Hospice is a special kind of care designed for individuals with a Terminal Diagnosis. Hospice is more than the last few days of someones life. Hospice emphasizes palliative rather than curative treatment; quality rather than quantity of life. The patient and their family are both included in the plan of care; emotional, spiritual and practical support is given based on the patient’s wishes and family’s needs.
- Basic Information About Hospice Care
- Choosing For-Profit or Non-Profit Hospice Care
- Exploring the Key Concepts of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team
- Hospice and the Alzheimer’s Patient in the Dubuque Area: What You Need to Know
- Hospice Care After a Stroke (5 Things You Need to Know)
- Hospice Care Helps with End of Life Nutrition
- Hospice Social Workers (How hospice social workers help patients and their families)
- How Do You Become Eligible for Hospice?
- How Hospice Care Complements Geriatric Care Management
- How Hospice Incorporates Mental Health Services When Working With Seniors
- Paying for Hospice Care (Know the Facts)
- The Role of Nurses in Hospice Care
- What is Hospice Care?
- You have the Right to Choose Your Hospice Care Provider
- Bereavement Support Information
- Other Information About Hospice Care
Above & Beyond Hospice Care provides the highest quality, compassionate end-of-life-care to individuals with a life-limiting illness, along with their family and caregivers. Services are provided to individuals in their home, assisted or independent living environment and long care facility within a 50 mile radius of Monticello.
Every Hospice patient receives an Interdisciplinary Team of professionals. This includes an attending physician, hospice medical director, registered nurse, hospice aides, social worker, chaplain, and volunteers.