Our inpatient hospice team is composed of:
- Team Manager
- Physician
- Hospice Nurse
- Social Worker
- Chaplain
- Bereavement Specialist
- Volunteer
These care professionals work collaboratively to assess the patient’s condition and help them manage acute, complex, or uncontrolled symptoms brought about by their illness, which are not often executable at home.
Inpatient hospice care can be provided in a hospital, nursing facility, and free-standing hospice homes that are equipped with all the tools needed to render round-the-clock clinical care and support.
What Qualifies for Inpatient Hospice Care?
- Sudden health deterioration requiring intensive nursing intervention
- Uncontrolled pain
- Uncontrolled nausea and vomiting
- Pathological fractures
- Uncontrolled seizures
- Unmanageable respiratory distress
- Symptom relief via intravenous medications that require close monitoring
- Complex wound care and frequent dressing changes that cannot be managed in the patient’s residence
- Unmanageable agitation or restlessness that requires intensive intervention
- Minor procedures to aid in the comfort of the patient, such as removing fluid from the belly area (paracentesis) or inserting a permanent drain or tube
