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Fact Vs. Fiction

Fiction:All hospice care is the same.

FACT:Even within the same community, hospices may vary dramatically. Ask questions. How long has the hospice been providing care in the community? Is the hospice for-profit or non-profit? How many local volunteers do they have? Where are they headquartered? Which nursing homes do they contract with?

Fiction:Hospice is a place, so you must leave your home to receive care.

FACT:Hospice is a type of care, not a place. In fact, most hospice care is delivered in the patient’s own home. Care provided in the home allows families to be together when they need it the most, sharing final days in peace, comfort and dignity. For those that can no longer remain at home, we provide hospice care in nursing facilities, contracted inpatient beds in area hospitals, and assisted living centers.

Fiction:Choosing Hospice care means giving up hope.

FACT:When faced with a life limiting or serious illness, many patients and families tend to dwell on the imminent loss of life, rather than on making the most of the life that remains. Hospice helps patients reclaim the spirit of life. It helps patients understand that even though illness can lead to sadness, anger and pain, it can also lead to opportunities for reminiscence, laughter and reunion.

Fiction:You can’t keep your own doctor on hospice.

FACT:In the Cypress Basin Hospice home care program, your own physician continues to be your primary doctor, consulting with the Cypress Basin Hospice Medical Director, when necessary, to keep you free from pain and other troublesome symptoms.

Fiction:Hospice can only help when family members are available to provide care for the patient.

FACT:Recognizing that people may live alone, or with family members who are unable to provide caregiver support, Cypress Basin Hospice can coordinate community resources to make home care possible. Cypress Basin Hospice can also help to find an alternative location where the patient can safely receive care.

Fiction:Hospice is for people who don’t need a high level of care.

FACT:Hospice is serious medicine. Cypress Basin Hospice is Medicare-certified, which means that we must employ medical and nursing personnel with skills in controlling pain and other symptoms of illness. Cypress Basin Hospice offers state-of-the art palliative care, using advanced technologies to prevent or alleviate distressing symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, or nausea.