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Types of Hospice Care available to patients

Types of Hospice Care available to patients

When a person is reaching the end of their life, they need care known as hospice care. You or a loved one should choose hospice care if your doctor has determined that you or they have at least six months to live and have decided against curative therapy.

Hospice care differs from a hospital in that the patient’s family, carers, and doctors are all involved in developing the patient’s care plan. As their condition changes, this strategy is being assessed and adjusted regularly. The patient and their loved ones are at the core of all we do.

What is the Hospice Care?

Depending on their medical condition, everyone who qualifies for Medicare can receive one of the several forms of hospice care listed below.

1.     Routine Home Hospice Care

Routine home care is the most prevalent form of hospice care. Whether a senior is receiving care in their own home, an assisted living facility, or a senior healthcare facility, we provide this service to them at their convenience. You may expect to receive help from people like home health nursing assistants and RN case managers and licensed practical nurses, and other types of health care professionals.

2.     Continuous Home Care

Continuous home care, or crisis care, is when a nurse stays in your house for a longer time if your loved one is experiencing significant symptoms like unrelieved pain or shortness of breath and requires more intensive care.

Patients and their families benefit from 24-hour or long-term nursing help. Allowing caregivers to focus on being with their loved ones rather than providing hands-on care during this sort of medical crisis.

3.     General Inpatient Care

Inpatient treatment may be necessary if It cannot manage a patient’s symptoms at home. It is more efficient to receive care at a hospice center for a short period while suffering from severe pain or other symptoms. The hospices staff may recommend that your loved one be transferred to the nearest inpatient level of care. A hospital’s hospices ward or a dedicated care facility is the most common location for this type of care.

4.     Respite Care

When a patient’s family caregivers need a break, respite is an inpatient hospice service that provides short-term respite. As stressful as it may care for a loved one at the end of their life. It allows the caregiver to recharge.

Caregivers may feel guilty about taking a break, yet well-rested caregivers can better offer the best care for their families. They might gain a fresh perspective on the problem and lessen their tension and stress by taking a brief vacation.

5.     Get in touch with Harbor Light Hospice.

Harbor Light Hospice provides a personalized care plan for each patient based on their requirements. Reach out to the Harbor Light Hospice team to find out how they can help ease this difficult time. Whether with a little help with everyday tasks or 24-hour care. They provide hospice care at the patient’s home. The patient’s bedside and respite care, and they do with the help of knowledgeable and caring staff.

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