What is Hospice?
A comprehensive, medically
directed, team-oriented program of care that seeks to treat and comfort
terminally ill patients and their families at home or in a home-like setting,
establishing pain management and symptom control as clinical goals, and
understanding that psychological and spiritual pain are as significant as
physical pain.
Palliative cares focuses on comfort and quality of life rather than cure and
prolongation of life. Palliative care is the foundation of hospice services,
however the principles are applicable to any setting where care is being
provided to the terminally ill.
Hospice is here
to help …
Twin Lakes Hospice, Inc.
offers a comprehensive program of care and support for patients with a limited
life expectancy. Hospice also eases the practical burdens on your entire family
by offering a coordinated system of physical, emotional, financial and spiritual
care.
Twin Lakes Hospice, Inc.
affirms life and regards dying as a normal process.
Our
goals are:
1. To make you as
comfortable as possible; and to enable you to participate in life as fully
as possible.
2. To help your family and
friends remain lovingly attentive to your needs, by offering them counseling and
support.
Your own physician will
remain in charge of your Medicare care; control of pain and other physical
symptoms will be a top priority.
Your family can help with
your medical care as much as possible, with support, training, equipment and
supplies provided by the Hospice home care team. In most cases, you can begin
receiving our services at home within 24 hours of your decision to choose
Hospice care.
Twin Lakes Hospice, Inc.
works in conjunction with area hospitals and extended care facilities, for
patients who need inpatient care.
Hospice Cares
for You as a Whole Person …
Our
care begins with your admission to our program. As a Hospice patient, you are
encouraged to retain control in every way possible over the decisions affecting
your own life.
Your special needs and the needs of your family will be met by a team who works together to design a plan tailored to you.
Results of These Studies Show:
Hospice care – designed so patients do not die in pain, alone or without
personal dignity – saves money while meeting these very basic and important
human needs.
For every dollar of care Medicare spent on hospice patients, it saved $1.52 in
Medicare Part A and Part B expenditures.
While the majority of hospice patients have cancer, hospice also cares for
people suffering other terminal illnesses, end stage lung, neurological and
heart disease. Contemporary hospice care developed in response to concerns that
traditional medical care, with its emphasis on technology, had become
increasingly insensitive to the needs of terminally ill patients and their
families.
Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association
3905 Stonewall Avenue
Independence, MO 64055
816/350-7702 Fax: 816/350-7708