Even after the patient\u2019s passing, hospice care may be continued to help the family members deal with the grief of losing a loved one. This aspect of hospice care is known as bereavement care.<\/span><\/p>\n I remember when my ex\u2019s father was admitted in a nursing home in Oregon. A person from the hospice care team assisted us with making funeral plans days after her dad\u2019s passing. The clinician connected us with the fastest casket provider in all of Oregon \u2013<\/span> Trusted Casket<\/span><\/a> \u2013 and even came for the actual funeral proceedings.<\/span><\/p>\n Who needs hospice care?<\/b><\/p>\n It\u2019s clear that people with serious illnesses \u2013 like a life-threatening dementia \u2013 are the ones in need of hospice care. However, the term \u2018serious illness\u2019 can sometimes be ambiguous.<\/span><\/p>\n So, to remove the ambiguity, we\u2019re going to make a list of some common health conditions that may warrant<\/span> putting a loved one in hospice care<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n These are:<\/span><\/p>\n Amongst others. <\/b>In short, you become due for hospice care the moment your care provider believes the symptoms of your illness is so grave that you\u2019re likely to die in the next 6 months or less.<\/span><\/p>\n Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Who decides when to get hospice care?<\/b><\/p>\n Typically, people with serious illness enroll in hospice care after discontinuing treatment for their condition. Based on this fact, you can guess that the patient or their family members decide when to get hospice care.<\/span><\/p>\n But why would anyone want to discontinue treatments for their illness?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>When it\u2019s clear that the treatment won\u2019t cure the condition. Usually, it is the doctor who would tell you this.<\/span><\/p>\n OR<\/span><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>The treatment procedure, which does not appear to yield any positive results, has become too burdensome.<\/span><\/p>\n Benefits of hospice: why should you put your loved one in one?<\/b><\/p>\n When a patient is driven to a nursing home to receive hospice care, they and their family members will enjoy the following benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Emotional and spiritual support<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Relief of symptoms<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Better quality of life for patients<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Pain management<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Advance care planning assistance<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Bereavement care<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Therapy services<\/b><\/p>\n v<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Increased family satisfaction and better appreciation of life<\/b><\/p>\n Where does hospice care take place?<\/b><\/p>\n Unlike palliative care, a dying patient can receive hospice care at home or in a medical facility. Usually, most people prefer the \u2018home\u2019 option. Still, there are other interesting options like nursing homes, assisted living facilities, private establishments, medical facilities (e.g., hospitals).<\/span><\/p>\n Is hospice care a round-the-clock service?<\/b><\/p>\n Unfortunately, No. Although a nurse from the hospice team will be available via the phone 24\/7, they\u2019re not usually stationed at the site where you receive hospice care.<\/span><\/p>\n Do hospice care providers interfere in the end-of-life matters?<\/b><\/p>\n Expectedly, no one in the hospice care team will talk to you about how you need to distribute your will or handle your estates.<\/span><\/p>\n However, they can make suggestions on matters relating to funeral arrangements, memorials, casket purchasing, cremations, and all sorts. They do this because they know some families are \u2018never ready\u2019 to accept the fact that their loved one is passing. And they understand how difficult it can be to start making funeral arrangements after someone has died. So they advise you or help you make the difficult call.<\/span><\/p>\n Furthermore, a hospice chaplain can help the dying person\u2019s family make important outreach or do vital research. Like where to buy caskets, how to find casket suppliers with price points that fit the family\u2019s budget, how to go about cremation, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n For cases where the person dies at home, a hospice care provider can help make arrangements on how to transfer the body to the funeral home or get a casket supplier like Trusted Caskets to make an express delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n Questions to ask your doctor (care provider) before moving into hospice care<\/b><\/p>\n One of the similarities between hospice and palliative care is that both are done with the care provider\u2019s consent. As such, here are some important questions you need to ask yourself before you enroll in a hospice.<\/span><\/p>\n Whether or not they<\/span> recommend a hospice service<\/span><\/a> for you, here are some things you need to look out for when choosing a hospice provider.<\/span><\/p>\n How to choose a hospice provider<\/b><\/p>\n Hospice care and palliative care: How do they relate, and how are they different?<\/b><\/p>\n Hospice and palliative care are like Damon and Stefan Salvatore (Yikes, TVD fans). Wherever you find one, expect the other to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n That means, we cannot talk about hospice care and not mention the other end-of-life care, palliative care.<\/span><\/p>\n What is palliative care?<\/b><\/p>\n Palliative care refers to medical care designed for<\/span> people living with serious illnesses<\/span><\/a>. It is an end-of-life care that focuses on providing relief from the symptoms of life-threatening conditions. Like hospice care, the goal of palliative care is to help<\/span> improve the quality of life of patients<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Be honest, that sounds a lot like hospice care, right? Wait till you hear the definition of end-of-life care, comfort care, and all that.<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s little difference between these things. But, as you already know, \u2018little difference\u2019 in the world of healthcare can mean a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n Difference between palliative care and hospice care<\/b><\/p>\n Unlike hospice care aimed at people who have less than six months to live, palliative care is aimed at anyone suffering from a terminal illness.<\/span><\/p>\n In practice, you could enroll in a palliative care unit even in the early stages of your treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n For example, say you\u2019re diagnosed with a life-threatening illness like cancer. Hospice care will come into the picture only when your doctor has declared all treatments as ineffective and has put a marker on the number of days\/months you have left. In contrast, palliative care can begin on the very day of your diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n Why is palliative care given?<\/b><\/p>\n To provide an extra layer of support for the patient and their family members. Palliative care serves as an additional \u2018support\u2019 system for the curative treatment of the illness.<\/span><\/p>\n Who provides palliative care?<\/b><\/p>\n Another area where hospice and palliative care differ is in the aspect of caregiving.<\/span><\/p>\n Being an extra layer of support, palliative care is given by specially-trained doctors and nurses. Just like your regular care providers. In contrast, hospice care is provided by a team of hospice specialists and nurses. <\/span><\/p>\n The post What is hospice care, what to know?<\/a> appeared first on 360PRWire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Princeton,NJ\/ 360prwire\/ December 14\/ At its core, hospice care aims to preserve patients’ quality of life. It also provides care and comfort for a dying person and their family members. Even after the patient’s passing, hospice care may be continued to help the family members deal with the grief of losing a loved one. This …<\/p>\n What is hospice care, what to know?<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n The post What is hospice care, what to know?<\/a> appeared first on 360PRWire<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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