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What is Hospice?

Hospice is about living with comfort and dignity through a difficult time. Hospice care can take place anywhere. Hospice uses a variety of methods and services to provide comfort, compassion, and support to patients with a life-limiting illness and to their loved ones.

Some misconceptions about hospice care are that it is:

• A place, like a hospital, or
• A certain medical treatment, or
• That it is about giving up on life.

Hospice care is really a coordinated health care program that provides comfort to patients and supportive care to patients and their loved ones in both home and facility-based settings.

Hospice care does not mean giving up on life. Hospice care does mean living life to its fullest.

The primary focus of hospice care is on enhancing quality of life for the patient and loved ones.

Physical, social, emotional and spiritual care is provided by a medically-directed interdisciplinary team.

The team usually includes:

• The patient
• Care givers
• Medical doctors
• Registered nurses
• Home health aides
• Social workers
• Chaplains and other counselors
• Volunteers

Hospice means help for family members and loved ones, both during the illness and after the patient dies. Caring for someone with a life-limiting illness sometimes feel overwhelming. Hospice care brings a qualified team of compassionate, experienced professionals and volunteers to provide relief. Hospice care provides practical education for those caring for the patient and specialized counseling for both adults and children.

Our motto “we add life to days when days can no longer be added to life” is not just a slogan but a way of life for Covenant Hospice staff and volunteers. We strive to provide the best quality of care to those we serve. We work hand-in-hand with hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities to ensure that hospice patients can enjoy their lives to the fullest.

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For information about Covenant Hospice, see Who Is Covenant Hospice or Services Provided. Or you can contact an office directly by checking the Areas We Serve.