Crossroads Home Health Care & Hospice
Hospice Care
Criteria for Hospice Home Care under Medicare.
- Patients must have Hospice diagnosis of six (6) months or less to live
- Intermittent visits by nursing personnel, a homemaker,
home health aide, social worker, chaplain, volunteers and other
professionals as defined on the Informed Consent Form.
- Intermittent visits and/or consultation by auxiliary team members providing dietary, physical occupational and speech therapies.
- Extended hours of care in the home in times of medical crises, as determined by the Hospice Team and defined by the Medicare Hospice benefit. Hospice is on call twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
- Medical supplies, equipment and prescription medications (less deductible, if applicable) that are related to the terminal diagnosis.
- Hospital care for acute pain and symptom management that cannot be achieved at home. Short-term inpatient care is provided only as arranged by Hospice.
- Respite care to relieve the family/caregiver for up to five (5) days per stay per period.
About Hospice Care
Hospice is specialized care that addresses the unique needs of a patient and family coping with the many issues that arise during the final stages of life.
Our focus is on the comfort, care and compassion--not cure. This phase of the human journey is a time when complex physical, emotional, and spiritual issues come together at the same time. Patients and families experience a wide range of questions and emotions. Attention to their spiritual and emotional needs is as important as the attention to physical needs.
Crossroads Home Care and Hospice has a depth of experience and specialized knowledge to help guide patients and their loved ones through this difficult time, offering support and care when needed most. We provide care in a patient's home, wherever that may be--in a residence, long term care facility, or local hospital. Crossroads Home Care and Hospice offers services designed to respect and honor a person's wishes during the final stages of life. We strive to affirm life, preserve dignity, and care for individuals and the entire family.
