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Hospice Care
What makes RVNA different?
Advanced training, certification, and experience –
- 2 full-time physicians certified by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Medical Director Dr. Cochrane was honored by the
respected organization California Association of Healthcare Services at
Home (CAHSAH) as 2006-07 Homecare Physician of the Year.
- Hospice Physician Dr. Leslie Stevens
received the CAHSAH 2008-2009 Homecare Physician of the Year
award.
- An extraordinary 84% of registered nurses are voluntarily
certified by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
- Hemet Hospice Volunteers Inc. - (foundation, fundraising arm of the company) $200-$250k annual support for patient special needs not covered under the Medicare Benefit, including; last wishes, assistance with bills, caregiver support, medical suppies not covered by Medicare.
RVNA is available anytime day or night
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Full-time
nursing team working at night, seven
nights a week
A full range of therapies to relieve pain and symptoms
- Physical therapists
- Full-time licensed massage therapist on staff
Non-profit agency
- A tax-exempt, non-profit charity which reinvests financial surplus back into patient care to provide the best care with extra services and benefits for patients and families. We never need to limit services and control costs in order to return profits to stockholders.
What is Hospice?
Hospice is living.
Hospice provides specialized care to patients with life-limiting illness. It transitions curative care to comfort care, focusing on relief from pain and other symptoms so that patients live as fully and comfortably as possible. It is a philosophy of care that respects emotional and spiritual needs, as well as the physical. And hospice cares for the loved ones who care for you.
Hospice comes to you, whether you are in a family residence, assisted living facility, skilled nursing facility, or hospital. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When is Hospice appropriate?
Hospice is appropriate for persons with a life expectancy of 6 months or less if the illness runs its expected course. But many hospice patients live far longer, improving from the attentive care they receive at home from the hospice team of healthcare professionals.
Who pays for Hospice?
Medicare pays for hospice care, as long as service is provided by a Medicare-certified provider. Most private health insurance policies offer a hospice benefit.
How to Choose a Hospice
When you have a life-limiting illness that no longer responds to curative treatment, consider hospice care for pain and symptom control.
You have a choice of hospice providers. Your physician may recommend a hospice. You may arrange care with that hospice, or you may choose another.
Points to consider:
- Choose a local hospice with staff living and working in the local area for faster service.
- Choose a hospice with physicians who have the Hospice and Palliative Board Certification, which insures advanced education, training and experience in pain and symptom control.
- Choose a hospice with nurses who have Hospice and Palliative Board Certification, which insures advanced training and expertise in pain and symptom control.
- Choose a hospice that offers a full array of pain and symptom control techniques.
- Choose a non-profit hospice that redirects financial surplus into staff training and patient care. For-profit hospices must pay stockholder dividends.
- It's best to research and choose a hospice provider before you become too ill.
After you make your decision
 Put your decision in writing. Tell your family your
wishes.
Tell your physician your wishes, and give your doctor a written copy of your request.
If you're in the hospital or a skilled nursing facility, tell a nurse or social worker which hospice you would like to use.
If you live in a residential care facility, tell the director of nursing or administrator, and ask that a written copy of your choice be placed in your medical file.
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