Capital Hospice is not a place; it is a comprehensive set of services that comes to you. Hospice services are provided in the patient’s home setting, whether that is a private residence, apartment, long-term care facility, assisted living or nursing home.
When surveyed, more than 90 percent of Americans say they would prefer to die at home. Yet more than 66 percent die in hospitals and places other than a home setting.
Being in a familiar environment surrounded by precious memories, loved ones, a favorite pet—is an experience worlds apart from being continually poked, prodded, and tested in the sterile confines of a hospital.
In the peaceful, familiar setting of home, you can spend precious time with loved ones, reflect on your life, and address the emotional and spiritual issues that demand attention.
We make home care possible by supporting the caregiver. Here’s how:
You can always talk to one of our nurses. After business hours and on weekends, you can speak with a nurse who has electronic access to your medical chart and is trained to assess situations on the telephone. This nurse can answer your questions and ease your mind. When the situation warrants, a nurse can make an unscheduled visit to the home at any time of day or night.
We can be reached by phone 24 hours daily, 365 days per year.
The Home Care Nurse and the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) make the most visits. Capital Hospice nurses provide the complete spectrum of skilled nursing care. They call frequently and make regular visits to monitor your condition, manage medications, provide injections, and answer medical questions.
They also handle the all-important work of teaching your family members how to care for you.
The CNA generally spends the most time in the home setting. She helps your caregiver by providing the patient with personal care such as bathing and linen changes, washing hair, tidying-up the patient’s room, etc.
The hospice team teaches your loved ones how to provide you with first-rate care. In the face of so many new challenges, caregivers have many questions; we provide answers. We also provide a copy of The Capital Hospice Patient Care Handbook, an invaluable guide to caregiving.
Hospice team members do a lot of talking. We want you and your loved ones to know as much as possible about your illness, the process of caregiving, and end of life. We help you to anticipate the changes ahead.
In addition to managing pain and symptoms, we offer spiritual counseling, nutritional counseling, grief counseling, physical and occupational therapy as needed, prescription medications, medical supplies and equipment, homemaker services, and occasional respite care, as specified in your individualized Plan of Care.
When you enter the Capital Hospice program, you can choose to retain your personal physician or ask that a hospice physician alone supervise your care. In either case, the hospice physician reviews all treatment and medications related to the hospice plan of care developed individually for each patient.
Capital Hospice experts are based in offices throughout the region. From there, they bring their specialized care directly to you.
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