Offering
compassionate care and comfort to people with life-limiting
illnesses is the mission of Priority Hospice. We understand that
coping with terminal illness presents many challenges-physical and
emotional-to both the patient and family. Our team of professionals
and volunteers are equipped to meet those challenges and believes
that no one regardless of illness, age, or ability to pay has to die
in pain or alone.
Call
(615) 228-1161 to learn how Priority Hospice can help you and your family.
WE
SERVE THOSE WHO
Have
limited life expectancy, regardless of type of illness.
Have
a physician primarily responsible for medical care who will work
with the hospice program.
Have
someone available to assist with care. We will work with your family
to find additional caregiver support if and when it becomes necessary.
Live
within the Priority Hospice service area.
THE
REFERRAL/ADMISSION PROCESS
We
are happy to talk with you about Priority Hospice. Actual referrals,
however, are made by the patient's physician, usually following a
discussion about a prognosis pointing to limited life expectancy. A
Priority Hospice nurse will then visit the patient at home, in the
hospital, or in a nursing home to discuss, with the patient and
family, hospice services. Immediate needs will be assessed and a plan
of care reco
Immediate
needs will be assessed and a plan of care recommended.
Hospice
Services
Priority
Hospice home services are designed to ease pain and alleviate
symptoms experienced with terminal illness and to provide support to
the patient's caregiver. Our staff makes regularly scheduled visits
to the patient at home as well as during hospitalization.
PRIORITY
HOSPICE TEAM
The
nurse will provide:
Skilled
nursing care
Expert
pain management and symptom control techniques
Communication
with the patients physician
24-hour
on-call availability.
Arrangements
for medical equipment and supplies
Arrangements
for physical, speech, and occupational therapy related to symptom control
Patient
and family education, support and preparation for death
THE
HOME HEALTH AIDE WILL PROVIDE:
Assistance
with personal care
Patient
and family education
THE
SOCIAL WORKER WILL PROVIDE:
Emotional
support and counseling
Assistance
with financial and practical concerns
Communication
between family and community agencies
Contact
with family for grief support
THE
CHAPLAIN WILL PROVIDE:
Spiritual
support with the patient's religious community
Assistance
with memorials and funeral arrangements
THE
VOLUNTEER WILL PROVIDE:
Companionship
and emotional support
Help
in the home or with errands
Respite
care
VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM
Volunteers
are a vital part of Priority Hospice team. Our volunteers may give
the gift of time and talent in a variety of ways by:
Aiding
and comforting terminally ill patients and their families
Offering
support grieving families through telephone calls, notes, or
personal visits
Representing
Priority Hospice in the community as speakers or at special events
Assisting
in our office with special projects, mailings and clerical support
