Roaring Fork Hospice is a non-profit agency that helps terminally ill patients and their families maintain personal dignity and enhance the quality of life as they cope with the dying process. Hospice offers medical care in a life-affirming atmosphere as an alternative. The patient is encouraged to maintain control over decisions and prepare for death in his or her own personal way. Pain relief and symptom management are the primary goals of hospice care. Family members and caregivers receive support, guidance and reassurance.
Bereavement care is a very important focus of the hospice approach.
Roaring Fork Hospice is a full service provider delivering care in the familiar surroundings of a patient's home. People who live in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are eligible for hospice care. The patient's care continues under the direction of his or her own physician while in the hospice program. The physician and other hospice team members develop an individual plan of care with the participation of the patient and family. Roaring Fork Hospice is licensed by the state, certified by Medicare and Medicaid, and is a member of the National Hospice Organization and the Colorado Hospice Organization.