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Educational Monday: Did You Know? In hospice care, you have the freedom to choose the provider that best fits your needs and preferences. This choice empowers patients and families to find the perfect match, ensuring comfort and quality of life during end-of-life care. By selecting a hospice provider that aligns with your values and wishes, you receive personalized and compassionate care tailored to your unique needs. #HospiceCare #PatientChoice #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionateCare

As we celebrate National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, let's shine a light on the incredible impact of these services and healthcare professionals. Why does this month matter? Because quality care can happen right where you feel most comfortable. It’s essential to: → Recognize the dedication of these professionals → Understand the importance of hospice and palliative care → Advocate for patient-centered approaches If we don’t acknowledge the value of end of life care, who will? So, let’s honor those who make a difference every day! P.S. How has hospice and palliative care impacted your life or someone you know?

The Common Myths of Hospice: Hospice Care is Expensive A common myth about hospice care is that it is expensive. However, most people who use hospice are over 65 and qualify for the Medicare Hospice Benefit. This benefit covers nearly all hospice services and requires little to no out-of-pocket costs. This means there are no financial burdens on the family, unlike the significant expenses often incurred at the end of life without hospice care. 💸 Interested in learning more or need support? We're here to help you understand your options and provide compassionate care. 💙📞 #HospiceCare #HospiceMyths #SerenityHospice #BastropTX #MedicareBenefit #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionateCare #HealthcareEducation #ContactUsToday

📝💖 Creating Personalized Care Plans in Hospice At Amedicus Hospice, we believe that each patient deserves a care plan that reflects their unique needs, preferences, and desires. Our personalized care plans are designed to ensure that each patient receives the support they need to live their best quality of life during their hospice journey. Here’s how we create care plans: • Tailoring Care to Each Patient ✨: Every patient’s care plan is customized based on their individual needs, ensuring that comfort, preferences, and emotional well-being are prioritized. • Collaborative Approach 🤝: We work with the entire care team, including family members, to develop a plan that addresses all aspects of the patient’s care. • Focusing on Comfort 💖: Our goal is to ensure that our patients are treated with dignity, comfort, and compassion during this time. Amedicus Hospice is here to help guide families through this journey. Learn more about creating personalized care plans at www.amedicushospice.org or contact us at (469) 389-1028. #HospiceCare #PersonalizedCare #AmedicusHospice #CompassionateCare

When choosing a hospice, gathering extensive information becomes essential for making a well-informed decision. By asking important questions, you can gain insights into the quality of care offered, guaranteeing that your loved one receives the necessary support throughout this sensitive period. 💓 Learn more about questions to ask when choosing a hospice at https://lnkd.in/gBkcK3Kf. #HospiceCommunity #CompassionateCare

Yesterday a landmark decision was made by Parliament on #AssistedDying. It is the beginning of a long process of debate, review, and hopefully meaningful consultation with all parties including hospices. We have decades of experience to bring to the table! What stood out for me listening to MPs on both sides of the debate was a universal recognition of the inadequate funding for palliative and end of life care particularly hospices. The principle funding of the care for people who are dying should not come from “cake and secondhand clothes sales”! So as already highlighted by those far more eloquent than me, including Toby Porter, Saiyada Fazal and many others, is that we must make sure that what follows is a discussion on all aspects of those choices, including sustainably funded end of life care delivered by amongst others hospices like Dorothy House Hospice Care. The stark reality is that hospices across the country, adult and children, are not currently receiving adequate or sustainable funding! So as the discussions go forward it is an imperative and an opportunity for the voice of hospices, as championed by Hospice UK, to continue to be heard. We are vital, valued and respected partners in the care of our society and meaningful choice, whatever that looks like in the future, requires well funded, compassionate and equitable end of life care including from hospices!

You've just typed into the online search field, "Hospice care near me"... but how do you choose? We explore the metrics that matter in our blog, snippet below: "When you are beginning the search for hospice care for your loved one, you will see that many providers state that they offer compassionate care – maybe even the best hospice care available. If everyone is saying it, how do you know if it is true? In this blog we will explore which metrics matter in a hospice search and why." 🌐 https://lnkd.in/eRzpat3t #BristolHospice #HospiceCare #CompassionateCare #HereForYou

Talking about end-of-life care is never easy, but starting the conversation early can profoundly impact patients and families. November is National Hospice & Palliative Care Month, and WV Caring is raising awareness about the importance of early referrals. Studies show that starting hospice care sooner can give patients more time to focus on what matters most. Let’s make these meaningful discussions a normal part of the journey. Together, we can ensure everyone receives compassionate, high-quality care when it’s needed most. 💙

So important and for MP’s, the solution is close at hand. Turn the excellent and recently debated statutory guidance on commissioning of palliative and end of life care into a mandatory responsibility. That small tweak will be enough to shift the issue onto the must do list and help save and build critical services across the country that we are now at a very real risk of losing. What we don’t need is more post it parties, draft plans for draft strategies, work streams that don’t deliver change, consultation on things we’ve already consulted on, warm words with no action.