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LEVELS OF CARE
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Supportive Home Care
Supportive Home Care is funded by the Hospice of the Valley Foundation and is designed for patients who have chronic or life-limiting illnesses with life expectancies of six to twelve months; these patients are not yet ready for hospice care, but are in need of support as their health declines. Supportive Home Care provides relief of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual distress through the use of comfort measures for chronically ill patients and their families.
Hospice Care
Hospice Care is for patients in the last stages of a life-threatening illness that require a higher level of care than that provided in Supportive Home Care. The various levels of Hospice Care are: |
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In-Home Hospice Care Routine home care is provided in the patient’s place of residence, even if that place of residence is a nursing home or other facility. Routine home care is the most commonly used level of care.
In-patient Hospice Care Inpatient care is utilized during times of acute medical crisis when a patient’s symptoms or needs can no longer be managed at home.
Respite Hospice Care Respite care is designed to provide a break for caregivers if needed.
Continuous Hospice Care Continuous care is a level of care that is reserved for use during times of acute crisis when providing it would enable the patient to stay at home rather than go to an inpatient facility.
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Bereavement Care
Bereavement services are provided to help patients, families and caregivers cope with the grief that occurs during the illness and eventual death of the patient. Bereavement services are provided through Hospice of the Valley’s Bereavement Center and include counseling, support groups and other services. |
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