Hospice Care
Hospice provides terminally ill individuals and their families with care that respects 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.
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?
- Medical Director
- Volunteer support
- Homemaking services
- Social work services
- Personal care services
- Hospice House
- Reiki, Massage, Therapeutic Touch
- Spiritual Care
- Skilled nursing
- Pain and symptom management
- Assistance on dealing with the emotional and spiritual aspects of dying
- Education for the family on how to care for the patient
- Speech and physical therapy when needed
- Grief and bereavement support for surviving family and friends
Where can someone receive hospice services?
- Patient or the Caregiver’s Home
- Assisted Living Facility
- Nursing Home
- Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association Hospice House
What are the payment options?
- Medicare Hospice Benefit
- Medical Insurance Plans
- Sliding fee scale under our Charitable Care Program
- Self pay
How can I arrange for hospice services?
Call (603) 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620
Each Hospice referral is evaluated on an individual basis and requires both patient and physician consent.
