Hospice checklist: Preparing for Erie West Hospice to handle the details

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Hospice and palliative care is for the patient and the family. In addition to excellent medical care, hospice care includes emotional support, spiritual guidance, and bereavement support following the death.

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Erie West pays for the cost of incontinence supplies.

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If you think that your loved one is ready for hospice, we offer guidance for hospice qualifications.

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Hospice professionals can help people document their wishes for quality-of-life care and offer assistance with important documents such as advance directives.

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For over 25 years, hospice has been a fully covered benefit under Medicare. Hospice is also covered by Medicaid, most private insurance plans, HMO's and other managed care organizations.

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Hospice care is available as long as a doctor recommends that the patient is eligible.

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Less than one percent of Medicare beneficiaries live in an area that is not serviced by hospice.

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Professionally-trained hospice staff provide real solutions to families in the midst of a crisis, while always honoring personal wishes and choices.

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More than 4,000 hospice programs provided care to over 1.5 million Americans in 2008.

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Hospice offers grief support to families served. Hospice also offers community support for others in need due to a recent loss or unexpected loss.

Hospice checklist: Preparing for Erie West Hospice to handle the details

Erie West has experience in understanding the decisions you are facing and the questions you have about the future. Let us offer you comfort.

We are highly trained in comfort care and support with nurses, home health aides, physicians, social workers, bereavement counselors, chaplains, holistic therapists, and volunteers you can depend on.

Think about these details as you and your family prepare for hospice care:

Prepare an advance directive or living will that authorizes a person of your choosing to make decisions if you become unable to do so for yourself
Collect information about services provided by hospice
Understand how hospice is paid for
Discuss your thoughts, concerns and choices with your family and friends
Talk to your healthcare agent and doctor about your choices
Get to know quality-of-life care services in your community