What is Hospice
Hospice care is a special kind of care focusing on the quality of life for people and their caregivers who are experiencing an advanced, life-limiting illness. Hospice care provides compassionate care for people in the last phases of incurable disease so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible.
The hospice philosophy accepts death as the final stage of life: it affirms life, but does not try to hasten or postpone death. Hospice care treats the person and symptoms of the disease, rather than treating the disease itself. A team of professionals work together to manage symptoms so that a person’s last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones. Hospice care is also family-centered – it includes the patient and the family in making decisions.
Registered Nurse
In collaboration with the Medical Director and entire care team the RN directs the care each patient and family receives; RN provides ongoing support, direct care, education, medication assistance, symptom management and more as it relates to end of life.
Social Work
Provides patients and families ongoing emotional and psycho-social support; provides education and counseling related to grief and end of life; helps connect patients and families to resources in community; works in collaboration with entire care team.
Aide
Provides companionship and activities of daily living (ADL) support for patients up to 7 days a week depending on patient’s needs; works in collaboration with RNCL.
Spiritual Care Coordinator
Provides patients and families ongoing spiritual and emotional support; provides education and counseling related to spirituality, grief, and end of life; helps connect patients and families with spiritual leaders and resources in the community; works in collaboration with entire care team.
Costs for Care
The cost for our services and all items such as equipment, medications, etc is completely covered under a patient's Medicare Hospice benefit. If a patient does not have Medicare but is covered under a private insurance plan payment for services will be negotiated with the insurance company. Lumicare Hospice patients and their families will not receive a bill for any covered services.
