FAQ
What is Hospice Care?
Hospice Care provides comfort, pain and symptom management for a patient with a life limiting illness. Compassionate care and emotional support is offered to family, friends, and significant others. Not only can care be provided in the home, but also in a nursing home, an assisted living setting, a hospital and personal care homes.
Hospice affirms life and focuses on the quality of life remaining for your loved one. Hospice offers a holistic approach that is sensitive to emotional and spiritual support.
- Medical management for pain and symptom control by a Physician
- Skilled nursing visits to assess for appropriate care
- Nurse aides tend to personal care needs
- Social workers offer emotional support, counseling and access to community resources
- Chaplains provide spiritual guidance
- Volunteers compliment the care with companionship and assistance
- Physical, Speech or Occupational Therapy when medically needed
- 24 hour emergency support
- Monitoring medications related to admitting diagnosis
- Assessing and delivery of Medical supplies and equipment
- Bereavement and grief support
What services are provided by Hospice Care?
When to Choose Hospice Care?
When a patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness and the prognosis is measured in months, it is then that hospice care should be considered. Patients have the right to choose the hospice of their choice.
How to Obtain our SERVICES?
A physician orders hospice at the request of a patient, relative, friend, medical social worker or pastor. Ask your physician how we can help or call us direct to get more information about the services your loved ones deserve. Remember patients have the right to choose the hospice of their choice.
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Who PAYS for HOSPICE?
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Most Private Insurance
Our staff is available to answer questions regarding benefits and will gladly help to verify coverage for hospice services.