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Hospice Care is Home Care for Patients
and Families Experiencing a Terminal Illness |
- Emphasizes symptom management and pain control
- Treats patients and family in a holistic manner
- Encourages you to live life fully
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provided by a physician, nurse, social work counselor,
chaplain, nursing assistant, respite worker, dietician and
hospice homemakers. Others involved in care delivery include
our medical director, physical therapist, occupational
therapist, speech therapist, pharmacist, medical equipment
specialist, specially trained volunteers, patient and
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Hospice Care is Provided...
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- In one's home
- At a Skilled Nursing Facility
- In the Hospital for Short Stays
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Covered Services Include...
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- Regularly scheduled nursing visits
- Training of family members in patient care
- Drugs related to the terminal illness
- Medical equipment and supplies
- Continuous Nursing coverage in home during an
acute crisis
- Counseling
- Respite care
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Physical therapies
- Dietary consultation
- Bereavement counseling
- Consultant service of medical director
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- Patient is experiencing terminal illness
- The patient understands that Hospice emphasizes care
and comfort measures
- There is a plan for care-giving services
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The Hospice Care Providers...
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- Understand your needs and plan a program of care and
services
- Work with your physician and other agencies to
coordinate care and services
- Offer counseling to family and significant others
regarding the illness experience
- Coordinate medical, nursing, social, emotional, and
spiritual care
- Match you with Hospice volunteers for home care
support
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- Medicare, Part A
- Medicaid
- Private Insurance
- Private Payers
- Many General Donors
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The Hospice team is available to our patients and
families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Peace Hospice of Montana - Chouteau County
Courthouse Annex
1308 Franklin, P.O. Box 459
Fort Benton, Montana 59442
406-622-5500
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