Hospice is not a place, but a concept of care. Though most of the hospice care in this country is provided to patients in their homes, hospice care can be provided in nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities or residential facilities). In addition, in-patient care is available to those receiving home care in certain circumstances, or respite care is available when family members need a few days break from caregiving.

No, This is a specialised surgery which requires special set up including proper operation theatre, pre-operative intensive care unit, trained nurses and technicians and expert physiotherapist to achieve desired results.

Yes. Since the nursing home is considered their place of residence, Hospice services can be provided to them. You may have other questions not answered on this page. Please call our Customer Service Center staff at 202–7882 or 1–800–850–6789. They will take as much time as necessary to answer your questions and explain what Hospice can offer to you and your family.

The Department of Health, Center for Quality Health Care Services and Consumer Protection (CQHCCP), has regulatory authority over health care facilities including hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospices, etc. They can be contacted at 3600 W. Broad St., Suite 216, Richmond, VA 23230, or by telephone at (804) 367-2102 or 1-800-955-1819.

Yes. Hospice care can provide an extra 'layer of care' for a person in a long term care or assisted living facility. The Hospice interdisciplinary team supports the patient/family unit as if they were in a regular home setting. The nurses collaborate with the nursing home staff to ensure pain and symptom control. The Hospice principles of care and comfort can help enhance the care to a very deserving but underserved population.

Prescriptions will be given to you before you are discharged from the hospital. Follow up instructions pertaining to your surgery will also be provided either at the hospital prior to your discharge or mailed to your home. In addition to follow up instructions a follow up appointment with your surgeon will also be made; this appointment will be documented on your follow up instructions. Our office makes every effort to call and check on you after surgery.

The hospital may transfer any patient waiting for a nursing home bed to Strong Health’s Alternative Level of care (ALC) Unit at Highland Hospital. If you have any questions or concerns about this transfer, please speak with your social worker.

Traditional medicine distinguishes between sickness that is curable and sickness that is incurable. A curable sickness is treated in a hospital with curative care; while an incurable sickness is treated in a hospice with palliative care. For example, a curable sickness, such as pneumonia, is treated in a hospital with antibiotics, fluids, and bed rest; while an incurable sickness, such as metastatic cancer, is treated in a hospice with pain medicine and tranquilizers, but no anti-cancer drugs.

Lutheran Hospice can provide hospice care to residents of a skilled nursing facility with the room and board charges continuing to be paid privately by the patient or by Medicaid if the patient is Medicaid qualified.

Legacy Health Services facilities are prepared to assist in admission from home or the hospital. Admissions to a nursing home are more common from a hospital because of further therapy or recuperation that may be needed after a hospital stay. However, admissions to an Assisted Living facility commonly occur from home

ischemic stroke is caused by a blood clot that blocks blood flow to the brain. A blood clot can develop in a narrowed artery that supplies the brain or can travel from the heart (or elsewhere in the body) to an artery that supplies the brain. Blood clots are usually the result of other problems in the body that affect the normal flow of blood, such as: Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). This is caused by high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and smoking.

The focus of hospice is symptom management and patient comfort. Most often this can occur in the patient s residence. Hospice staff work with family and caregivers to prevent pain and discomfort and help people stay out of the hospital. In some instances, however, symptom management may require hospitalization. Hospice staff will assist you in the unlikely event this situation occurs.

Your medical director or nursing home administrator should have a disaster plan for you to review. Most accredited medical facilities are required to have a disaster plan on file, including procedures during tornadoes, and to review that plan annually with the staff.

No. The hospice philosophy is based on the belief that patients with advanced illness can live and die among friends and family in familiar surroundings, and centers on the desire that the patient’s last days be spent in comfortable dignity at home, or in a home-like setting, including nursing homes, inpatient hospice facilities, and infrequently hospitals. Since the entire family is the focus of care, all family members, including children, benefit from Hospice care.

Hospitals are designed for patients who have serious medical problems that can be treated only in a hospital. Insurance companies can review and stop insurance benefits when you no longer need acute hospital care.

Admission is based on your medical and financial information. Nursing homes notify the hospital of their decision. You will be expected to accept the first bed offered to you by any of the nursing homes you have selected. If none of your selected nursing homes has accepted your application by the fifth business day after the application process has begun, you will have to accept services offered by any other nursing home in your geographic area qualified to provide for your care.

The hospice nurse works with patients that have a terminal illness. Their job is to coordinate the medical and social needs of the patient in order to make the end of life as comfortable as possible for patients and families. They respect the patient's privacy by being sensitive to the timing of the visits. Many visits may be spent just listening to the patient and their family so they can direct them to the appropriate services.

We can help with that too. We have many contacts in the industry that can help you locate the perfect facility. We also can direct you to financial planners, social workers, accountants, and many other professionals who devote their careers, like we do, to helping seniors and family members of seniors.