Hospice Treats

the patient, not the disease. The focus is on care, not cure. The patients’ medical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs are addressed by a team of professionals and volunteers.

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Hospice Assists

the patient to make decisions about how and where they want to spend the rest of their life.

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Hospice considers

the patient’s entire family, not just the patient, as the “unit of care.”

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Hospice Offers

care and comfort when cure is no longer an option.

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What is Hospice?

Hospice provides compassionate care for people suffering from a life-limiting illness.

The goal of a hospice is to provide support and enable patients who are in the final phase of a terminal illness to be comfortable and free of pain, so that they live each day as fully as possible.

Hospice Benefits

Benefits of Hospice Care include Comprehensive Pain and Symptom Management

along with emotional and spiritual support for both the patient and their family, allowing patients to remain at home if desired, personalized care based on individual needs, and access to a dedicated team of professionals including nurses, social workers, and chaplains, all focused on maximizing quality of life during a terminal illness.

  • Physician Services
  • Skilled Nursing Care
  • Home Health Aide
  • Medical Equipment
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Spiritual Counseling
  • Available 24/7
  • Plus Much More!
Hospice Levels of Care

THE 4 LEVELS of Hospice Care

Routine Care. General Inpatient Care. Continuous Care. Respite Care.
These are the four levels of care created to ensure the needs and comfort of a patient are met, based on the patients needs and circumstances.

Routine Home Care

Routine Care is the most common level of hospice care and most patients start on this level of care. Routine Care is provided in the patient’s place of residence – a private home, an assisted living community, skilled nursing facility...

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General Inpatient Care

General Inpatient Care (GIP) takes place when a patient experiences acute symptom(s) that is not safe to manage in a residential setting. GIP care is often provided in a skilled nursing facility...

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Respite Care

Respite Care is a short-term inpatient care that is intended to be for the benefit of caregivers, family members, as well as the patient. Respite Care allows the caregiver/ family a short break (up to 5 days) from the duties...

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Continuous Care

Continuous Care, also called Critical Care or CC, is provided when a patient experiences acute symptoms that are not manageable by Routine Care and require continuous nursing intervention. The goal of this intensive, 24-hour...

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Interdisciplinary Team

A group of healthcare professionals working together to meet Your needs

The Interdisciplinary Team, a.k.a. IDT, meet regularly to discuss the patient’s progress, issues, and care plan, ensuring all physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of patients and their families are met.

Below are some members that make up an interdisciplinary team.
Hospice Myths vs. Realities

Separating
Fact from Fiction

It is a common misconception that hospice is about dying when, in reality, it is designed to help terminally ill patients live their final days to the fullest. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) considers hospice care the model for quality and compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness. It provides medical care and pain management as well as emotional and spiritual support tailored to the patient's needs and desires. The ultimate goal of hospice care is to increase the patient's quality of life and provide support for family members and caretakers to ensure that the patient's final days are as comfortable as possible.