Hospice Hospice Can Help You Can Help You & Your Family & Your Family

Developed with assistance from

Hospice Caring Project, Santa Cruz County, CA

Hospice of Helping HandsHospice of Helping Hands

1-800-992-65921-800-992-6592

Who Will Care for You if You Who Will Care for You if You are Sick?are Sick?

Your family?Your family?

Your church?Your church?

Your community?Your community?

Hospice Supports You and Hospice Supports You and Your Care GiversYour Care Givers

Hospice can help youHospice can help you Ease your painEase your pain Listen to your fears or worriesListen to your fears or worries Give you a bed or walker to help you Give you a bed or walker to help you

be comfortablebe comfortable Pay for your medicinePay for your medicine Read to you or help you write letters Read to you or help you write letters

to loved onesto loved ones

Hospice Supports You and Hospice Supports You and Your Care GiversYour Care Givers

Hospice can help your family care Hospice can help your family care giversgivers Learn how to safely care for youLearn how to safely care for you Prepare everyone for what might happen Prepare everyone for what might happen

as you get sickeras you get sicker Help with your careHelp with your care Listen to fears or worriesListen to fears or worries Help with chores or errands Help with chores or errands Be there once you are gone to help them Be there once you are gone to help them

with their griefwith their grief

Hospice RespectsHospice RespectsFamily TraditionFamily Tradition

Each family is different – hospice Each family is different – hospice works with you to provide the works with you to provide the support you needsupport you need

Hospice will talk to you and your care Hospice will talk to you and your care givers about your traditions and givers about your traditions and beliefsbeliefs

Hospice can work with your clergy to Hospice can work with your clergy to support your spiritual needssupport your spiritual needs

Supporting You Supporting You Wherever You AreWherever You Are

Hospice care can be given in your homeHospice care can be given in your home Hospice is also available to people in nursing Hospice is also available to people in nursing

homehome If you need to go to a hospital, hospice can If you need to go to a hospital, hospice can

help you there as wellhelp you there as well

Hospice Circle of CareHospice Circle of Care

ChaplainChaplain

VolunteerVolunteer

Family Family DoctorDoctor

Medical Medical DirectorDirector

Grief Grief Support Support

Social Social WorkerWorker

Home Home Health Health AideAide

NurseNurse

Patient Patient & &

FamilyFamily

Cost of Hospice CareCost of Hospice Care

You don’t need to worry about costs You don’t need to worry about costs with hospice with hospice

Hospice is covered by Medicare, Hospice is covered by Medicare, Medicaid and insuranceMedicaid and insurance

Hospice provides care to everyone – Hospice provides care to everyone – even if they don’t have insuranceeven if they don’t have insurance

When to Call HospiceWhen to Call Hospice

If you are thinking If you are thinking about calling thenabout calling then

now is the rightnow is the right

timetime

To Learn More, Call…To Learn More, Call…

Hospice of Helping Hands Hospice of Helping Hands 1-800-992-65921-800-992-6592

Someone will come to your Someone will come to your home just to help you decide home just to help you decide if hospice is right for you.if hospice is right for you.

To Learn More, Visit…To Learn More, Visit…

www.hospiceofhelpinghands.comwww.hospiceofhelpinghands.com

Caring Connections web site Caring Connections web site www.caringinfo.orgwww.caringinfo.org

www.nhpco.orgwww.nhpco.org

www.mihospice.orgwww.mihospice.org

To Ask for Help, Call Us TodayTo Ask for Help, Call Us Today

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