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Frequently Asked
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We hope you find
these hospice
answers below
helpful in preparing
and guiding you and
your family. Please
feel free to
contact us
anytime to discuss
questions you may
have. |
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Who Pays for Hospice
Care? |
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FairHoPe Hospice and Palliative Care Inc.,
is Medicare/Medicaid
certified by the
Ohio Department of
Health, licensed in
the State of Ohio,
and accredited by
the Joint Commission. A variety
of payment sources
are used to pay for
hospice and
palliative services:
Medicare, Medicaid,
Private Insurance
and the FairHoPe Hospice
Memorial Fund. |
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What is Hospice? |
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Hospice is a team
approach
specializing in
providing dying
patients and their
loved ones with
comfort, compassion
and dignity. Our
focus is on caring
through
medically-directed,
nurse-coordinated
care and support of
patients and
families during
their illness and
also after the loss
of a loved one. |
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Can I change my
current Hospice Care? |
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Yes. Call FairHoPe
Hospice today at
(740) 654-7077 to
find out how. |
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Who can benefit from
Hospice Care? |
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Hospice care is for
a terminally ill
person who's
expected to have six
months or less to
live. This doesn't
mean that hospice
care will be
provided only for
six months.
Hospice care can be
provided as long as
the person's doctor
and hospice care
team certify that
the condition
remains
life-limiting. Many
people who receive
hospice care have
cancer, while others
may have conditions
such as heart
disease, dementia,
Alzheimer’s,
Parkinson’s, liver,
kidney and lung
disease, ALS (Lou
Gehrig’s disease),
HIV/AIDS, or failure
to thrive.
Enrolling in hospice
care early may help
you or your loved
one develop a strong
relationship with
the hospice staff,
who can help with
preparation for
end-of-life needs. |
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Where is Hospice
Care provided? |
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Most hospice care is
provided at home
available at
hospitals, nursing
homes, and our
dedicated hospice
facility, The
Pickering House. However,
hospice care is also
available at
hospitals, nursing
homes and dedicated
hospice facilities.
Patients may be
admitted to our
inpatient hospice
house. The Pickering
House is FairHoPe’s
exclusive
free-standing
hospice house in
Lancaster, Ohio, for
short-term stays. |
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Who is involved in
Hospice Care? |
Members of
the hospice staff
will make regular
visits to your home
or other setting to
provide care and
other services. A
hospice care team
includes:
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Doctors.
Your primary
care doctor can
continue to
provide care.
Hospice doctors
are available to
oversee you or
your loved one’s
care and can
work with your
doctor. Hospice
doctors are
experts in pain
and symptom
management and
end-of-life
care.
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Nurses.
Nurses will come
to you or your
loved one's home
or other setting
to provide care.
Nurses address
pain, symptoms
and other
concerns you may
have. They also
provide support
for your loved
ones.
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Home aides. Home
health aides can
provide extra
support for
routine care,
such as
dressing,
bathing and
eating.
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Spiritual
care.
Chaplains,
priests, lay
ministers or
other spiritual
counselors can
provide
spiritual care
and guidance for
the entire
family.
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Social
workers.
Social workers
provide
counseling and
support. They
can also help
you address
insurance and
financial
concerns.
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Volunteers.
Trained hospice
volunteers offer
a variety of
services
depending on
your needs. They
help with many
things from
providing
company or
respite for
caregivers to
helping with
running errands
or other
practical needs.
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Bereavement
support.
Trained
bereavement
support team
members offer
support and
guidance before
and up to one
year after the
death of a loved
one in hospice.
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