Staff train loved ones to be confident caregivers. Any Hospice service can be declined. The patient's wishes are the barometer that measures how well services have been provided. All loved ones are trained to be caregivers as needed. Hospice staff and volunteers provide respite visits.
Nursing assistants help bathe and dress patients.
Sometimes patients or families feel isolated or have difficulty dealing with being HIV positive. Hospice is there to keep patients and families from feeling alone and isolated. Hospice offers support groups for our families, including bereavement support groups for widows and widows, children, gays and lesbians, and parents who have lost adult children. Bereavement care continues for 13 months after a patient dies in our program. No matter what may change in the treatment of AIDS, Hospice will continue to serve people living with HIV and AIDS in a compassionate, non-judgmental manner and to help them live at home with minimal symptoms and maximum quality of life.