HOSPICE CAN HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Many people are not aware of how hospice can help individuals who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. I found this short article which explains the kind of assistance hospice can give to patients and their families. Visit us at www.angelcaremn.com for information regarding care for an aging loved one in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
HOSPICE CAN HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Who will care for you when you’re sick? Your family? Your church? Your community?
Hospice can help you and your family by easing your pain, listening to your fears and worries, giving you a bed or walker to help you be comfortable, pay for your medicine, or read to you or help you write letters to your loved ones.
Hospice can help your family members learn how to safely care for you, prepare everyone for what might happen as you get sicker, help with your care, help with chores or errands, and be there once you are gone to help them with their grief.
Hospice respects family tradition. We know each family is different and hospice works with you to provide the support you need. Hospice will talk to you and your caregivers about your traditions and beliefs. We will work with your clergy to support your spiritual needs.
Hospice will support you wherever you are. We will provide care in your home, in the nursing home, assisted living, or wherever you consider home.
You do not need to worry about costs with hospice because it is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, insurance, and HMO’s. Hospice provides care to everyone, even if they do not have the financial resources to pay for hospice.
From “Hospice Insights,” newsletter of Hospice of the Twin Cities, July, 2010.
