Services – Southeast Texas Hospice

Who We Serve

Hospice is for patients who have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of one year or less as certified by their physician and are referred by a friend, family member, social service agency, clergy or by their own choice. Our service area is for residents living in the “Golden Triangle” region of southeast Texas.

Hospice provides services to patients and families who desire hospice care in their home and who have enough support to be safely maintained in their residence. Hospice also provides care to dying individuals in nursing homes and assisted living centers.

Hospice care is available to any terminally ill individual regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or ability to pay.

How We Do It

Hospice care is provided at substantially less cost to terminally ill individuals than other services provided by hospitals and home health agencies. Hospice care is covered under most insurance plans including Medicare, Medicaid, and by most insurance carriers.

Sometimes, because of financial difficulties such as joblessness, lack of insurance, high medicine costs, and a host of other reasons, a family finds the cost of a terminal illness overwhelming. Hospice provides services for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay through assistance provided by private donations and memorials.

We encourage individuals wishing to make a financial contribution to help families with financial needs to receive Hospice care to contact our office for information on how they can make a donation to our Hospice Foundation.

Hospice care is available to any terminally ill individual regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or ability to pay.

Physician Supervision

Dealing with terminal patients requires a different type of doctoring. The Hospice doctor works closely with the patient’s attending physician who determines which medical services are needed by their patient and which services they wish for the Hospice physician to provide.

Nursing Assistance

Hospice nurses provide skilled care and evaluative monitoring of the patient’s condition with compassionate care for as often and as long as necessary. Hospice nurses spend time visiting patients to make them comfortable and to answer questions that family members may have. We understand families need to feel secure in the care they are providing to their loved ones.

Spiritual Counseling

If requested by the patient or family, the Hospice Chaplain can help establish spiritual closeness by coordinating religious resources from the patient’s own congregation. The forthright manner in which the Hospice staff deals with each patient’s case is helpful to both the patient and family to accept the reality of the situation, their own mortality, and their relationship to God.

Referral for Help

Caring for a patient may seem frightening or overwhelming to a family. We explain the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects connected with a terminal illness. Information is provided to the patient and family about community resources and financial assistance available to families. We serve as a reliable source of information and as a reassuring friend.

Personal Help

Hospice home health aides provide personal care services to a patient like helping with their bath or personal grooming. And, hospice aides assist families in routine activities such as washing clothes, cooking, cleaning and even buying groceries if needed.

Companionship

Hospice volunteers provide friendship, a kind word, extra help around the house or respite–so family members can leave for a few hours to take care of errands, shopping or personal needs. Each volunteer is carefully screened and trained before being assigned to a patient and family.

Continued Support

Hospice provides emotional counseling to its patients and families throughout the final stages of their illness. Hospice has found that many people need the continued emotional support after their loved one has died. Many families take advantage of Hospice’s “Bereavement Program” which lends support for a period of one year after a patient’s death.