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What is Hospice Community Care ?

Hospice Community Care is a philosophy of care, that assists patients, family, and friends, during the final stages of a terminal illness. Hospice Community Care promotes dignity and emphasizes quality of life for those who choose to die in familiar surroundings with those they love. Hospice services can be provided at home, a skilled nursing facility or an assisted living center.

Hospice Community Care Hospice Settings…

Patient and family needs vary while in the hospice program. Hospice Community Care provides two alternatives to the home care setting in order to meet each patient and family's needs.

Nursing Care Facilities: Patients residing in nursing care facilities may receive Hospice Community Care services. If the patient is eligible for the hospice benefit, the nursing care facility is designated as the patient's residence and the nursing staff as the primary care giver.

In-Patient Care: If temporary hospitalization is required for pain or symptom control, or respite care is needed for family; hospice offers special in-patient hospice facilities.

Hospice Community Care Hospice…

Hospice Community Care provides personalized care directed at helping the patient and family handle the entire range of physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs when a loved one is dying. With a focus on comfort rather than curative care, Hospice Community Care emphasizes relief of physical symptoms and emotional support.
Care centers on:

• Pain and symptom control
• Spiritual support as needed
• Bereavement support for families and friends
• Emotional support
• 24 hour on call, 7 days a week availability

Hospice Community Care Referrals…

Referrals to the Hospice Community Care program should be made as early in the terminal phase as possible. Early referrals (months before death versus days before death) provide the patient and family more opportunity to work through the following issues: grief, symptom management, financial, and personal arrangements. The final phase of life can be filled with quality and love, so death may be met with dignity. Patients, family, physicians, nurses, social workers or discharge planning/case managers may call
(800) 409-9094 for more information regarding Hospice Community Care services.