Hospice Care
Where Quality & Compassion Meet
Pathways Hospice offers patients facing advanced illnesses the freedom to live each day to its fullest, surrounded by family and loved ones. Our goal is to provide our patients with comfort, dignity, quality of life and, above all else, time.
The Pathways Team works with you, your family, and your medical Providers to deliver high-quality hospice care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our board-certified hospice clinicians provide the highest quality of care with compassion and commitment to our patients and families. Our Team is honored to be a part of your journey.
Hospice Services
At Pathways Hospice, we recognize that each patient has a unique set of needs. We understand that patients and families need a combination of physical, emotional and spiritual support.
How Hospice Care Helps
At Pathways Hospice, it isn’t enough for us to provide outstanding care. Our compassionate team takes the time to get to know each patient and family individually.
Our team develops unique connections with our families, and becomes a true part of their support system. Research has shown that patients on hospice care can live longer, more fulfilling lives compared to those who don’t receive hospice services.
Receiving Care Through Pathways Hospice Means:
Care Setting
Our services are able to come to you, wherever you call home. We can see patients at a residence, assisted living or nursing facility.Financial Coverage
Our team will work with you to outline the costs.Resources
The Pathways Team provides education, resources, respite care and bereavement services for loved ones.Support
You can always reach us 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
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The Pathways Difference
Next Steps
A dedicated clinical liaison will explain services and eligibility. They are here to help answer questions and discuss options.
Our team will coordinate with your physician to discuss and order services.
A dedicated nurse will complete your assessment.
Services ordered by your physician will begin supporting you.
Our interdisciplinary team is here for you.
FAQs
At Pathways Hospice, we understand that your community provider relationships are important. Patients are always welcome to keep their PCP, and we will always provide the highest levels of communication to PCPs in an effort to work collaboratively for the best possible patient outcomes. In addition, our interdisciplinary team includes dedicated Medical Directors and Nurse Practitioners who can provide patients with in-home visits, and our entire team meets to assess our patient’s clinical needs on a weekly basis.
Our team consists of Hospice Certified Nurses, Aides, Social Workers, Chaplains, Volunteers, Nurse Practitioners and Physicians. The Pathways Team will evaluate every patient individually and create a unique care plan for each patient and family. Visits can range between a few hours per week, to daily visits based on
what is specifically needed for each patient.
Pathways Hospice provides all of our patients with access to our team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition to your Nurse Care Manager, who you will see multiple times each week, we also provide our patients and families with access to a 24/7 Nurse and Physician-lead Helpline. We will always have a nurse available to make visits any time of day or night, especially in emergent situations. We will work in adjunct with our patients and families
to ensure that all goals of care are being met and exceeded.
You have the right to discontinue hospice services at anytime if you wish to pursue other treatment options. You may also be discharged from hospice if your condition improves or does not decline as expected, but you can be readmitted later if you still qualify.
The hospital cannot and will not refuse care to hospice patients. Patients and families always have the right to call 911 in an emergency, and take their loved ones to the hospital. At Pathways Healthcare, our goal is to avoid unnecessary rehospitalizations by providing the best possible in-home care to our patients and families.
Our staff is always available 24/7 to triage a patient’s needs, and we do ask you call our team with any concerns. Most of the time, we are able to help patients avoid going to the hospital by providing interventions at home. In the event a patient needs immediate medical intervention, we are always in agreement to utilize emergency services. If a patient decides to pursue further treatments at the hospital, hospice services may be revoked until a patient returns home once again.
