The hospice care team is composed of specially trained healthcare professionals dedicated to ensuring that patients’ final days are comfortable, peaceful, and dignified. This interdisciplinary team typically includes:
Physician: Oversees the medical care and pain management, ensuring that the patient's needs are met. Patient’s preferred physicians are invited to collaborate with our physician and to stay as involved as they wish in the care plan.
Nurse: Provides hands-on care, monitors health conditions, and offers support to both patients and families. Our nurses are experienced listeners and will comfort the family while also teaching them how to take the best care of their loved one.
Hospice Aide: Assists with personal care tasks, helping patients maintain comfort and hygiene.
Social Worker: Offers emotional and psychosocial support, counseling, and resources for practical needs, addressing family dynamics and coping strategies.
Chaplain: Provides spiritual care, addressing the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their families, regardless of their religious beliefs.
Volunteer: Offers companionship and support, helping to relieve caregivers and providing a listening ear.
Bereavement Specialist: Supports families through grief before and after the loss, helping them navigate the emotional challenges of saying goodbye. Hospice families will receive bereavement support up to 13 months after the death of a loved one, including consistent contact, grief education and one-on-one visits.
This compassionate team works collaboratively to create a holistic care experience that honors the individual’s wishes and promotes a sense of peace during a challenging time. Together, team members make sure that patients are as comfortable as possible, with pain management and the ability to maintain the highest possible quality of life.
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.
For after hour needs, Peaceful Purpose Hospice provides 24-hour telephone access to skilled nurses who can answer questions, provide caregiver support over the phone, or dispatch for an in person visit, if needed.