Hospice Care for Phoenix Seniors
IS HOSPICE RIGHT FOR YOUR AGING LOVED ONE?
Once a terminal diagnosis is given, everyone in the family needs special care and that special care and support typically comes from a hospice provider.
WHAT IS HOSPICE?
According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, hospice care provides end-of-life care for a terminal individual. The approach to hospice care is holistic meaning that it involves a team of professionals to provide this type of service. Physicians, nurse practitioners, home health providers, social workers, ministers, and family members are all typical to a hospice team.
The goal of hospice care is not to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a serious illness or chronic condition. It is to provide compassionate care that meets a variety of needs when a person has less than six months to live. With the team's coordination hospice offers spiritual and emotional support, in addition to pain management and medical treatment. Ultimately, hospice is intended to give individuals the right to die with dignity and without pain. Therefore, when a senior elects to receive hospice services they forgo the right to receive further treatment or cures for their condition.
Hospice Care vs Palliative Care
Hospice care is often confused with palliative care, but these are not the same types of senior care. That is because both types of care involve a team of individuals working together to support an individual with serious illnesses. However, palliative care begins when a patient starts receiving treatment for a condition, such as cancer or kidney failure. With palliative care, the goal is to provide comfort with a holistic approach while the patient continues with treatment.
Hospice Care vs Comfort Care
Comfort care is just another term for hospice care that may be used by a medical doctor or nurse. They may refer to end-of-life care as comfort care because that is essentially what hospice is—providing comfort for the individual rather than treatment for their illness.
When Should Hospice Care be Considered?
Since the purpose of hospice care is to provide comfort at the end of life during a terminal illness, the decision to receive hospice services is major. Once a patient is in hospice, they are no longer eligible to receive any medical treatments or cures to help them recover from their illness or condition. The only medical treatments they will receive are those involved in pain management and patient comfort.
Admission Criteria for Hospice
In other to receive hospice care, the patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by their medical provider. Depending on the health insurance provider, such as Medicare or private health insurance companies, there may be additional requirements for getting placed in hospice care. Seniors need to reach out to their insurers to find out if this is the case.
What Are The types of Hospice Care?
Nursing Home Hospice Care
Nursing homes can provide hospice care services. Yet a nursing home is not a hospice care facility. Seniors living in nursing homes are provided with a place to live while receiving treatment or long-term care. In the instance that a senior is no longer responding to treatment and is determined to have fewer than six months to live, a hospice team is assembled for this end-of-life care. Therefore, individuals who are receiving hospice care can remain in a nursing home.
In-Home Hospice Care
Yes, seniors who live at home can receive hospice services where they live. The senior does not have to move into a hospice care facility. For individuals who prefer to pass away at home, this offers the greatest comfort. In fact, trying to transfer an individual at the end of their life from their home to a medical facility is typically the last resort. Instead, hospice nurses can work with home care providers to give the senior comfort in their home environment.
A team of church leaders, family members, and medical doctors will work with the hospice nurse to provide care for the patient in their home. If the senior needs emergency medical care or services that are considered vital for their comfort, they may be taken to a hospital. Depending on the medical condition the patient may pass while in the hospital. However, this is solely determined by the senior's health care needs and comfort level.
What Are The Hospice Services and Benefits?
Hospice care providers offer an array of services to patients. This can include caring for the senior in their own home, as well as providing them with medical appliances and supplies in their home, such as hospital beds and wheelchairs. Hospice services may also include social services and counseling, in addition to a homemaker and home health aide to provide daily care needs. Physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy may also be included and covered by insurance including Medicaid. However, these therapies can only be used in the context of providing comfort to the patient and not to provide a cure or treatment.
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BrightStar Care of Phoenix / Tempe provides the full continuum of private duty home care services comprised of comfort care, companionship, personal care, dementia care, transportation, medication assistance, skilled nursing and more to improve clients’ health and quality of life.
To learn more about our local team of caregivers, skilled healthcare professionals and home health care support for Phoenix and Tempe families and businesses - CLICK HERE
IS HOSPICE RIGHT FOR YOUR AGING LOVED ONE?
Once a terminal diagnosis is given, everyone in the family needs special care and that special care and support typically comes from a hospice provider.
WHAT IS HOSPICE?
According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, hospice care provides end-of-life care for a terminal individual. The approach to hospice care is holistic meaning that it involves a team of professionals to provide this type of service. Physicians, nurse practitioners, home health providers, social workers, ministers, and family members are all typical to a hospice team.
The goal of hospice care is not to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a serious illness or chronic condition. It is to provide compassionate care that meets a variety of needs when a person has less than six months to live. With the team's coordination hospice offers spiritual and emotional support, in addition to pain management and medical treatment. Ultimately, hospice is intended to give individuals the right to die with dignity and without pain. Therefore, when a senior elects to receive hospice services they forgo the right to receive further treatment or cures for their condition.
Hospice Care vs Palliative Care
Hospice care is often confused with palliative care, but these are not the same types of senior care. That is because both types of care involve a team of individuals working together to support an individual with serious illnesses. However, palliative care begins when a patient starts receiving treatment for a condition, such as cancer or kidney failure. With palliative care, the goal is to provide comfort with a holistic approach while the patient continues with treatment.
Hospice Care vs Comfort Care
Comfort care is just another term for hospice care that may be used by a medical doctor or nurse. They may refer to end-of-life care as comfort care because that is essentially what hospice is—providing comfort for the individual rather than treatment for their illness.
When Should Hospice Care be Considered?
Since the purpose of hospice care is to provide comfort at the end of life during a terminal illness, the decision to receive hospice services is major. Once a patient is in hospice, they are no longer eligible to receive any medical treatments or cures to help them recover from their illness or condition. The only medical treatments they will receive are those involved in pain management and patient comfort.
Admission Criteria for Hospice
In other to receive hospice care, the patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by their medical provider. Depending on the health insurance provider, such as Medicare or private health insurance companies, there may be additional requirements for getting placed in hospice care. Seniors need to reach out to their insurers to find out if this is the case.
What Are The types of Hospice Care?
Nursing Home Hospice Care
Nursing homes can provide hospice care services. Yet a nursing home is not a hospice care facility. Seniors living in nursing homes are provided with a place to live while receiving treatment or long-term care. In the instance that a senior is no longer responding to treatment and is determined to have fewer than six months to live, a hospice team is assembled for this end-of-life care. Therefore, individuals who are receiving hospice care can remain in a nursing home.
In-Home Hospice Care
Yes, seniors who live at home can receive hospice services where they live. The senior does not have to move into a hospice care facility. For individuals who prefer to pass away at home, this offers the greatest comfort. In fact, trying to transfer an individual at the end of their life from their home to a medical facility is typically the last resort. Instead, hospice nurses can work with home care providers to give the senior comfort in their home environment.
A team of church leaders, family members, and medical doctors will work with the hospice nurse to provide care for the patient in their home. If the senior needs emergency medical care or services that are considered vital for their comfort, they may be taken to a hospital. Depending on the medical condition the patient may pass while in the hospital. However, this is solely determined by the senior's health care needs and comfort level.
What Are The Hospice Services and Benefits?
Hospice care providers offer an array of services to patients. This can include caring for the senior in their own home, as well as providing them with medical appliances and supplies in their home, such as hospital beds and wheelchairs. Hospice services may also include social services and counseling, in addition to a homemaker and home health aide to provide daily care needs. Physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy may also be included and covered by insurance including Medicaid. However, these therapies can only be used in the context of providing comfort to the patient and not to provide a cure or treatment.
To learn more about hospice care please - Click Here
BrightStar Care of Phoenix / Tempe provides the full continuum of private duty home care services comprised of comfort care, companionship, personal care, dementia care, transportation, medication assistance, skilled nursing and more to improve clients’ health and quality of life.
To learn more about our local team of caregivers, skilled healthcare professionals and home health care support for Phoenix and Tempe families and businesses - CLICK HERE