Hospice is a program of heath care service designated to meet the special needs of patients and their loved once, when the patient is diagnosed with a disease for which they do not elect aggressive treatment.
It is generally home-based, but they sometimes provide services away from home – in freestanding facilities, in nursing homes, or within hospitals.
Our goal is to enable patients to be comfortable and free of pain, so that they live each day as fully as possible. Aggressive methods of pain control may be used.
Certified Hospice Car, Inc. care is based on the services needed by the individual. Family members and taught what they need to know in order to provide supportive care to loved ones.
Admitting a patient to the hospice program is a simple process for the attending physician, discharge planner or social worker. Any individual of any age with a diagnosis of a terminal illness is eligible for hospice care.