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Hospice Care

Hospice is a special kind of care that offers comfort and support to people who live with a terminal illness.  The goal of Hospice care is to relieve pain and suffering to allow people to live the remainder of their lives in comfort and dignity.  It emphasizes quality of life rather than length of life, and regards dying, as a normal and natural process.  Hospice patients are encouraged to live their as fully as possible.  Hospice seeks neither to hasten death nor to artificially prolong life.  Interventions focus on palliative or comfort measures.

The hospice team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, chaplains, trained volunteers, the patient, family members, and caregivers. Recipients of hospice care include the patient, family members, caregivers, and others.

In Utah, Hospice care is a benefit covered under Medicare, Medicaid, and most private Health Plans,  Hospice Care is usually provided in the home to support the patient and their caregiver, but inpatient alternatives are available. The Hospice patient need not be confined to their home

Hospice can help with

  • Controlling symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and constipation.
  • Keeping the patient’s pain controlled while keeping them as alert as possible to enjoy life.
  • Assisting the patient in being as mobile and self sufficient as possible.
  • Using resources, such as music, art, massage, and religious counselors, to provide comfort and support for the patient.
  • Respecting their lifestyles, wishes and philosophies.
  • Enabling the patient to spend their last days at home or in a home -like setting among people and the things they love.
  • Providing counseling for family members during the patient’s care.
  • Providing bereavement counseling and care for survivors.

 

 

Caregiver Support

Utah Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

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