what is hospice ?

Hospice care is holistic care of a terminally ill patient and his or her close family. It is an act of loving-kindness and compassion by a family toward a loved one who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, injury or who has lived to a ripe old age and is transitioning due to advanced age. At Preferred Hospice Care we provide the highest-quality medical care in an environment of compassion and spiritual and emotional support. We provide optimized pain management and care in harmony with each patient’s wishes, traditions and living will mandates.

When a loved one is beyond cure, there is nothing more loving or appropriate than to provide extreme care. Each patient has his or her own personal preference. Many prefer care in the privacy and comfort of their own home. In this case, Preferred Hospice Care has a full-care staff that is deployable to the patient’s home or that of a relative or close friend.

We are also a on-site best-in-class palliative care medical facility or our staff can care for your loved one at a hospital, nursing home or other long-term care facility. Patients can be of any age or disease state and hospice services are not limited to the elderly.

 Our wholistic palliative care team is made up of highly-skilled health care professionals who provide their skills, training, innate compassion and dedication to end-of-life dignity to provide comfort, whole-person spiritual and emotional care, family support and maximal comfort throughout the final journey. 

End-of-life transition is often highly transformative. It is a sacred time of final bonding and release. It is a time when family needs to know that their loved one is being honored with the right to die in dignity and without pain. If they chose to spend their last days at home, we are there to make that happen. If they prefer to receive palliative care in our homey facility, we will care for your loved one wherever they prefer. We will also provide loving care to the patient’s family, as the patient, family and close friends enjoy an environment of love, support, safety and absolute care.

Hospice care is generally covered under:

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Private insurance
• HMO plans
• Managed care organizations

These are the primary services provided by our team:

• Minimize or extinguish patient’s pain and symptoms
• Provide whole-person and whole-family spiritual and psychological support
• Inform the patient and their family on the process of dying
• Monitor pain levels and administer pain medication
• Procures mobility accessories, if needed
• Provides medical equipment and supplies, as needed
• Provides and educates family on detailed aspects of patient care
• On-site occupational/physical therapy is available on request
• Respite care of family caregivers
• Bereavement counseling