Casa
offers immediate at home services including: all medications and
prescriptions that pertain to the illness; any medical equipment
needed including wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, oxygen, etc.; 24
hour availability of experienced nursing care helping with pain control
and management, and symptom management of physical problems that the
disease process creates; counseling for all concerned; physical and
nutritional therapy if appropriate; pastoral ministry; volunteer
support; house calls; social services; periodic around-the-clock nursing
care if necessary; intensive care in an inpatient unit to stabilize a
crisis or provide relief to a caregiver; and complete access to any and
all of modern technology that falls in line with the hospice philosophy.
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Casa de la Luz Hospice provides hospice care through an
interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers.
This team forms a community of care, with the patient and
family at its center. Our hospice care team is available 24
hours a day, seven days a week. Our service includes:
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Hospice physician (or Medical Director) - for the medical
direction of the patient's care, provided by either the
patient's personal physician or a physician affiliated with our hospice program;
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Hospice nurses - regular home care visits by registered nurses
and licensed practical nurses to monitor the patient's condition
and to provide appropriate care and maintain patient comfort
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Home health aide - attending to the patient's personal needs;
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Chaplain services - for the patient and/or loved ones, if desired;
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Medical Social Worker - to assist with the emotional and
psychological stages of the terminal illness, and the
training and support of the caregiver;
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Bereavement counseling - to help patients and their loved
ones with grief and loss;
- Medical equipment;
- Medical supplies;
- Medications for symptom control and pain relief;
- Volunteer support to enhance quality of life and help reduce the burden of care giving
- Physical, speech, and occupational therapy; and
- Dietary counseling.
Eligibility:
The Medicare Hospice Benefit defines terminal as having a life expectancy of six
months or less if the disease runs its expected course. Hospice is
available to people who are no longer seeking curative treatments and
who want to focus on comfort and quality of life in the last six months
of life. Casa de la Luz Hospice is an advocate for people with
end-stage illness and their right to choose a program they are entitled to.
Evaluation:
Our staff has the expertise and dedication to care for people
with all diagnoses. We recognize that a prompt and professional
response to a referral is imperative; we have intake and
admission nurses available seven days a week.
The Casa Team is Quick to Respond:
- In the Hospital - We can help you plan for our hospice
service to begin upon your discharge to most any setting.
- At Home - We take care of your immediate needs first and
arrange scheduled visits by our hospice team.
- In Crisis - Our expert nursing staff answers your phone
calls 24 hours a day to ensure that medically critical situations are controlled.
- In a Nursing Home/Assisted Living Center - Our hospice
professionals work side by side with current care staff to
give you specialized attention. We provide all entitled
benefits, including medications, equipment, and medical supplies.
- In Mourning - Our bereavement team provides up to 13 months of bereavement
support to the loved ones and friends you will leave behind.
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