Contact Home Health & Hospice Services at 706-389-2273 November Is Home Health and Hospice Month Learn About Our Services Home Health Care St. Mary’s Home Health Care Services bring care directly to you, in your home. Nursing care, rehabilitation, home health aides and more are all available to patients who meet home health care admission criteria. All services are provided with the compassionate touch that has distinguished St. Mary’s for decades. Requirements to be admitted for care or treatment: Reside in our service area, which encompasses Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton counties Be under the care of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Georgia Require short-term, intermittent, skilled care Be homebound, in most cases Have a willing and capable family member or substitute to provide care between visits from our staff Fees for home health care services may be covered by Medicare, Medicaid, insurance or private pay. If you need care but cannot afford it, St. Mary’s will work with you to make sure you receive the care you need. Home Hospice Hospice is a special kind of care for individuals and families facing end-of-life issues. Nurses, social workers, home health aides, pastoral counselors, physicians and volunteers work together to meet the spiritual, physical, mental and emotional needs of the patient and their family. Benefits of Hospice Specialized health care focusing on individuals and families facing end-of-life issues Experienced pain management and symptom control Patient and family assist with the development of the plan of care Under Medicare/Medicaid, hospice assumes 95 percent of the cost of medications related to the terminal illness Assists with funeral arrangements Available at the time of death or shortly thereafter to help handle necessary arrangements Follows families for at least one year after the patient’s death for bereavement counseling Provides spiritual support through the use of the patient’s own clergy as well as the hospice chaplain and pastoral care counselor Physical therapy, speech therapy and nutritional counseling are available to provide care related to comfort Grief support workshops are offered throughout the year Accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Who is eligible for hospice care? Patients with a limited life-expectancy due to illness, including but not limited to: cancer, end-stage heart disease, end-stage liver disease, lung disease, Alzheimer’s, and AIDS Presence of a primary caregiver or alternative home arrangements, including St. Mary’s Hospice House Care to people of all ages, including children St. Mary’s Hospice Services provides care in Athens-Clarke, Banks, Barrow, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton counties Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Champus, Veterans Administration, private pay, sliding fee schedule, and charity care If a person is eligible for hospice care, they will be accepted regardless of ability to pay St. Mary’s Hospice Services License #029-035-H Learn more about Home Health and Hospice services Call locally at 706-389-2273 Or call toll-free at 1-800-822-3381 Available Services Disease management and education Medical direction by a physician Nursing care Wound care/enterostomal nursing Medical social work Dietary counseling Home health aides hysical, occupational and speech therapies © 2021 St. Mary's Health Care System • Athens, Georgia PRIVACY POLICY