Hospice benefits provide these hospice services

Hospice care is centered on a Goal-Focused Plan of Care, individualized for each patient. With our care at Hospice of the Shoals, patients choose to reside at home, at a caregiver’s home, at a long-term nursing facility, or assisted living. We bring our services to the patient, wherever he/she chooses to call “home,” to assist family and other caregivers in providing the most comprehensive, highest quality hospice care services in Northwest Alabama.

Services include:

Medical direction by two local Board Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Physicians, including home visits periodically and as determined by the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team
Nursing care by specially trained hospice Registered Nurses with 24/7 availability
24 hour on-call Registered Nurses: after hours, weekends, holidays
Personal Care by Certified Hospice Nursing Aides
Social Worker services
Spiritual Counselor and counselor services
Supplies, such as diapers, wound care treatments, catheters, bed pads, etc.
Medical equipment, such as hospital beds, over-the-bed tables, wheelchairs, shower stools, oxygen, etc.
Prescription medications for pain and symptom control
Volunteer assistance
Respite care and caregiver relief
Short-term inpatient care
Continuous care
Bereavement counseling and support
Any other covered services needed to manage pain and symptoms, as recommended by Hospice of the Shoals Interdisciplinary Team

Additional services offered by Hospice of the Shoals:

Grief support meetings
Personal counseling for non-hospice patients
Pastoral services for funerals
Educational seminars through Hospice of the Shoals Education Department
End-of-life care information by Hospice of the Shoals Interdisciplinary Team (verbal and/or published)
“Butterfly Wishes Program” – granting end-of-life requests from patients when possible