Making Hospice a Personal Experience for Life's Most Important Journey
Patient focused... an individualized care plan devised by your hospice interdisciplinary team will provide the support and guidance necessary to address a patient’s specific needs. Services include delivery of equipment and supplies in addition to physical, emotional and psychosocial care. Hospice provides around the clock care, so you can rest assured knowing help is just a phone call away. It is important to know that you’re not alone during this difficult time, reaching out for hospice care may be the best decision you can make for your entire family.
Deciding when to call for hospice services can be confusing. It’s a big decision, but it is your choice on which hospice provider you want for your loved one. Referring a loved one for hospice is decision that can provide peace of mind, comfort and a quality of life. Hospice is not just for the last few days of life. A patient can be on hospice up to six months with a terminal illness diagnosis. Hospice is to manage pain and symptoms so a patient can live well.
"We serve from a place of gratitude and are grateful for all who serve with us" ~ Mallie Sharafat, CEO Homestead Hospice
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Mision
To honor life by providing the highest level of dignity with compassion, comfort and support for the patient and family. Respectfully following wishes while providing informed end-of-life care that promotes comfort and closure with everlasting memories.
Vision
Be a trendsetter in hospice and palliative care with specific programs to address disease management, provide comprehensive crisis care, develop and implement patient-care technology and build strong healthcare partnerships.
Core Company Values
- QUALITY ASSURANCE: achieve exceptional quality assurance measurements for compliance
- CLINICAL: raise clinical standards and service outcomes with outstanding patient care
- EMPLOYER OF CHOICE: recruit and retain top clinical talent enhanced via ongoing training & support
- COMMUNITY: emergent community outreach initiatives to address senior needs
- LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY: utilize business intelligence platform to drive operational efficiencies
- TRANSFORMATION: lead the perception and experience of serious illness through end-of-life
Call 877-355-4472 or click here to find an office close to you to schedule a free consultation.
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What hospice can do:
- Enrich the last stage of life,
- Support the more personal aspects of life’s final journey,
- Provide time to reflect on one's legacy and life meaning,
- Help with family dynamics and relationships in a deeper and more intentional way,
- Provide a sense of closure and realizing any end-of-life goals,
- Alleviate not knowing what is happening next with symptoms,
- Support the caregiver with five days of respite,
- Encompass the family with grief support,
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If your loved one is experiencing any of the following call Homestead Hospice for a free in-person consultation:
- Spends most of their day in bed or in a chair,
- Has gone to the emergency room several times in the last six months,
- Is weaker or tired all the time,
- Reduced appetite and has lost weight unintentionally making clothing loose,
- Has fallen several times or needs help getting out of bed or chair,
- Needs assistance with daily activities like, personal hygiene, eating
- Short of breath, even while resting,
- Started with medications to lessen pain and symptoms,
- Frequent or reoccurring infections
- Not seeking curative treatment
- Terminal diagnosis with less than six months to live
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