The Kingfisher, calm and at peace,
nested upon water, quieter of restlessness.
Hospice Care
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hospice?
Hospice cares for patients with terminal illness with a focus on quality of life, symptom management and patient directed care.
Where is Hospice?
Hospice care is provided where the patient lives. It is not a place, it is an approach.
Who pays for Hospice?
Hospice is covered by Medicare, Medicaid and all major insurance carriers. Halcyon Hospice accepts all patients without regard to their ability to pay.
Who is eligible for hospice?
Any patient whose physician will certify a probable life expectancy of six months or less. After 6 months the patient can continue hospice care if they meet appropriate criteria for re-certification.
What if the patient’s health changes?
No decision is permanent. At any point, a patient may decide hospice is not for them and return to their primary health care benefit.
Does the hospice manage pain?
Hospice expertise is in pain and acute symptom management.
Hospice Philosophy
At any point in our circle of life, a loved one can face the transitions incurable diseases foretell. Hospice is precisely for those moments of pause; to be present; to listen in order to bring peace and settle the restlessness that can accompany the uncertainty of change.
Hospice care does not seek to cure, does not seek to hasten or prolong, but instead offers comfort and support for patients and their families. Hospice facilitates emotional and spiritual growth while physical conditions change. Hospice care is provided everywhere. The hospice team specializes in the physical, social, spiritual and emotional care of the patient and family, with professionals and volunteers available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Hospice care honors the potential for growth in this cycle of life, bringing a clinically-directed, interdisciplinary team to nurture, support, and heal during the last stages of an illness and bereavement period. Non-descriminatory, hospice offers palliative care without regard to age, gender, nationality, race, creed, sexual orientation, disability, diagnosis, availability of a primary caregiver, or ability to pay.
Hospice care is faithfully holistic and truly focuses on the unique, personal wishes of an individual patient and family.