How does hospice provide services to patients and families?
Hospice care is founded upon a family centered approach to providing comprehensive end of life services. This includes, at a minimum, a team of dedicated doctors, nurses, social workers, counselors and trained hospice volunteers. The team works collaboratively to focus on the needs of a patient at the end of life as well as with family members and other loved ones. The team’s efforts are directed at providing physical, psychological and spiritual support and services. The primary goal of hospice care is keep a patient comfortable, pain free and as lucid as possible under the circumstances. In addition, the objective is to keep loved ones as close to patients until the end of life process comes to a natural conclusion.
