Hospice care provides patients the home care they need to live close to their loved ones. Our hospice team is patient-centered because patients’ needs are what drive our hospice team.

What is Hospice Care?

Hospice care is intended for terminally ill individuals.  A team of highly qualified health care professionals who try to make the terminally ill person more comfortable by administering pain medication and being attentive to their physical, social, spiritual, and psychological needs that may be needed at that time.  Our Hospice services focus on providing the terminally ill person with the highest quality end-of-life experience possible.

Hospices can be the ideal terminal care solution for individuals who are expected to live for less than six months.  However, hospice care can be provided for as long as the terminally ill person’s physician can certify that the medical condition is imminently terminal. Hospice care is administered for people who suffer from all kinds of illnesses. These sometimes include, but are not limited to, cancer, heart disease, AIDS, and dementia. 

Many hospices provide care to the terminally ill at home.  In these cases, a family member works closely with the hospice team to provide primary care.  Hospice care is also available at dedicated facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals. 

Despite receiving hospice care at home, there are times when the terminally ill patient might need to be admitted to the hospital.  In these cases, the patient may exhibit a symptom that the hospice team cannot handle in a home setting.

Who qualifies for hospice care?

Hospice patients have limited life expectancy because of serious medical conditions.

• Anyone whose treatment options have otherwise been exhausted may find that hospice care is a practical and comforting solution for achieving the optimum care and comfort at the most difficult time in that person’s life.
• A terminally ill person such as a patient with cancer, heart disease, AIDS, and dementia. 

Early enrollment in hospice care may help a terminally ill person develop a trusting bond with the hospice team who is there to assist with that person’s end-of-life needs.

If you would like to learn more information about our Hospice services, please contact our toll-free number (210) 455-6050 or visit principlehospiceservice.com.