The choice to call on hospice care is never easy. It is often a decision wrought with emotion and is a part of a difficult time of life. For many, the choice to call in hospice solidifies the reality of a patient’s current condition. However, hospice is much more than simply end of life care. At Agape Hospice, we strive to give our patients and their families everything they need to face, endure and even overcome this difficult time of life. Below you will find some more information about Agape Hospice:
Who Benefits From Hospice Care?
Before contacting one of our many locations in South Carolina, you will want to know what hospice does. Hospice is a service for patients who either no longer benefit or have chosen to forgo treatment for their illness. In most cases, hospice patients have a life expectancy of six months or less. Hospice service is provided in a person’s home or within a nursing home or assisted living facility.
Our Care: Based on Teamwork:
At Agape House, we work as a team. The members of our team include an attending physician, hospice physician, nurse practitioners, nursing team, nursing assistant and homemaker, medical social worker, chaplain, grief counselor, volunteers and after hours
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Our team works tirelessly to come up with a plan of care that will make a patient’s passing pain free. Hospice is not created to cure a disease, but to manage the symptoms of an illness and make life more pleasant for those approaching the end of their life and those who love them. As such, hospice is comfort-focused. It is created to address not only physical pain, but also focuses on the mental, emotional, spiritual needs of the patient and their loved ones. In essence, a hospice team is a group of professionals that walk alongside someone as they face death, or a patient’s loved ones as the patient approaches the end of their