of Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The newest of HOSPICE ADVANTAGE'S 17 offices is the second in the dual state area to open with a deficiency free survey. On September 28, 2006 HOSPICE ADVANTAGE of Kansas City, MO also opened with a deficiency free survey.

Care, Comfort and Compassion - it was on these three principles that HOSPICE ADVANTAGE was founded. This experienced management team and employees now provide quality, compassionate care for hospice patients in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area on both sides of the State line.

HOSPICE ADVANTAGE is dedicated to increasing access to hospice care. Care is provided in the patient's home, whether that is a residence, assisted living facility or skilled nursing facility. Nurses are available 24 hours a day and specialties in pain management, psych-social, spiritual and bereavement care are offered to patients and their family members.

HOSPICE ADVANTAGE has other offices throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and Florida. The Kansas branch is located at 8643 Hauser Court #202 Lenexa, KS 66215. Please call 913-859-9582 for information regarding either office.