Where is Hospice Care Provided?
Hospice is a philosophy of care, not a place. Most hospice patients receive care at home or at the home of a relative or friend. Hospice care can also be provided in long term care facilities and nursing homes. Some hospices have residential units designed to provide a homelike setting for patient care. Walla Walla Community Hospice does not have an in patient facility.
Hospice care can be provided by Mid-Fairfield Hospice in a home setting within our geographic service area in Fairfield County, Connecticut, which includes the towns of Darien, Easton, Fairfield, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Southport, Weston, Westport and Wilton. Hospice care can also be provided at Norwalk Hospital or at a contracted skilled nursing facility or assisted living facility within our service area.
Hospice care is delivered where ever the patient is; at home, a nursing home or at the hospital. Hospice service usually occurs in homes. At home, a family member or friend serves as the patient’s primary caregiver, with the help of a trained team that provides medical and nursing care, emotional support, counseling, information, instruction or practical assistance as needed. A home care aide is available to offer the primary caregiver a brief respite and assistance for a few hours as need dictates. Shifts can be provided at times of medical crisis in the home for short periods of time. Hospice care is also available to those patients in nursing homes who have been diagnosed with irreversible illness. Jacob Perlow Hospice works with several area nursing homes to see that terminally ill patients receive the extra care they need. When necessary, short-term inpatient care can be provided in the Hospice unit at Beth Israel Medical Center. Patients are hospitalized when more intense medical
Hospice care is provided in patient homes, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and residential hospice facilities like our Arbor Hospice Residence in Ann Arbor. Many people in our communities live alone in their homes. In this case, hospice works with the patient and family to plan for the time when the patient cannot live alone. Ideally, hospice care takes place in the comfort and privacy of a patient s home. When this is not possible, residential hospice care is an option.
