Hospice is a philosophy that affirms life and views dying as a natural process which will occur in due time and which can be met with dignity. 

Hospice care allows patients to have the opportunity to make their own decisions about how and where they wish to live the remainder of their lives.

Hospice provides comfort through pain control and symptom management.

Hospice offers emotional, social and spiritual support for the patient and family, individually and as a unit.

Hospice allows the patient to remain in their home, living life to the fullest with a sense of quality, worth, and dignity.

Spiritual care and grief counseling services are provided to the patient and their family during the terminal illness.

Bereavement care is provided through individual and group counseling for at least a year thereafter.

Grief support groups are available to any person who has lost a loved one as well as to families of hospice patients.

You must request Loving Care to experience hospice care the way it should be.

Types of Hospice Services

Hospice is all of this and more:

• Skilled Nursing
• Symptom control
• Pain management
• Family counseling
• Spiritual care
• Bereavement counseling
• Bereavement group counseling
• Medical social services
• Dietician counseling
• Medical Director supervision
• Medical equipment
• Short-term inpatient care
• Respite care
• Home Health Aide services
• Physical and occupational therapy
• Speech/Language pathology services
• Medication management and administration

Who Pays for Hospice?

Hospice services may be reimbursable through Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance.

If your insurance company does not cover the services you need, or you are uninsured, you may still obtain Hospice care through private pay or alternative funding sources. Contact Loving Care and discuss your situation with a Loving Care Hospice representative.

You may qualify for Hospice benefits under Medicare if you:

• Are under the care of a physician
• Are diagnosed with a terminal illness
• Elect the Hospice benefit in place of traditional health care services