What is Hospice?
The Hospice philosophy recognizes death and dying as part of the normal process of living; it affirms life and neither rushes nor postpones death.
Hospice is not a place but rather a holistic, comprehensive type of care for those facing an incurable illness with limited life expectancy.
Hospice care involves treating the patient as a “whole” person rather than the disease or diagnosis, working to manage the physical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual symptoms so that a person’s last days, weeks or months may be spent pain free with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones.
Where is Hospice?
In most cases care is provided in the patient’s home. However, Hospice care can also be provided in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities.
Members of our Hospice team will come to your home and make regular visits to assess the patient and provide additional care or other services.
Our Hospice staff is available on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to give the patient and family support when they need it.
Our dedicated Hospice care team, also called Hospice Interdisciplinary Team includes a Hospice physician, nurses, certified nurse’s aides, social workers, chaplains, counselors, and trained volunteers.
In addition to the service mentioned above, Comforts of Home Healthcare also provides the following.
Medications needed for pain management, symptom management and that are related to the patients Hospice diagnosis
A variety of medical equipment delivered to your home including wheelchairs, hospital beds, shower chairs, oxygen concentrators
A variety of medical supplies needed to take care of the patient including gloves, wipes, incontinence supplies and wound care supplies
Special services like physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy
Music therapy, Art therapy, Acupuncture, and Aromatherapy
Short-term inpatient care available when pain or symptoms become too difficult to manage at home, or the caregiver needs respite time;
and Bereavement care and counseling to the patient’s family and friends for 12 months after the patient’s death