hospice care
Where Every Moment Matters
Overview
The assured Hospice Difference
When curative treatment is no longer an option, hospice care provides comfort, dignity and support for patients with terminal illnesses. It’s a holistic approach to managing symptoms and improving quality of life for both patients and their families.
- Personalized Care: Tailored treatment plans from a team of dedicated professionals.
- Consistent Support: Same caregivers visit regularly for familiarity and trust
- Comprehensive Servicces: Pain and symptom management, spiritual care, and emotional support.
- Family Support: Resources and caregiver asssistance to help families through every step.
- Medication Management: Ensuring comfort with the right medications, properly managed.
compassionate care
compassionate Staff
The support of a coordinated care and compassionate team of health care professionals, including registered nurses, social workers and personal care aides, who work closely with the primary care physician.
Registered Nurse
Provides medication management (including reordering medications), symptom control and wound care/dressing. Our nursing staff is on call 24/7.
Social Workers
Provides emotional support and family counseling and connecting patient with community resources as needed
Spiritual Care
We provide spiritual/ religious support
Musical Therapists
Patients can enjoy music of their generation that has been proven to reduce anxiety, to provide a peaceful environment, to bring back memories and to calm residences.
Personal Care Aides
To assist with bathing, grooming, skin care, etc.
Massage Therapy
Gentle, compassionate touch to help ease pain, reduce anxiety, and bring comfort to patients.
Patient Resources
Starting the Conversation
It can be difficult to know when and how to start conversations about hospice care or advanced care planning. At Assured Hospice, we’ve helped many families navigate these important discussions with honesty and compassion. We understand that peace of mind comes when families reach a place of understanding, clarity and emotional readiness.
When Is It Time for Hospice?
Frequent Hospitalizations
If your loved one has expressed concerns about repeated hospital visits or wants to avoid going back and forth, it may be time to consider hospice care.
Comfort at Home
Hospice can help keep your loved one comfortable in their preferred setting, whether that's at home or another location.
Palliative Care
Hospice is focused on comfort and quality of life when regular medical treatments are no longer effective.
Hospice care provides relief from symptoms and focuses on the personal, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and families as they prepare for the end of life. We’re here to guide you through every step of the journey.
Support
Support For Family & Friends
Caring for a loved one with a terminal prognosis can be emotionally and physically exhausting for family, friends, and caregivers. Hospice care is designed to ease that burden by providing a strong support network, ensuring that both patients and their loved ones are not alone during the dying and grieving process.
Our hospice services also include up to one year of bereavement support for families and friends, offering counseling and spiritual care to help navigate the challenges that follow a loved one’s passing.
Support
Arranging Final Wishes
Discussing advanced directives and resuscitation wishes can be incredibly difficult and emotional for both patients and their families. Even when a family member holds Power of Attorney or is designated as the Patient Advocate, making the decision to sign a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) form can be challenging.
It’s important to know that hospice patients are not required to have a DNR in place. However, if a DNR is not signed, all life-saving measures must be taken if the patient’s heart stops, including CPR, ventilation, and potentially contacting paramedics.
Ultimately, quality of life is key, and resuscitation can have significant physical consequences, even for those in otherwise good health.
Hospice care provides relief from symptoms and focuses on the personal, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and families as they prepare for the end of life. We’re here to guide you through every step of the journey.
financial
paying for hospice & What Does It Cover
Hospice care includes more than just a compassionate team—it also covers the essentials. Medicare and Medicaid fully cover hospice services, including medications, durable medical equipment, and incontinence supplies related to the hospice diagnosis. That means your care team may include a nurse, home health aide, social worker, chaplain, and more—all at no cost to you.
We’re Here to Help
Assured Hospice is committed to helping you understand your care options. We’re happy to walk you through your coverage and answer any questions. Call us at (248) 262-2205 to learn more about Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
