regaining control
Many families leave decision-making until they are facing a crisis which significantly limits the options for a path forward.
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Home Vs. Hospital
Choosing how to respond to pain and scary symptoms is an important way that someone can control their end-of-life.
At home, on hospice, when pain or worrisome symptoms crop up, families can call their nurse 24/7 to help.
For families without hospice support, even if their loved one has expressed their desire to stay out of the hospital -
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Comfort
When it’s important to spend your last moments in the comfort of your own home, surrounded by the people you love - trips to the hospital near the end-of-life put that circumstance in jeopardy.
Controlling where you will be during your final days of life becomes possible when hospice becomes your medical team.
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Understanding
It’s not easy to feel like you are in control when the symptoms
of a serious illness consume day-to-day life.By having a medical team with specialized training and experience to guide you through the uncertainty, it becomes much easier to focus on making the most of what time is left.
And our nurses are experts on educating families on how to provide the most comfort and support to their loved ones.
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Pain Management
For patients still under the care of their primary physician,