Who We Are
Some people think choosing hospice means giving up. But at Interim HealthCare Hospice, we believe it means a choice for care that focuses on quality of life when time may be limited. Quality defined per the patient's desires. The hospice team focuses on helping the patient make the most of the time remaining and in keeping them as pain-and-symptom-free as possible. Simply put, we help patients stay in their home if that's their desire and assist them in living out the end of their life the way they choose. The hospice team is devoted to meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient while supporting the patient's family during the caregiving, grieving and bereavement process.
What We Do
Patients receive regular visits from hospice team members such as nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. Access to hospice physicians, nurses and counselors is available 24/7. In addition to team member visits hospice provides medications, durable medical equipment and medical supplies related to the terminal illness.
Care is customized for each patient and family in addition to the hospice physician, a patient's team may include:
An RN Case Manager: Hospice RNs assess the patient's condition and coordinate care with the physician to ease pain and other symptoms. They collaborate with the hospice team in the care planning process to ensure the patient's end of life goals are being met. RNs also educate family members on how to appropriately care for their loved one.
A Hospice Aide: Hospice aides are trained to provide gentle, compassionate care to fragile patients. Aides assist with such tasks as bathing and grooming as well as changing bed linens and reposition patients who are bed-bound.
A Medical Social Worker: The hospice social worker supports the patient and family and ensures their emotional and psychosocial needs are being met. Social workers also connect families to community resources and assist with end of life planning.
A Chaplain: The hospice chaplain coordinates spiritual care services that are consistent with the patient's and family's belief system. The chaplain may collaborate with the patient's own spiritual care counselor or may provide services directly.
A Hospice Volunteer: Hospice volunteers receive specialized training and are available upon request. Volunteers may provide companionship, read to the patient, play games, and do other activities that the patient enjoys.
