Hospice
"The purpose of life is to serve and
show others compassion and the will to help others.
Only then have we ourselves become true
human beings."
- Albert Schweitzer
The Hospice Philosophy....
Hospice is a special kind of care designed
to provide sensitivity and support for people in the final phase of a terminal
illness. Hospice care seeks to enable
patients to carry on an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so
that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality at home or in a
home-like setting.
Hospice:
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Provides compassionate, specialized care to terminally ill people
and their loved one.
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Offers
a team of physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual counselors, home health
aides and volunteers working together to provide individualized, compassionate
care.
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In addition, we can provide the services of occupational therapy,
physical therapy, speech therapy, and registered dietitian.
Hospice Care:
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Provides medically managed pain and symptom control.
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Offers support for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of
the patient and family.
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Relieves anxiety by providing information to the patient and family
about what to expect as the illness progresses.
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Provides 24 hour a day access to the hospice team.
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Includes back-up inpatient hospitalization at contracting hospitals
or skilled nursing facilities.
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Reducing financial stress on family.
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Provides special bereavement care to family and loved ones for up
to 13 months.
Hospice Care Admission Criteria Includes:
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Consent of attending physician.
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Life expectancy of approximately 6 months or less and the goal of
comfort care rather than cure.
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Residence in the geographic are served by hospice which includes
all of Bond, Madison, Clinton, Montgomery and Fayette Counties.
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The philosophy of allowing death to occur naturally without
extraordinary interventions.
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Arrangements for a capable and willing caregiver to serve in the
home.
Hospice Services Includes:
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A team of professionals trained in hospice care.
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Medication for pain relief and symptoms management.
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Personal care.
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Short-term inpatient care, including respite care available at
Utlaut Memorial Hospital in Greenville.
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Reimbursement may be made by Medicare, Medicaid, and private
insurance, with additional support through donations, memorials, and bequests.
Hospice provides compassionate support through
physical, psychological, social, spiritual, emotional and physical care.
Hospice neither hastens nor postpones
death.
It provides an environment of compassion so
that the patient and their family may truly live until they die.
Bond County Hospice
Bond County Health Department
1520 South 4th Street
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-5020