Generous Hospice Care
Hospice is a program of care and support for people who are terminally ill. The hospice team is composed of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, therapists, and volunteers who join in the effort to provide holistic care that helps a person with a terminal illness live a comfortable and dignified life.
Going the Extra Mile
This professional group attends to the biological, psychological, sociological and spiritual needs of the person at the end of life and his or her family members. This end-of-life care includes adequate pain management, relief from uncomfortable symptoms, assistance coping with existential issues and addressing social concerns.
Hospice Care
A physician must certify that the patient is terminally ill with a six-month or less life expectancy if the disease takes its normal course. The patient and or family must be aware of the prognosis and elect palliative comfort care rather than active curative interventions.
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Evaluation, direct service, oversight, consultation
Nursing services
Assessment direct service, patient and family or caregiver education, and/ or consultation service
Spiritual counseling
Assessment, counseling for patient and family, including coordination with clergy from the community
Medical social service
Direct services, liaison between community agencies and/ or consultation service
Pharmacy services
Medications ordered by the physician for the palliation of terminal illness and conditions related to the terminal illness, oversight, consultation, and evaluation
Nutritional counseling
Assessment, education, and interventions provided to the IDG and patient/family regarding appropriate nutritional intake. May be provided by an RN or dietician.
Hospice aide service
Personal care of patients and specific services under supervision of a registered nurse specified in the plan of care.
Medical supplies
Provision of medical supplies and personal care items ordered by the physician and IDG per the plan of care.
Durable medical equipment
Medical equipment as needed for palliation and management of terminal illness and related conditions as specified by the IDG plan of care.
Volunteer
Unpaid staff providing services including direct patient support, office support.
Bereavement counseling
Emotional, psychological, and spiritual support and services provided before and after the death of the patient to assist with issues related to grief, loss, and adjustment.
Homemaker service
Provide chores in the home, such as washing clothes, cooking, general cleaning, etc.
Inpatient respite care
Short-term inpatient (contracted facility) care provided to the hospice patient only when necessary to relieve the person caring for the individual at home.
Short-term inpatient care
Inpatient care provided in a participating hospice inpatient unit or a participating Skilled Nursing Facility specifically for care for pain control or acute or chronic symptom management that cannot be provided in other settings.
Continuous care
A period of crisis in which the individual requires continuous care to achieve palliation and management of acute medical symptoms
Physical therapy
Evaluation, direct service, exercise instruction, and/or consultation service.
Speech language pathology
Evaluation, direct service, language instruction, and/or consultation service.
Occupational therapy
Evaluation, direct service, patient teaching, exercise instruction, and/or consultation service.
Transporta-
tion
Coordination by the hospice for this service. May be paid by the hospice.
