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 A special kind of caring for patients who wish to spend their last days at home or in familiar surroundings with people they love.
Hospice offers:
- Physical, emotional, spiritual and social support.
- 24-hour availability.
- Care given in the patient’s home or in a home-like setting.
- Concentrates on pain control to obtain a comfort level, which the patient helps choose.
- Recognizes family members as an essential part of hospice.
- Believes the quality of life to be as important as the length of life.
- Provides the necessary Home Medical Equipment to maintain a patient in their own home.
- Pays for medications (95 percent) related to the terminal illness.
- Alternative therapies such as Healing Touch, Aroma Therapy, Music Therapy, Reflexology and Reiki.
- Short-term hospital inpatient or respite care available when needed.
Hospice is a non-profit organization committed to providing care regardless of race, color, age, creed, national origin, disabilities, or disease process.
Your Hospice Team:
Nurse:
Visits the patient at home or home-like setting as often as necessary.
Patient’s Personal Physician:
Continues to be involved in the patient’s care.
Medical Director:
Advises the Hospice Team about issues related to medical care.
Home Care Aide/Homemaker:
Assists with personal cares, light housekeeping, and/or childcare.
Social Worker:
Offers the patient and family support in coping with the emotional and financial stresses.
Volunteers:
Offer the patient and family a trusted companion and growing friendship. They are available to run errands, assist with light housekeeping, and give relief to the caregiver.
Spiritual Advisor:
Clergy offer spiritual assistance and encourage personal clergy contacts.
Bereavement Support:
Continues on after the death of a loved one. We offer grief mailings and support groups.
Seated: Joye Meyer, Certified Healing Touch/Reflexology; Karla Klimesh, RN, Director; Cindy Souhrada, RN Standing: Kathy Massa, Spiritual Coordinator; Lisa Vitale, RN, Volunteer Coordinator; Kathy Grinhaug, RN, Carolyn Noe, LBSW, Social Worker; Dr. Paul Jensen, Medical Director; Connie Koshatka, RN
Seated: Sarah McGee, HCA; Janelle Beckman, HCA; Sheila Halweg, RN, Home Health/HCA Director Standing: Lorraine Pullman, HCA; Connie Meyer, HCA; Janel Turvold, HCA; Karla Jensson, RN; Joe Lawrence, HCA Missing: Laurie Burke, HCA and Connie Kuennen, Administrator
Please contact Howard County Community Hospice when:
- A loved one or friend would benefit from our Hospice Team
- You are interested in being a Hospice volunteer
- You want more information
- You need a speaker for your group or organization
Howard County Community Hospice
327 8th Avenue West
Cresco, IA 52136
563-547-2989
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