Hospice care helps patients remain in their own homes where they can be close to their loved ones and enjoy familiar surroundings. Patients routinely receive in-home services of a nurse, home health aide, psychosocial professional, and other memers of the Hospice interdisciplinary team. Hospice treats the person, not the disease. Hospice professionals and volunteers address the medical, social, psychological, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Patients and families are included in the decision-making process, and bereavement counseling is provided to the family following the death of their loved one.
Hospice offers palliative rather than curative treatment.
Sophisticated methods of pain and symptom control enable the patient to live as fully and comfortably as possible. Hospice emphasizes quality, rather than length of life. Hospice is a choice when quality of life and comfort become the primary concern. Our professional Hospice staff, under the direction of your physician, will assess to determine if Hospice care is appropriate for you and your family. When you choose Hospice you will receive benefits from the full array of services.