When your loved one has a terminal illness and has reached a point in his or her illness where they no longer want care, you may elect for hospice or some similar care. Many people, because they are tired of seeing their loved one suffer opt to forgo curative care. The quality of life means a lot more to some people than the quantity of life. If this is an option that you are considering, you should know everything that is going to be involved in helping your loved one to transition to his or her final moments.
When a doctor has diagnosed, or it looks like the probability of the patient living six months or less, the decision to forgo, curative care is often mentioned. The patient is given everything needed to reduce the complications of the symptoms as much as possible. He or she is also aided with pain management. In this way, both the patient and his or her family members can enjoy the last weeks or months together without seeing the loved one suffer in agony.
When the curative care has been opted out, what is usually offered is hospice or sometimes simply called palliative care. The services offered with this type of care include, but are not limited to medication management and education, home visits and medical visits, telephone assistance, medical equipment and supplies, and spiritual support. Because having to address the inevitability of your loved one leaving this world, bereavement support is offered. The loved one’s family members will be given an opportunity to meet with others for a support group and counsellors who are trained to give support and leadership.
Serenity Palliative & Hospice Care has been offering hospice services for the past decade to residents in Phoenix, Arizona. The centre is in place to offer support to the family members whether they want to forgo curative methods or go straight into palliative and hospice care. The inpatient care centre operates on a 24 hour a day basis, using registered nurses as staff. If they can meet their goals of offering spiritual, physical and emotional support for suffering, they will have completed their task.
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