Casa de la Luz Hospice - How Can We Help?



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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.

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:

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

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;

Home health aide - attending to the patient's personal needs;

Chaplain services - for the patient and/or loved ones, if desired;

Medical Social Worker - to assist with the emotional and psychological stages of the terminal illness, and the training and support of the caregiver;

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 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.