Our Hospice Services
What is hospice?
Hospice is care provided to patients with an advanced, life-limiting illness or injury. A team of healthcare professionals focuses on caring, not curing and delivers care that supports the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of patients and their families. At the heart of hospice care is the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that our families will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so.
Related: Blog: Understanding Hospice
Our Hospice Team
The hospice doctor (and possibly the patient’s personal doctor) along with a case manager, typically a registered nurse, work together to provide comfort care which is designed to alleviate physical pain and symptoms. Certified nursing aides (CNA) and home health aides (HHA) visit multiple times a week and assist with more routine needs such as bathing and dressing, serving meals, and helping patients to eat, turning or repositioning patients who are bedridden and many other tasks. A social worker, chaplain and volunteers work to provide social, emotional, and spiritual support to both the patient and their family.
Our Hospice Services
Among its major responsibilities, the interdisciplinary hospice team:
- Develops a care plan that meets each patient’s individual needs for pain management and symptom control
- Manages the patient’s pain and symptoms according to their care plan
- Assists the patient and family with the emotional, psychosocial and spiritual aspects of dying
- Provides needed drugs, medical supplies, and equipment
- Coaches the family on how to care for the patient
- Delivers special services like speech and physical therapy when needed
- Assists in arrangement of short-term inpatient care available when pain or symptoms become too difficult to manage at home, or the caregiver needs respite time
- Provides bereavement care and counseling to surviving family and friends
Where is hospice care provided?
We provide hospice care services wherever people with life-limiting illness reside and could benefit from our care.
Your Partner in Compassionate Care
Why choose Accredited Hospices of America? We are more than a hospice service provider; we are a dedicated partner in this journey of compassion and support. We are committed to serving the community with integrity, empathy, and respect.
Reach out to us today to learn more about our services, our team, and our mission. Let us be a source of comfort during this challenging time, offering the support you and your loved ones deserve.