Many hospice patients have cancer, but other patients are accepted as well. The goal of hospice care is to improve the quality of life while neither prolonging life nor hastening death. Once a patient has been accepted by CNR Hospice, the needs of the patient and family are considered. Specially trained volunteers Medical equipment and supplies Medication for pain relief and symptom control Home Health Aide visits for assistance with personal care, such as bathing and meal preparation. In addition to providing care, we teach the family new skills and help them anticipate changes in the course of the patient's illness.
All care is given, whenever possible, in the familiar setting of the patient's home.
CNR Hospice has formed relationships with several local nursing homes, so individuals who have no primary caregiver in the home can received facility-based hospice services. For more information about hospice services in the nursing home, please click here . CNR Hospice utilizes the World Health Organization Analgesic Ladder with the goal of freedom from pain. CNR Hospice believes that emotional and spiritual pain are just as real and in need of attention as physical pain, and addresses these as well. Hospice's success rate in battling pain is very high.