Hospice care focuses on enhancing the quality of life for individuals nearing the end of their lives. It involves a holistic treatment of the person, addressing the physical symptoms of an illness through palliative care and also attending to emotional, spiritual, and social needs. This care is provided by a team of professionals, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and home health aides, all working together to ensure comfort and dignity for the patient.
What Kinds of Illnesses?
Hospice care caters to all patients with any end-stage diagnosis.
Where is Hospice Provided?
Hospice care can be provided at home, a relative’s/friend’s home, long-term facilities, nursing homes, or hospitals.
At Lifetime Hospice Care, Inc., we provide exceptional care and support to patients and families facing life-limiting illness and loss.
Levels of Hospice
Most patients will want to receive hospice care at home if they are able. It’s where they feel most comfortable and where they have their memories, their pets, and their belongings. It’s a natural human instinct to want to spend your final days in a familiar space surrounded by the ones you love.
Lifetime Hospice Care, Inc., will also:
- Provide necessary medical equipment and medications
- Chaplain and social work services
- Regular visits to support patients with life-limiting diagnoses.
Continuous Care
Lifetime Hospice Care, Inc. provides 24-hour healthcare professional shifts to help patients stay home instead of being admitted to a hospital during a medical crisis.
The patient is entitled to continuous care if they are experiencing crises with:
- Uncontrolled pain
- Trouble breathing
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea that won’t cease
- Change in level of consciousness
- Restlessness or agitation
- Seizures
Inpatient Care
When a patient’s condition worsens, hospice providers offer inpatient care by skilled professionals in nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities.
Some examples of worsening symptoms that would require inpatient care may include:
- Quick deterioration in the condition
- Uncontrollable pain
- Uncontrollable nausea and vomiting
- Bone fracture
- Significant respiratory issues
- Patient’s need for IV medications, which requires monitoring
- Non-basic wound care
- Uncontrollable agitation and restlessness
- Uncontrollable seizures