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- Helping Hands
Hospice Services are Special
- Special Benefits Through Medicare and Medicaid
- Helping Hands Hospice Team Provides
- Hospice Team Members
- Who Pays for Hospice Care?
- Who Can Make a Referral?
Helping Hands Hospice Services are Special
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Helping Hands Hospice provides:
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Benefits that may not be
possible in the traditional health care setting |
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Care focused on living life fully |
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Trained individuals coordinating care |
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Special Benefits Through Medicare and Medicaid
These benefits are available for
persons who are eligible under Medicare or Medicaid. Special
benefits and payments of certain items that may be available under
the Hospice Medicare or Medicaid benefit include:
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Prescriptions Related to the
Terminal Diagnosis |
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Medical Equipment and Supplies
Needed for Home Care |
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Inpatient Care In a Hospital for
Symptom Control |
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Respite Care in a Facility to
Relieve the Caregiver |
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Physical, Speech, and Occupational
Therapies |
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Continuous Care in the Home to
Manage a Crisis |
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Nurse Assistants for Bathing and Personal Care Needs |
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Helping Hands Hospice Team Provides
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Physician Directed Care |
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Nursing Visits |
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On-Call Nursing Visits 24 Hours A
Day |
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Nursing Assistants for Personal
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Medical Social Services |
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Counseling |
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Medical Equipment and Supplies |
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Palliative Care |
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Trained Volunteer Support |
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Patient and Family Education |
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Bereavement Services |
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Specialty Equipment and Services to Maintain Quality of Life |
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Hospice Team Members
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Hospice Medical Director |
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Patient’s Attending Physician |
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Hospital Patient Care Coordinator |
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Hospice Case Management Nurses |
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Hospice Nurse Assistants |
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Hospice Medical Social Workers |
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Hospice Bereavement Counselor |
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Hospice Chaplain or Clergy |
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Therapists (Speech, Physical and
Occupational) |
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Pharmacists |
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Dietician |
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Volunteers |
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Who Pays for Hospice Care?
Helping Hands Hospice accepts
reimbursement for care through various sources, including Medicare,
Medicaid, HMOs, most private insurance companies, and through
community support and fund raising efforts. Contributions assist the
agency with providing services to eligible persons regardless of
ability to pay for such services.
Who Can Make a Referral?
Any person may make a referral, for a friend, neighbor, loved one or for self. The Hospice Team,
along with the patient’s attending physician, will determine the
patient’s eligibility for hospice services.
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