What Is Hospice and Palliative Care?
Hospice is a program of health care and services designated to meet the special needs of patients and their loved ones, for comfort and palliative care when the patient is diagnosed with a disease for which they do not elect aggressive treatment.
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of the patient and the families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering.
Can Hospice/Palliative Care Make a Difference?
How Is Hospice Care Started?
Who Is Eligible for Hospice Care?
The recipients of our services are those who:
- Live within our geographic boundaries
- Have a life-threatening illness and seek medical, spiritual, psychological, and personal support
- Have a primary care physician
Our Services
- Skilled Nurses
- Social Workers
- Certified Home Health Aides and Homemakers
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Chaplain
- Volunteers
Medication and Medical Equipment
Basic medical equipment, supplies, and medications related to the hospice diagnosis are provided.
Admission Process
Admitting a patient to the hospice program is a simple process for the attending physician, discharge planner, or social worker.
Call the hospice, and a nurse will visit the patient and family at home or in the hospital. Information about the program will be presented, and if the patient elects the program, the nurse arranges for the start of services.
Who Pays for Hospice?
- Medicare/Medicaid
- Health Insurance
- HMO’s
- Private Payers
Connect with Us
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