Why Hospice?
As a discharge planner you may be asking yourself, "Why would I suggest hospice for my patient?" The answer is simple. You want to be sure that your patients and their families are receiving all of the benefits and support that they deserve.
Hospice is the compassionate choice for the terminally ill, because of the extensive services that are provided. Benefits include:
- Communicating difficult information
- Expert relief of symptoms and physical pain
- Emotional and spiritual support of patients and families alike
- Significant financial relief
- The ability to stay at home
- Home visits - "Housecalls"
- Telephone support: offering expert advice and dispatching assistance when required
- Respite care, allowing the caregiver to rejuvenate
- Ongoing bereavement support for the family following the illness
If you have a patient that would benefit from hospice care, please call the hospice admissions department at 1-800-717-3811.
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