Hospice Care
If someone you love is facing a life-limiting illness, we’re with you. Our caring and expert staff will help meet your loved one’s medical and personal care needs so you can focus on the things that matter most. Our professionals will manage pain and personal care, help your loved one to feel as comfortable as possible, and help you understand what to expect and how to adjust to change.
What Is Hospice?
Hospice is an approach to care for people suffering from life-limiting illness that treats the person rather than the disease, most often at home. The Care Team’s Hospice Care is a complete and compassionate program of medical care and support that helps patients and families make the most of their time together.
WHO?
Hospice Care benefits any patient faced with a life-limiting illness.
Hospice Care supports patients and their loved ones.
WHAT?
Pain management and symptom control.
Assistance with daily living and hygiene.
Emotional support and spiritual guidance.
WHERE?
In the home.
At a Long-term care facility.
At an Assisted living facility.
At an Independent living facility.
THE CARE TEAM HOSPICE SERVICES
Managing symptoms, providing practical help and offering companionship and emotional support are the pillars of hospice care.
Around the clock access to care
Management of complex pain and other symptoms
Personal therapies: massage, pet, music, aroma and more
Spiritual care and support
Medical equipment, supplies and medications
Hospice aide for personal care
Medical social services
Bereavement counseling
WHO IS ON MY HOSPICE TEAM?
Our caring and expert staff includes specialists who collaborate to care holistically for you and your family.
Medical Director
Leads our interdisciplinary team to develop the holistic care plan.
Attending Physician
Certifies patient’s diagnosis, assesses patient’s needs and directs the plan of care together with the hospice team.
Registered Nurse
Coordinates the team to support and educate the patient and family, and provides pain and symptom management.
Home Health Aide
Provides direct personal care to the patient and emotional support to the entire family.
Therapists
Provide support and care through specialized therapies including massage, pet therapy, music therapy, aroma therapy and more.
Social Worker
Assesses the family’s emotional, social, spiritual and financial needs to provide counseling and connection to support resources.
Volunteers
Provide companionship to the patient and family, assist with errands and provide respite time.
Chaplain
Assesses patient and family’s spiritual needs, provides direct counseling and bereavement support.
Our Care Centers on the Individual
We take time to learn what is most important to the patient. Our team has enabled trips to concerts, casinos and cabins. We’ve helped patients enjoy food, family and friends. When the conversation starts with what do you really want, it can spark any number of experiences. Ask us what’s possible.
We Care for Your Family
We care for our patients and their loved ones. We educate and support the whole family every step of the way meeting each individual where they are.
Support in Bereavement
We’re here to support families after the loss of a loved one. We offer much needed services like grief counseling, assistance with memorial preparations, referrals to community agencies and timely messages of support and positivity.
We’re Here to Help
833-483-2273
Do I Qualify?
Yes, when the hospice physician and the patient’s attending physician certify the patient is eligible.
Yes, when the patient chooses a palliative approach to treatment rather than a curative approach to a life-limiting condition.
How Will I Pay?
Hospice care is fully covered by Medicare.
Medicare coverage includes all hospice services, medications and most supplies and equipment.
Hospice care is also covered by most private health care insurances.
We Accept Leading Insurances Including:
- MEDICARE
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
- HUMANA
- AETNA
- PRIORITY HEALTH
- UNITED HEALTH GROUP
- HEALTH PLUS
- AND MORE…
