Housecall Providers Hospice

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Housecall Providers Hospice Services

  • Hospice Nursing
  • RN available 24x7
  • Medical Social Work
  • Counseling and coordination of care
  • Hospice Aide
  • Bathing assistance and personal care
  • Spiritual Counseling
  • Addressing spiritual needs
  • Bereavement Care
  • For families and caregivers up to one year following loss of loved one
  • Medications needed for comfort
  • Related to terminal diagnosis
  • Respite Care
  • Assist family caregivers by providing breaks
  • Volunteers
  • Help with a variety of tasks, from sitting with patient to light housekeeping or errands

For most patients, hospice is covered 100% by insurance.
Call our Hospice Clinical Supervisor for more information, 503-988-5303.

VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEART OF HOSPICE

Are you a well-rounded person with the desire to provide support to people who are in the final phase of life? If so, consider becoming a Hospice Patient Care Volunteer.

The hospice component of Housecall Providers offers physical, emotional, and spiritual support to our primary care patients who are nearing the end of life. Hospice care uses a team approach and the members include the Medical Director, RN, Medical Social Worker, Certified Home Health Aide, Chaplain, and Patient Care Volunteers. We work in partnership with the family members and paid caregivers who make up the patients’ immediate circle of care providers.

Volunteers are a critical part of the hospice team and bring with them companionship, compassion, and the opportunity for socialization as they visit our patients who are moving through this very special time of life.

Patient Care Volunteers complete 28 hours of training prior to seeing patients. The majority of our patients live in foster care homes so visits usually take place there. Some patients live in their own homes so volunteers can also provide weekly respite visits for family members caring for a patient. After the initial training, we provide monthly educational in-services and support meetings.

Training topics include:

• Hospice Overview and Role of the Volunteer
• Disease Process and Symptom Management
• Pain Relief at End-of-Life
• Spirituality
• Psycho-Social Issues for Patients and Families
• Grief and Bereavement

For more information, please contact Karin O’Connor, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, at 503-988-5336 x 232 or koconnor@housecallproviders.org