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Hospice is a high level of home care for the terminally ill patient and family or caregivers. Specially trained palliative (comfort measures) care nurses and staff provide consistent physical, emotional and spiritual support as needed in the final days, weeks or months of one’s life. Certified hospice care is offered through the Craven County Home Health Hospice Agency, which is part of the Craven County Health Department. This care is provided in the home, a nursing home facility or assisted living facility. Referrals: Will be made by doctors or discharge planners. Family and friends can request information. Eligibility: Patients who reside in or near Craven County and have a prognosis of 6 months or less. The patient must also have a primary caregiver or facility for support. Cost: Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, and Champus will pay for hospice care. Services will not be refused because of inability to pay. When the nurse goes to the home to do an assessment, the patient, family, and the social worker will develop a plan of care that will best support the patient and family through the illness, death process, and bereavement. Nurses, therapists, aides, dietitians, social workers, chaplain, respite aides and trained volunteers are available to assist the patient and family during the illness.
The Bereavement
Coordinator provides opportunity for support in the first year of
bereavement through companioning, support group participation, and monthly
letters of encouragement and education as well as personal follow-up. General Services Provided 1. Skilled Nursing/comfort measures 2. Counseling (impending grief, death, coping) 3. Home Health Care 4. Respite for the caregiver 5. Companionship from volunteers 6. Spiritual support (if desired) 7. Bereavement support 8. Resources for most any situation 9. On-call support Schedules for
Bereavement Support can be obtained by calling Kathleen Ludeman at 10/2006 |
