Hospice is a key service
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Few programs mean as much to people as hospice.
The hospice program allows people with a terminal illness and a doctor's order to receive home-centered care. The services are only for comfort, rather than for a cure.
Most importantly, it allows participants to carry on their normal lives during a time when their life is anything but normal.
Services include skilled nursing, home health aides, counseling support for patients and families, medical equipment, volunteer support and bereavement.
All of these services not only help patients and their families cope with the situation, but helps them find peace in dying.
Another benefit is that hospice teaches families how to care for their ill family member. This not only helps the patient physically, but allows them to spend time with their family at their most difficult time.
November is National Hospice month. For more information or to volunteer, call (507) 434-1416 or toll-free, (888) 820-7885.
Become a part of this important program.