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What is Hospice?
What is Hospice?
What is Hospice?
HOSPICE is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure oriented treatments while Palliative care is for patients with serious illnesses at any stage, while hospice care is for patients who are nearing the end of their life
Hospice care neither prolongs life nor hastens death.
Hospice is not a place but a concept of care.
Hospice care is provided in the patient's home, assisted living or nursing homes.
Hospice addresses all symptoms of a disease, with a special emphasis on controlling a patient's pain and discomfort.
- IF a person has a terminal illness or
disease that is no longer responding to
aggressive care, they are eligible for
hospice care if two physicians can
certify to their condition and
prognosis. One of these may be the
hospice physician.
- The physicians will certify that if the disease were to run its normal course, the patient may be expected to die within six months.
This does not mean that the person
will definitely die within six months.
**The course of decline in a patient with a serious illness varies from disease to disease, and even from person to person within the same disease. It simply means if the illness continues as it usually does, the patient may be expected to die.
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What is Hospice?
What is Hospice?
OUR TEAM:
Our interdisciplinary, medically directed team is what makes Utopia Hospice outstanding.
Hospice Medical Director:
Oversees all medical care.
Hospice Nurse:
Makes regular scheduled
visits to the patient providing education, pain management and symptom control, following physician orders.
Available 24 hours a day.
Home Health Aides:
Provides assistance with personal care, bathing, grooming and other ADLs
Social Worker:
Evaluates the need for assistance, whether emotional, financial or practical. They assess the need for volunteers and other support services that may be needed by the patient, family or caregiver.
Chaplain:
Provides spiritual support to
patient/caregiver, also serving as a liaison between them and their religious community.
Our chaplain often assist in the arrangements of memorial and funeral services as well.
Also Includes:
*Continuous Care during crisis
periods/ Respite/Inpatient Care
*Physical,/Speech/Occupational therapy (therapeutic)
*Bereavement services for a year after death
*Trained Volunteers
*Equipment, Medications & Supplies related to the terminal diagnosis provided by Hospice.
Frequent or Common Hospice Diagnoses
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SELECT THE HOSPICE OF YOUR CHOICE.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SELECT THE HOSPICE OF YOUR CHOICE.
Disease categories that are commonly associated with Hospice care include these and other terminal diseases:
Heart/Cardiac Disease
Alzheimer's/Dementia
Respiratory Diseases
Liver/Renal Failure
Cancer
AIDS/HIV
Neurologic Diseases
Parkinson's
ALS
Stroke or Coma
Protein Calorie Malnutrition
The course of decline in a patient with a serious illness varies from disease to disease, and even from person to person within the same disease. It simply means if the illness continues as it usually does, the patient may be expected to die.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SELECT THE HOSPICE OF YOUR CHOICE.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SELECT THE HOSPICE OF YOUR CHOICE.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SELECT THE HOSPICE OF YOUR CHOICE.
Here at UTOPIA HOSPICE we value the patient's rights, honor their wishes and respect their choices.
Your physician, provider office, social worker or hospital discharge planner should do the same..... without bias nor judgment.
We encourage all patients/family members/caregivers to interview and decide which agency BEST fits them.
Our mission here at Utopia Hospice is to educate the community regarding the hospice benefit and we do it proudly .
Admission/ Financial
Utopia Hospice accepts Medicare,
Medicaid, most insurances and private
pay.
Utopia Hospice may provide care
to those who qualify for hospice
services regardless of the ability to pay
or insurance coverage.
*Utopia Hospice complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, and protected veteran status.
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Utopia Hospice
7125 Marvin D Love Fwy, Ste 325, Dallas. Texas, 75237