Providing Compassion and Care with Dignity
Hospice is a special kind of care that changes the end-of-life experience for patients who are not expected to recover by shifting the focus from curative treatment to comfort and quality of life.
Hospice care provides symptom and pain management, comfort and support to people who are in the final stages of advanced illness as well as supporting their loved ones.
Patient-Centered Care
Hospice of Havasu supports the patient and family when they need it most by providing:
- Physical care – manage pain, nausea, shortness of breath and other symptoms to ensure comfort. Provide bathing and personal care.
- Medical Supplies – hospital bed, oxygen, bedside commode, shower chair, walker, and more
- Emotional & Spiritual Support – guide patients and their loved ones with the emotional aspects of the final stages of life
- Social Services – advance directives, body donation, final arrangements, and community resources
- Respite – breaks for family and caregivers
- Volunteers – friendly visits
- Educate – help the family understand the dying process and how to provide the best care for their loved one
- You are Not Alone – We’re available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Hospice Care does not change the outcome, it changes the experience.
When is it Time for Hospice Care?
Signs that it might be time to consider hospice care:
- Treatment is no longer working and/or has led to a significant decline in quality of life
- Frequent calls to your health care provider, ER visits, or hospitalizations due to worsening symptoms
- Physical decline, weakness, or weight loss
- Pain, nausea, shortness of breath are not effectively managed with current treatments
- Recurrent infections
What are the Next Steps?
The patient, family or health care provider calls Hospice of Havasu 928-453-2111 to request a consultation.
Consultation – Hospice of Havasu meets with the patient and/or their loved ones to determine if the patient meets hospice eligibility guidelines without any obligation.