Our Care
To provide consistently exceptional end-of-life healthcare and support that will exceed the needs and expectations of our patients and their families.
Affinity
Home Hospice is a comprehensive approach that is customized to each patient's
individual needs. Hospice is a team that is
available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
The following services are available.
RN
Case Manager - provides care
to the patient as directed by the attending
physician and the hospice medical
director.
Hospice
Medical Director - a
physician that is part of the hospice team that participates
in the plan of care for each patient.
Home Care Aide - assists with the personal
care needs of the patient. A physician and the home hospice team, based
on the patients' needs and regulatory requirements, determine the frequency
of intermittent visits.
Medical Social Worker - provides
support to the patient and their family by offering counseling and securing
community resources.
Pastoral
Care - provides spiritual
and emotional and support for the patients and their families.
Volunteers - serve the professional staff, patient and families
to provide care.
Dietary
and Therapist - (physical,
occupational or speech) - are covered if the hospice
team determines their expertise might improve patient's quality of life.
Pharmacist - assists the hospice team with management of symptoms.
Hospice covers the cost of medications for palliation related
to the terminal illness.
Medical
Supplies and Equipment - One
hundred percent (100%) of the charges for medical supplies and equipment
needed for the palliative (comfort)care for the patient are covered.
Affinity Home Hospice is not responsible for
paying the cost of equipment or supplies not approved as
part of the hospice plan of care.
LEVELS OF CARE
Routine Home Hospice Care
Continuous Care - available on a limited basis to manage
symptoms that cannot be controlled without skilled nurses.
Inpatient Care:
1.Respite Care - can be provided at a contracted facility for up to five days, on an infrequent basis (usually one time in each certification period) for relief for the caregiver.
2. General Inpatient Care - is provided at a contracted facility for short periods tomanage symptoms of the terminal condition. General inpatient care is designed for comfort measures, not for diagnosing and correcting life threatening problems.
3. Ambulance Transport - is for general inpatient hospice care (not respite care) and is covered by Affinity Home Hospice Services. Arrangements will be made for transport by the Affinity Home Hospice team.
Nursing
Home - hospice care is
available to the nursing home residents or assisted living
facilities that meet hospice criteria for admission to the program.
Bereavement - support
is provided to the family and significant others for thirteen months
following the patient's death.