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Learning More About Hospice Care
Knowledge is power; the more you know the less complicated it is to make a choice. In
order to make a decision about end-of-life and hospice care, we’ve created a list of definitions,
indicators, and information to assist you in your choices.
Hospice care is available to individuals with any life-limiting illness, including:
It is commonly believed hospice care is solely for people with cancer, however, less
than 50% of Aura Hospice and Palliative Care’s patients have a cancer diagnosis.
Complementary and alternative hospice therapy enables us to comprehensively address
your unique needs.
Aura Hospice and Palliative Care appreciates each person is unique and therefore
they have unique needs. We suggest additional complementary and alternative therapies centered around
our medical assessment, your wishes, and the interest of your family.
What is Hospice?
We, at Aura Hospice and Palliative Care, believe that the fundamental goals
of hospice care are to bring comfort and promote the dignity of terminally ill people while
alleviating physical, emotional and spiritual suffering. Hospice care neither extends nor
hastens the dying process. Instead, hospice focuses on soothing, calming and relief; it is
not curative. Hospice or end-of-life care improves the overall quality of life for you or
your loved one when faced with life-limiting illness.
What are the Differe Levels of Hospice Care?
Routine home care :
The most common type of hospice care.
• Provided in the patient's home, assisted living facility, or nursing home.
• A team of hospice staff and the patient's physician work together to provide comfort and treat symptoms.
Continuous home care :
Provided when a patient has urgent. short-term medical needs.
• A team of doctors, nurses, and home health aides provide medical and emotional support
General inpatient care : Provided in a specialized facility, such as a hospital or nursing facility.
• Intended for patients with complex medical needs or severe symptoms.
Respite care : Offers short-term relief for a patient's primary caregivers.
• Patients receive care from hospice professionals to assist with their symptoms.
Where does hospice take place?
Hospice care isn’t a specific place; instead, it is a method of care or philosophy. It can be provided in any place you call home: a nursing home, foster home, assisted living, or the home you’ve lived in your entire life. Regardless of the location, Aura Hospice focuses on pain and symptom management.
What types treatments should I expect with hospice?
Because hospice is a holistic approach to care our treatments
focus on the whole person, not just the disease. This method allows our
hospice
team to not only focus on your needs as you face life-limiting illness, but
your
family’s needs as well. Our hospice team addresses your practical
concerns—for
example assistance with bathing, benefits eligibility,
attends to emotional and spiritual needs, for you and your family. Our team,
which includes the physician, nurse, social worker, chaplain, pharmacist,
nursing assistant, nutritionist, physical therapist and volunteers, provides
this holistic care. Aura Hospice and Palliative Care rounds out it whole
person
approach by offering a number of complementary and alternative hospice
therapies
to meet both the physical and emotional needs of all our patients and
families.
Is hospice the same thing as palliative care?
Although there is a difference between palliative care and
hospice care, both alleviate suffering and enhance the quality of life for
you
or your loved one. Typically, hospice is provided only during the final few
months of a person’s life. Palliative care may be received earlier on to
accommodate those with a life-limiting illness. Many times palliative care
is
offered to manage symptoms or relieve pain and to assist with dealing with
the
daily impact on life and family members.
What’s the difference between hospice and home health nursing?
There are two differences between hospice care and home health
nursing…
First, any patient with a need for skilled medical care is
eligible to receive home health nursing. Various reasons such as
recuperating
from surgery or if intravenous medications are required for an infection
from
which a full recovery is expected. On the other hand, those receiving
hospice
care are diagnosed with a life-limiting illness—generally with six months or
less life expectancy —with the primary treatment guided toward holistic care
and
pain management, not recovery.
Second, nurses are the primary medical care to those receiving
homebound nursing care (in some situations additional services are ordered
such
as occupational or physical therapy). Those receiving Aura Hospice and
Palliative Care benefit from receiving the services of an entire
interdisciplinary team specialized in holistic end-of-life care.
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Diverse Care Team
This introduces the significance of communication in providing excellent care at Aura
Hospice. It emphasizes the team's diversity, highlighting that the staff members come from
various cultural backgrounds. The multilingual aspect is also mentioned, with the team
speaking languages like Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu, and Spanish, which helps in offering
personalized care with empathy.
This reinforces the multilingual aspect of the team and its ability to offer personalized,
empathetic care. It assures that the staff can communicate effectively in the mentioned
languages, ensuring a compassionate and understanding experience for patients from diverse
linguistic backgrounds.
What to Expect
What happens when you begin the
What happens when you begin the
Hospice Referral Process?
- While the decision on when to consider hospice care may seem overwhelming, everyone at Aura Hospice and Palliative Care strives to make the hospice referral process as accommodating as possible, anticipating your needs whenever we can and addressing all of your concerns.
- The hospice referral process usually starts with a phone call to our office. Anyone can make a referral—doctors, nurses, caregivers and the patient themselves often make the initial call. Additionally, family members, friends and neighbors all may make a referral or ask questions about when to consider or how to get hospice care for loved ones.
- Aura Hospice team will co-ordinate with your primary care physican or the Hospice Medical Director
- After the initial call, Aura Hospice and Palliative Care representative will meet with you or your loved one and family to fully explain our hospice philosophy and services. We will confirm medical eligibility and insurance coverage, as well as verify patient and family preferences for palliative/hospice care. If hospice care is determined to be the appropriate kind of medical care, paperwork will be completed and services begin—usually within 24 hours of referral.
- If you are wondering when to consider or how to get hospice care for yourself or a loved one, or have any questions about hospice care or the hospice referral process, don’t hesitate to call Aura Hospice and Palliative Care at any time.