"I must express my feelings of gratitude toward your organization... so small yet so big, so simple yet so sophisticated, so complex yet presented as ordinary." -- Hospice family member
The following services provided by Hospice of North Central Ohio are available to anyone in need, regardless of his or her ability to pay. Funding for Hospice services is provided through major medical insurance, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, local fund raising, private donations, and memorials.
- Medications for Pain and Symptom Management
Eliminates or controls all pain and other physical symptoms, thereby keeping the patient as comfortable as possible while he or she is still alert.
- Professional Nursing Visits
Provides ongoing monitoring of a patient's condition.
- Assistance and Instruction to Family Caregivers
Helps family caregivers learn a variety of effective and appropriate patient care techniques.
- Personal Care and Homemaker Assistance
Provides assistance to a patient and his or her family with personal and home tasks.
- Medical and Social Services
Lends emotional support to individuals and families and networks them with financial, legal, and social services.
- Spiritual Care from the Hospice Chaplain
Integrates spiritual care into the family's own religious institution.
- Dietary Guidance from a Registered Dietitian
- Physical, Occupational, Speech, and Music Therapies
- Trained Volunteers
Provides services for the patient and primary caregiver, particularly day-to-day activities and responsibilities.
- Bereavement Support
Supports individuals and family members while they are dealing with grief; the term of support services can run from the time of the patient's admission to at least one year after the patient's death.
- Short Term Inpatient Care
Provides pain and symptom management as well as respite care.
- On-call Professional Staff
Supports anyone who is in need on a 24 hours per day, 7 day per week basis.
- Supplemental Paid Caregiver Fund:
Program established to provide financial assistance to qualified and low income families. These funds can be used to hire additional caregivers who can either assist in the care of a loved one or help with other tasks requiring payment.
Note: At times, this fund may be utilized for other family needs. Check with your Hospice social worker for more information.
Important: Families must qualify for the Supplemental Paid Caregiver Fund program. For more information, contact Hospice.
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