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Your doctor directs the medical care. |
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Nursing staff helps manage physical symptoms, and provide the doctor with important clinical information. |
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Social workers counsel families and patients to help them understand the emotions they will experience during this difficult time. |
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Volunteers give one-to-one attention to patients, sharing the valuable gift of time. |
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Spiritual coordinators support the patient’s spiritual beliefs, and assist in meeting spiritual end-of-life needs. |
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Physical, occupational and speech therapists provide rehabilitative support. |
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Home health aides and homemaker services address the patient’s personal needs. |
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Dietary staff provides nutrition counseling to the patient and family. |
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Bereavement staff counsels families for 13 months as they cope with grief and loss after a loved one’s death. |
Paying
for Hospice
Hospice care is a benefit under Medicare, Medicaid (in some states) and many
private insurance companies. As such, the patient or family will see cost
savings on certain medications and equipment related to the terminal illness.
Regardless of the family’s ability to pay for hospice, no patient is ever denied
services because of an inability to pay for them.
This is also a common misconception about hospice care. It is not necessary for hospice patients to have signed a DNR/DNI order prior to admission. The hospice team will continue to educate the patient and/or provide them resources regarding advance directives and end-of-life decisions.
If you think someone you know could benefit from hospice, or if you would like more information about our services, please contact us at (512) 218-9890 or complete our Request for Information form below.
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Medicare
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