What is Hospice? 

Hospice care is designed for individuals in the final stages of an incurable illness, focusing on ensuring comfort and helping them live their remaining days as fully as possible.

Hospice professionals do not aim to cure diseases; instead, they focus on managing symptoms to enhance the quality of life. This approach emphasizes pain relief, emotional support, and holistic care tailored to each patient's needs.

Moreover, hospice care values the involvement of family members and caregivers, encouraging them to participate in decisions that impact the patient’s care. This collaborative approach fosters a supportive environment, allowing families to feel connected and empowered during this critical time.

TYPES OF CARE

Routine Home Care Visits are made wherever the patient calls home, whether a private residence, a personal care home, assisted living facility, or nursing home. Visit frequencies varies on a case-by-case basis providing physical, emotional and spiritual support to the patient, including monitoring pain, managing symptoms, addressing nutritional needs, watching for emotional issues, and offering support. Team members also teach the family and/or caregiver how to provide the best personal care to the patient.

Continuous Care Care provided when the patient is in a crisis and symptom(s) cannot be managed with routine home care. The hospice team continuously provides care at the patient’s residence until the symptom(s) are managed.

Respite Care Care that provides temporary relief to the caregiver by transferring the patient to a facility that is contracted with Peaceful Purpose Hospice of Georgia for a maximum of five days.

Inpatient Care Care that begins when other efforts to manage symptoms have been ineffective and a higher level of care is deemed necessary by the hospice team and attending physician as authorized by Medicare, Medicaid or commercial insurance. Provided in a contracted inpatient facility, this level of care is designed for stabilization of acute needs and symptom management and the patient returning to the routine home setting.

Coverage Area

BALDWIN, BIBB, CLARKE, GREENE, HANCOCK, JASPER, JONES, MORGAN, NEWTON, OCONEE, PUTNAM, ROCKDALE, TALIAFERRO, WALTON, WARREN, WASHINGTON, WILKINSON

Payor sources

Medicare Part A, Medicaid, and select commercial insurances.

*Hospice services are provided without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, communicable disease, place of national origin or ability to pay.