Chaplain When a patient and their loved ones decide that hospice care is the best path to take, the choice is not only medical, but also emotional and sometimes spiritual. The hospice care team seeks to offer care, support, guidance, and reflection in all of these areas. Hospice chaplains care for the spiritual and emotional needs of terminally ill patients and their families. Chaplains don't replace clergy members but rather are there to offer further support and communicate the needs of the patient. Additionally, chaplains provide bereavement services, including phone calls, visits and memorial services, to family members upon the death of a patient. Share this page Quick Links Home CarePalliative CareHospice CareSupportive CareDonate New Name. Same Trusted Care. VNA Care Network, VNA of Boston, VNA Hospice & Palliative Care, VNA Care Advantage, and VNA First Choice have come together as VNA Care. We still have the same locations, the same leadership, the same staff, and the same excellent quality of care the community has come to know over the past 130 years.