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The Benefits of Hospice Care

Apr 18, 2023 11:58AM ● By Lehigh Valley CARE Patrol
If you have a loved one who is terminally ill (that is, the doctors have confirmed that their illness has reached an incurable point), you should consider hospice care. In an emotionally-challenging time, hospice care offers several benefits to you and your loved one. It helps ease your burden and ensure your loved one gets the support, care, and dignity they deserve through their end-of-life journey.

Comfort and quality of life
Hospice care helps provide a comfortable environment for your ailing loved one. Instead of aggressively treating the illness, medication and other treatments will be administered to help alleviate their pains and symptoms. You also get other services, such as counseling, companionship, and careful, thoughtful caregiving that will improve your loved one’s quality of life.

Eases stress and anxiety
Hospice care helps relieve you and the rest of your family of all the stress and anxiety that comes with caring for a loved one in their final days. Family members can rest and take some time off with care and support provided by the hospice care facility. The caregivers take care of bathing, dressing, and administering medications for your loved one, taking the burden off you.

Respect for your loved one’s wishes
Most people with life-limiting illnesses have wishes. Hospice care provides a caring and supportive environment for your loved one to fulfill their last desires without restrictions. For example, with the caregivers’ help, your loved one can wear their favorite clothes and eat their favorite meals.

Home care
Hospice care can be administered successfully in the comfort of the home as well as in a personal care / assisted living community. That way, your loved one feels safe as they are cared for in a familiar environment. Friends and family can spend time with them, providing comfort and support to each other under one roof.

Provides dignity and respect for patients
One of the major benefits of hospice care is that your loved one can pass away in a dignified manner—away from hospital noises and whirring machines, surrounded by friends and family that love and care about them.

Find a hospice care facility that provides what you need to navigate one of life’s most difficult moments.
In such a challenging time, it’s crucial to find a hospice care facility that will meet your unique needs. At CarePatrol, we are dedicated to guiding you and helping you find a hospice care facility that provides you and your loved one with the compassion, care, support, and emotional strength to navigate this difficult transition.

Get help today—Call Care Patrol at (610) 509-0445.