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Hospice provides care to those who are terminally ill, respecting their choice not to seek a cure, but to focus on the quality of life remaining. The focus of care is on providing comfort measures that allow the patient to be free from pain as well as help them reach an understanding that death, too, is a part of life. The interdisciplinary team cares for and supports the patient and their families though the end of life and through the grief and bereavement process.
When is someone appropriate for hospice services?
- Diagnosed with a terminal illness
- Patient no longer wishes to actively treat the illness for curative purposes
- The patient's doctor uses his or her best clinical judgement to certify that a patient has a life limiting illness with a life expectancy of six months or less
What services are provided?
- Skilled nursing
- Pain and symptom management
- Infusion Therapy
- Education for the family on how to care for the patient
- Social work services
- Spiritual Care
- Medical Director
- Volunteer support
- Homemaking services
- Personal care services
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy when needed
- Hospice House
What are the payment options?
- Medicare Hospice Benefit
- Medicaid
- Medical Insurance Plans
- Sliding fee scale under our Charitable Care Program
- Self pay
Where can someone receive Hospice services?
How can I arrange for hospice services?
Call (603) 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620
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