Hospice Care Team Inc

HOSPICE CARE TEAM PROVIDES END-OF-LIFE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES. CARE IS PROVIDED BY REGISTERED NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOSPICE AIDES, AND OTHER CAREGIVERS. CARE IS PROVIDED TO THOSE IN NEED AND CANNOT PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES IN GALVESTON COUNTY AND

HOSPICE CARE TEAM ("HCT") PROVIDED ROUTINE NURSING VISITS AS WELL AS RESPITE, GENERAL IN-PATIENT AND CONTINUOUS CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. HCT OFFERS CARE FROM NURSES THAT DELIVER THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL PHYSICAL NEEDS SUCH AS PAIN, PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION RELATED TO HOSPICE DIAGNOSIS AND DYING PROCESS AS WELL AS HEALTH TRAINING AND SAFETY. HCT PROVIDE AND INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN FOR EACH PATIENT AND THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM HAS MEETINGS AT LEAST EVERY 14 DAYS TO MAKE SURE CONTINUITY OF CARE IS MAINTAINED. PRIMARY CARE IS USUALLY DELIVERED TO THE PATIENTS HOME HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THERE IS FAMILY CAREGIVER BREAKDOWN THEN THE PATIENT MAY BE PLACED IN A NURSING HOME FOR UP TO 5 DAYS FOR RESPITE TO ALLOW THE FAMILY TO RECOVER FROM EXHAUSTION OR FOR EXAMPLE GET WELL DUE TO AN ILLNESS. CONTINUOUS CARE IS USUALLY FOR UNCONTROLLED PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR TERMINAL RESTLESSNESS. THIS ALLOWS A NURSE TO BE WITH THE PATIENT AROUND THE CLOCK UNTIL THE CRISIS HAS BEEN CONTROLLED. GENERAL IN-PATIENT (GIP) IS THE SAME THING BUT WHEN THE CONTINUOUS CARE SETTING IS NOT APPROPRIATE IN THE HOME AND THE PATIENT MUST BE ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME FOR GENERAL IN-PATIENT CARE.

HOSPICE CARE TEAM INC PROVIDES END-OF-LIFE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES. END-OF-LIFE OR HOSPICE CARE INCLUDES PROFICIENT NURSING, HOSPICEAIDE, SOCIAL WORKER, PHYSICIAN OVERSIGHT, CHAPLAIN, BEREAVEMENT AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES. THE HOSPICE IS NOT PAID FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROVIDED, BUT RATHER IS PAID PERDIEM RATE. THE DAILY RATE IS INTENDED TO COVER ALL CARE SERVICES PROVIDED AS WELL AS MEDICATIONS, SUPPLIES, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OR OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT. ALL REVENUE LISTED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES PROVIDED IS RELATED TO THE OVERALL HOSPICE SERVICES REFLECTED.

HCT PROVIDED CERTIFIED NURSES AID VISITS TO PATIENTS. THIS INCLUDES PATIENT CARE SUCH AS BED BATHS, PERSONAL HYGIENE, GROOMING, BED LINEN CHANGES, ASSESSMENT FOR SKIN INTREGRITY BREAKDOWN AND ORAL CARE. ALL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ARE ADDRESSED AND COMPLIED WITH AS PER THE RN'S CARE PLAN. FURTHER, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING AROUND THER PATIENTS BED/ROOM IS DONE TO MAKE SURE THE PATIENT HAS A SAFE CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. THE CNA IS AN INTRICATE PART OF THE TEAM AND SEES THAT PATIENT FACE TO FACE AND AVERAGE OF SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK TO MAKE SURE THESE NEEDS HAVE BEEN MET.

HCT PROVIDED SOCIAL SERVICE VISITS TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF EMOTIONAL SPIRITUAL AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT. LIKE THE NURSE, CNA, CHAPLAIN AND PHYSICIAN THE SOCIAL WORKER IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM WHO MAKES SURE ALL THESE ELEMENTS OF HOSPICE CARE ARE MET IN CARING FOR THE PATIENT AND THE FAMILY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES UP TO 13 MONTHS AFTER DEATH THE SOCIAL WORKER AND CHAPLAINS FOLLOW THE PATIENTS FAMILY FOR SOCIAL NEEDS, BEREAVEMENT AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT.