Hospice Care in Sacramento CA
Information for our patients about Hospice Care in Sacramento, CA
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Referral to hospice services is appropriate for patients who have terminal illness and a life expectancy of six months or less. Under the physician’s order, care is provided by a team of professionals led by nurses but including other professional disciplines.
Service is provided in the home or other place of residence, such as assisted-living facility. Care is always patient-driven, responsive to their personal wishes and preferences. A major goal is optimal comfort and pain-control for the individual, while keeping the patient as alert and interactive as possible.
What is hospice?
- Provides support and care for those in the last phases of life-limiting illness
- Recognizes death as part of the normal process of living
- Affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death
- Offers comfort for the patient and loved ones
When should hospice care be considered?
- When curative measures are no longer effective
- When your doctor suggests palliative or hospice services
- When your illness is life-limiting or terminal, and symptoms and pain are a daily struggle
What is the hospice Care approach?
Rx Healthcare Services staff and nurses apply a team approach to hospice care, with services including:
- Nursing care
- Physical therapies
- Medical equipment
- Disease management
- Pain control and medication teaching
- Medical social worker
- Home health aide
- Depression and grief management
- Spiritual resources
- Family support; respite services
- Ongoing bereavement support
- Volunteer and respite services
Rx Hospice Services are patient-driven, and responsive to one's personal wishes and preferences. Our focus is on quality of life for individuals and their loved ones throughout the hospice journey.
Physical, social, spiritual, and mental needs are addressed by skilled professionals and volunteers.
Nurses, therapists, social workers, personal care aides, dieticians, clergy, and volunteers provide patients a wide range of care and services.
Medication and medication teaching, wound care, personal care & grooming, physical and/or occupational therapy, medical equipment, respite for a primary caregiver—all contribute to fulfilling patient needs and wishes. Referrals are made to other community services as desired. Volunteers may sit with patients and read, play music, play games, or just listen and be there for comfort.
Hospice emphasizes quality of life
Quality rather than length of life is the goal. Hospice work neither hastens nor postpones death; rather, it affirms life and honors death as a natural human process.
How Are Services Paid?
Hospice care in Sacramento is covered by Medicare, Medi-Cal, and many private insurance plans. Our agency will help you determine eligibility and authorization for care.
Hospice Offers 24/7 Support
For Sacramento hospice patients and their loved ones, help is merely a phone call away. If you have a question or would like more information on hospice care, please contact us. A member of our team will discuss your options with you.