What is hospice care?
Hospice care is a type of service provided to people who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting disease. Hospice services can refer to hospice nursing, where a nurse goes to the patient’s residential home or nursing home to administer medications and in certain cases, it can refer to health aides and companions who visit a patient at home while he or she is recovering from an injury or illness and it can also refer to around-the-clock care by social workers, doctors or any other type of caregiver.
Different hospice nursing homes offer various kinds of hospice support and services. If you have a family member or loved one who needs this type of care, it is important to contact the admissions coordinator and set up an appointment to discuss the options with the patient, the patient’s caregiver and other family members.
Deciding when hospice support is appropriate will depend on the patient’s physical and psychological situation as well as the support structure he or she has. Hospice support can be given to a person at a nursing home (where the patient doesn’t have adequate medical care, social workers or any type of care the patient needs) and it can be provided to a patient in order to give family members a break away from the demanding roles as full-time caregivers. There are many types of situations that warrant the need of hospice nursing or hospice support!
The roles of hospice care
Members from religious organizations often ask how a hospice can help a congregation. Certain hospice facilities, such as VNA Hospice, provide a number of services such as counseling and bereavement services that offer support, guidance and hope to families as they struggle with a loss.
Although hospice nursing homes and hospice facilities aren’t usually associated with a single congregation, they may be able to provide members of your congregation with a support group, counseling or an informal seminar in order to give the people of your organization a better idea of the services they offer. VNA Hospice offers community wellness programs which include a mobile unit (that provides healthcare on wheels), a Speakers Bureau for community groups as well as blood pressure and blood sugar screenings throughout the community every month.
The various roles of hospice support extends from routine home care once, twice or three times a week, full-time nursing services at the patient’s residence to transitional services such as counseling or support.
VNA Hospice care and support is provided to Indian River County residents. Besides our team of experienced doctors, nurses and therapists, we also provide hospital services, medications, social workers, counseling and spiritual care, bereavement services as well as a number of other staff that can help you.
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