BEREAVEMENT

We understand that grief can be consuming. We can help you with that journey. At Memorial Healthcare, we provide continued bereavement support for 13 months after the passing of your loved one.

Trained professionals can provide bereavement counseling visits, calls and mailings. Separate bereavement support groups are held for adults and children.

Memorial Healthcare Hospice extends the offer of bereavement services to the community. Community members can always receive bereavement counseling, participate in support groups and receive mailings at no cost.

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ADMINISTRATOR: Tanya Jury

MANAGER: John Cochrane

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WHO QUALIFIES FOR HOSPICE BENEFITS

Hospice services are available to all individuals who are diagnosed with a life-limiting illness with a prognosis of six months or less if the disease follows its natural course of progression. Hospice care is covered under Medicare, Medicaid, most private insurance plans, HMO's and other managed care organizations for those who qualify.

Memorial Healthcare Hospice will not refuse any qualifying individual, regardless of insurance coverage or the lack thereof.

Compassion Close to Home

HOSPICEPatient & Family Support

Compassion Close to Home

HOSPICE WHAT IS HOSPICE?

Hospice is considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury. Hospice care involves a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support expressly tailored to the patient’s needs and wishes.

The emphasis is on comfort and quality of life, rather than aggressive treatment and finding a cure. Hospice care enables patients to live each day to the fullest as comfortably and dignified as possible.

At Memorial Healthcare, both the patient and family are included in the plan of care, with special attention given to emotional, spiritual and practical support as expressed by the patient or family.

HOSPICE SERVICE

Memorial Healthcare Hospice provides care for the mind, body and spirit. Our team approach includes the patient, their loved ones and other health care professionals. Our services include:

• Comforting care provided by an interdisciplinary team

• Pain and symptom management

• Grief and spiritual support

• Medications related to the terminal diagnosis or prognosis

• Durable medical equipment and supplies

• Patient and family education on end of life care

• Therapies to improve quality

• Bereavement/grief services

Patient & Family Support

OUR HOSPICE TEAM

At Memorial Healthcare Hospice, we provide care wherever our patients call home. This could be in the home they've lived in for years, a skilled nursing center, an assisted or independent living facility or a hospice house.

Memorial Healthcare Hospice provides hospice care through an interdisciplinary, medically directed team approach. The Hospice team develops a plan of care that meets each of our patient's individual needs for pain management and symptom control.

The team consists of:

• The patient’s chosen personal physician

• Hospice Physician (Medical Director)

• Nurses

• Home Health Aides

• Social Workers

• Clergy or Counselors

• Trained Volunteers

• Therapists

Physical

Occupational

Speech

• Grief Support

Throughout the care process, Memorial Healthcare Hospice nurses continue to keep the patient's chosen physician informed of their health care needs.