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At Stellar Hospice & Palliative Care, your doctor approves the plan of care and works with the hospice team. A hospice care physician is responsible for overseeing hospice care and palliative care patients’ treatment plans. Such things as medications for symptoms and pain relief.
The RN is responsible for coordinating all patient services, and a nurse is always available 24 hours a day. The nurse provides medical care, administers medications, assesses changing needs, educates caregivers, provides emotional support to the patient and family, and serves as a direct line of communication between the family and the hospice team.
Your case manager and the rest of our main team goal are to assess our client's pain at admission and to achieve the highest alleviation for pain and promotion of comfort for the client during our care. Our staff is specifically trained not only to understand that pain perception is as different as people are, but also to create a pain alleviation regimen that is effective for each client's unique circumstances.
Routine home care includes a team of hospice nurses, medical personal care assistants, social workers, non-medical homemakers and others, devoted to helping patients maintain independence as they receive quality treatment for their life limiting illness wherever they may reside.
They provide spiritual care – helping the patient find meaning and helping families with the process of grieving and healing. Chaplains also provide grief and bereavement support for the family for up to a year after the patient has passed.
Often, a family member will choose to act as a patient's primary caregiver. They attend to the patient's care and can struggle with isolation, depression and exhaustion. Respite care services provide volunteers who become trusted friends to take over responsibilities and allow the caregiver time away to "recharge".
Stellar Hospice works with volunteers who provide additional support to help patients remain safely independent if they so choose. Volunteers also support caretakers by assisting with responsibilities so that the care taker can step away to recharge or run errands. In many cases, our volunteers become a trusted friend and companion to patients and families.
Social workers are assigned to each patient and their family to gain insight into treatment and care expectations. In addition, it is the duty of the social worker to learn about the patient and act as an advocate on their behalf. the social worker provides advice and counsels, and also is the go-to resource for connecting patients and families with helpful programs and services.