Hillside Hospice — A Special Team
As the only community-based hospice in the area, Hillside Hospice provides a unique and complete support system for both the patient and the family. The hospice interdisciplinary team develops a plan of care to meet the individual needs of each patient and family.
What is Hospice?
Many misperceptions exist surrounding hospice care. These misconceptions delay individuals and families from seeking valuable support.
What Hospice Is:
A special team that meets the patient and family where they are in the end of life journey. The care is individualized to provide optimal quality of life, recognizing the need to support the emotional, spiritual, and practical needs as well as the medical and physical needs. Hospice cares for the entire family unit, however the client may define that.
What Hospice Is Not:
- Just for the last days and weeks of life
- No treatments or care – Hospice balances the benefits of medical treatments and care with the goal for quality of life
Other Facts:
- Many families wish they had not waited so long to accept hospice services.
- National data finds that Hospice patients live longer, spend less time in the hospital, and have a higher satisfaction with the quality of care received during this time than those not supported by Hospice.
Gifting: A Way to
Say "Thank You"
People often want to show their thanks for good care to the staff members(s) who cared for them.
Our goal is to always provide the best of care, and each staff member feels honored to share in caring for patients throughout the region. We do not expect any special gifts or thanks in return, and we do not allow staff to take gifts from clients or families.
We do, however, accept donations for our program for the good of future clients and families. If you wish to say “great job” to a staff member who cared for you, you may make a donation in honor of that person to BDCH Hillside Home Care, or to the BDCH Foundation, Inc.