 Hospice & Home Care
St. Joseph's Hospice is a Medicare-certified, Joint Commission approved hospice program. Hospice provides high quality care to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients and their loved ones, including the following services:
- Physician services
- Skilled nursing
- Home health aide care
- Social work
- Spiritual care
- Physical, occupational, speech therapy
- Bereavement services
- Homemaking services
- Medical equipment
- Medications related to the terminal illness
Hospice focuses on palliative care, that is, care to promote comfort and quality of life, rather than curative treatment. Patients and their families are the driving force in the decision-making process of what care and help is needed. Hospice is able to make it possible for a person to remain at home and be surrounded by his/her family even during a life-threatening illness. Hospice also recognizes and responds to the needs of surviving loved ones by providing bereavement support.
Hospice Volunteers
Volunteers are essential and, in fact, a mandated component to St. Joseph's Hospice. They serve in various areas including that of a friendly visitor or in area nursing homes, at the patient's home, as a respite care volunteer allowing families to take a breather from pressures, or in providing transportation for hospice patients. They also can help with bereavement follow-up or help out in the office.
Many times a hospice volunteer spends time listening to a patient tell their stories or holding their hand to let them know you're there. Volunteers recognize that dying is a part of life, they help people through this time with dignity and comfort.
Training and orientation helps the volunteers through education and guided experience.
Anyone interested in sharing their time and talents can call Betsy Meyer at 218-237-5482. The hospital's toll-free number is 1-800-566-3311.
Home Care
St. Joseph's Area Health Services offers home care for people who need medical services but do not require hospitalization. Home care is designed to support people in their recovery from an acute or short-term illness to maintaining their ability to stay at home and avoid moving to a nursing home. St. JosephĖs professional team is experienced and skilled in assessment. We also have an established rapport with area physicians who direct the home care for patients.
Home care offerings and eligibility requirements can be a complicated matter for some, so donĖt hesitate to call our office at 218-732-4552 if you or someone you know could benefit from these services. Referrals can be made by anyone.
St. Joseph's Home Care services include:
- Skilled nursing services by RN/LPN
- Medication management
- Dressing changes
- Wound care
- IV therapy
- Assessments
- Lab work
- Teaching
- Other technical procedures
Personal care by Home Health Aides include:
- Bathing and other personal cares
- Dressing
- Foot care
- Exercises
Other services include:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Social work services
- Diabetic education
- Homemaking
- Respite care for caregivers
- Senior companion program
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