Hospice is designed to be a team approach to health care and includes the services of a physician, nurse, certified nursing assistant and social worker. It may also include the auxiliary services of a chaplain, bereavement counselor and volunteer.
Hospice is a comprehensive health care plan that is developed to quickly respond to the changing needs of the patient and their family.
CORE SERVICES
¨ Pain Control and Symptom Management
¨ 24 Hour, On-Call Availability
¨ Residential Crisis Care
¨ Emotional Support
¨ Pharmacy Services
- Medication Management
¨ Individualized Patient Care Plan
¨ Medical Equipment and Supplies
¨ Community Resource Referrals and
Coordination of Services
AUXILIARY SERVICES
¨ Certified Nursing Assistants
¨ Spiritual Support
¨ Bereavement Services
¨ Community Bereavement Programs
¨ Volunteer Services
¨ Light Homemaker Services
¨ Healing Touch Therapy
¨ Music, Literature and Audio Tape Libraries
¨ Living Will and Advance Directives Counseling
¨ Information on Funeral Planning
All programs and services offered by Hospice of Davidson County are founder in the belief that a diagnosis of a terminal illness does not diminish an individual's right to choose how to live. It is our mission to offer a skilled support team that will surround both patients and families with compassionate care through their end of life journey.