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Understanding Hospice Care: How to Access Services for You and Your Family

Hospice care focuses on enhancing the quality of life for patients with terminal conditions. To access hospice services, start by consulting with a local physician, calling a hospice provider, or contacting your nearest VA hospital for benefits. A physician's order is essential to initiate care, which involves a multidisciplinary team including nurses, aides, social workers, and chaplains to provide comprehensive support. Services can be delivered in various locations, including at home, nursing facilities, or hospitals, ensuring dignity and comfort for you and your loved ones.

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Understanding Hospice Care: How to Access Services for You and Your Family

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  1. End-of-Life Services

  2. End-of-Life Services

  3. How to get Hospice Care • Talk with a local physician • Call a local hospice provider • Contact your nearest VA hospital or clinic to inquire about benefits A physician’s order is required to start hospice services

  4. What does Hospice Care mean to You & Your Family? • Hospice care enhances the quality of life for as long as there is life. • When you choose a hospice, you & your family are provided with: • The right people • The right help • The right equipment • The right supplies

  5. The Right People … • Physicians • Nurses • Hospice aides • Social workers • Chaplains • Bereavement counselors • Trained volunteers

  6. The Physician • Directs hospice medical care • Consults with your hospice nurse • Meets with “the right people” on the hospice staff regularly

  7. Nurses • Routinely visit patients • Perform physical assessments • Teach families how to care for the patient • Provide “what to expect” education • Are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week

  8. Hospice Aides • Provide bathing & personal care • Perform light housekeeping as needed • Assist with activities • Help with simple meal preparation

  9. Social Workers • Provide emotional support • Help identify community resources Chaplains • Provide spiritual support to the patient & family, as desired Bereavement Specialists • Provide grief support for patients and families

  10. Volunteers • Run errands • Provide companionship • Read, play games • Listen • Comfort • Give the “gift of presence” • … and so much more!

  11. What kind of Services will I get? • Supplies • Medications for symptoms, comfort & safety • Use of a 24-hour pharmacy • Medical equipment such as hospital beds, wheelchairs & bedside toilets

  12. Where is Hospice Provided? … anywhere you call home! • Outpatient (70% of the time) • Your home • Nursing home • Inpatient (30% of the time) • Local hospital or hospice center • Local VA hospital

  13. Funding Sources • All are served, regardless of ability to pay! • Medicare A • Medicaid • Commercial insurance • VA

  14. What You Should Know • Hospice care can last longer than six months • You can stop hospice at any time. • Hospice is for more than just patients with cancer • (Only 44% of hospice patients have cancer) • You are always under the care of a doctor: the hospice Medical Director or your personal doctor.

  15. How to get Hospice Care • Talk with a local physician • Call a local hospice provider • Contact your nearest VA hospital or clinic to inquire about benefits

  16. Thank you for coming.

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