November is National Hospice Month when our nation recognizes the importance of professional, compassionate end-of-life care. Patients are eligible for hospice when a doctor has certified they have six months or less to live, yet, more than a third of Hospicare’s patients in 2015 only signed up for service in the last seven days of life.
Here are three reasons why it’s better to call Hospicare as soon as possible, rather than waiting until the last weeks or days of life. Many patients find that they are better able to live life to the fullest once they are receiving
- Many patients find that they are better able to live life to the fullest once they are receiving Hospicare’s services. With the assistance of hospice team members, their pain and symptoms often become more manageable, and they can enjoy interactions with loved ones more. Also caregivers and family members find they are able to spend more quality time with their ill loved one. Hospicare follows a holistic,
- Hospicare follows a holistic, team-approach to end-of-life care. The team includes a doctor specializing in hospice and palliative care, a primary nurse, an aide, a social worker, a spiritual care professional, a bereavement expert and trained volunteers. In addition, patients and their family have access to on-call nurses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Hospicare offers professional support for caregivers. The support of social workers, spiritual care professionals and bereavement experts can be crucial to family members who are struggling to support their ill loved one and process their own grief. Many have told us how their burden eased once they had the support of the
- Hospicare offers professional support for caregivers. The support of social workers, spiritual care professionals and bereavement experts can be crucial to family members who are struggling to support their ill loved one and process their own grief. Many have told us how their burden eased once they had the support of the Hospicare team to help them manage their loved one’s illness.