Austin, TX Hospice Provider

Hospice is a type of specialized care for people who have terminal illness that is no longer responding to medical treatment or intervention. Rather than trying to cure the disease, we focus on pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and help for families and caregivers.

In most cases, a family member serves as the patient's primary caregiver and helps make decisions for their loved one. The hospice care team, working together with the caregiver, develops a plan to provide treatment, pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, personal care and specialized services for both the patient and family. Hospice staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help meet your needs.

In most cases, a family member serves as the patient's primary caregiver and helps make decisions for their loved one. The hospice care team, working together with the caregiver, develops a plan to provide treatment, pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, personal care and specialized services for both the patient and family. Hospice staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help meet your needs.

Yes. Hospice services are 100% covered by Medicare Part A. They are also covered by Medicaid in most states, as well as many other private or managed care insurances.

• Specially trained team of caring hospice professionals
• Care provided wherever the patient calls home
• 100% of hospice costs covered by Medicare
• 24/7 accessibility if needed
• Focus on comfort and quality of life
• Assistance with daily tasks and personal care
• Emotional and spiritual support
• Paid medications, equipment and supplies related to the terminal illness
• Bereavement support and respite care for family members
• Research shows patients on hospice can live longer than patients who do not receive hospice care

You'll receive intermittent visits from a team of people with expertise in different fields. Your hospice team may include a physician, nurse, social worker, chaplain, bereavement counselor, hospice aide and volunteers.

The hospice care team works with patients and caregivers to determine the frequency and type of hospice services needed. The number of in-home hospice service visits typically increases as the patient's illness progresses and their needs increase.