Palliative Care

Palliative care is designed to provide management of symptoms associated with end stage disease and other chronic conditions. These symptoms may be caused by the illness itself or maybe the result of treatment, surgery or medications.

The hospice staff has advanced training and are experts in symptoms management to improve the quality of life for patients facing any serious illnesses, enabling these patients to regain control.  The purpose of palliative care is to relieve Suffering and improve quality of life for patients facing any serious illness.  Disabling pain and complex symptoms can prevent one from fighting their illness, leaving them afraid.  That is why our team of palliative care experts/professionals working closely with the primary doctor, gets pain under control to where one can regain control and quality of life.

Symptoms commonly treated include

• Pain
• Nausea
• Breathing Difficulties
• Vomiting
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Constipation
• Fever
• Dry Mouth
• Depression
• Loss of Appetite
• Anxiety
• Skin Breakdown/Wounds
• Edema

Our team of professionals (Hospice Physician, Attending Physician, RN, Social Worker, Chaplain, Pharmacist, personal care aide) will focus on the patient and the family to customize a care plan that’s specific to the needs.

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Skilled Nursing Care

• Wound care
• Wound vac
• Ostomy/Catheter
• Tube feedings
• Phlebotomy
• Medication management
• Breathing treatments
• Pulse oximetry
• Bowel and bladder training
• IV therapy
• Diabetic care
• Disease management
• Patient education

Chronic Disease Management

Pulmonary Care Program

Advance lung disease like COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension and any other lung disease causing reduced pulmonary efficiency presents unique challenges to the healthcare provider.

Progressive Hospice chronic disease management provides comprehensive care and a solution to the complex care required by these patients with a goal to control negative symptoms and maximize quality of life by providing assurance and lessening fear and anxiety.

Our interdisciplinary team works collaboratively with attending physicians and pulmonologists to provide vital support and resources needed to ease stress associated with this advanced chronic disease.

Program Benefits

• Ongoing physician office visits with physicians involved with the plan of care and continued billing of services.
• Family educational support increasing patient’s ability to cope.
• Availability of nursing staff, and support 24 hours a day 7 days a week for peace of mind.
• Advanced care planning that involves patient and the family.
• Active medical treatment for appropriate care.

“Our pulmonary special care program provides consistent advance care at the right time.”

Dementia Special Care Program

Advance dementia impacts the whole family by overextending all involved emotionally, physically and financially. Our patient and family centered approach provides a fresh perspective, care options and continuous support for the peace of mind.

Progressive Hospice chronic disease management provides comprehensive care and a solution to the complex care required by these patients with a goal to control negative symptoms and maximize quality of life by providing assurance and lessening fear and anxiety by providing much needed family support.

Our interdisciplinary team works collaboratively with attending physicians and community resources to provide vital support and brings forth needed ease of stress associated with this advanced chronic disease.

Program Benefits

• Monitor and manage patient’s symptoms for optimal comfort.
• Provide comprehensive support and hands on assistance.
• Assistance in allocating community resources.

“Our dementia special care program provides consistent advance care you can depend on.”

Cardiac Special Care Program

Advanced cardiac disease poses a set of challenges to patients and their families. Adequate psychosocial and physical support is very important to these patients that often suffer from social isolation due to the disease process. Our patient and family centered approach provides a fresh perspective, care options and continuous support with nurses, pharmacists and physicians available 24hrs/7days/week for the peace of mind.

Progressive Hospice chronic disease management program provides comprehensive innovative approach to care and a solution to the complex care needs required by these patients with a goal to control negative symptoms and maximize quality of life by providing assurance, lessening fear and providing confidence.

Our interdisciplinary team works collaboratively with attending physicians and community resources to provide vital support and brings forth needed ease of stress associated with this advanced chronic disease.

Program Benefits

• Advanced care planning and active medical treatment.
• Monitor and manage patient’s symptoms for optimal comfort.
• Provide comprehensive support, hands on assistance and personal care.
• Family & patient’s teaching on disease process/medication management.

“Our advanced cardiac special care program provides excellence in care when you need it most.”

Pediatric Care

When a child is seriously ill, everything changes. The increased responsibilities of caring for a child pose a set of challenges. Our team of professionals provides a patient and family centered approach giving a fresh perspective, care options and continuous support 24hrs/7days/week to help regain and maintain confidence and control for the peace of mind.

Progressive Hospice provides a range of home health services available for infants through young adults anytime following a diagnosis of a serious illness or life limiting conditions. Our team will deal with complex care needs with a goal to control negative symptoms and maximize quality of life.

Getting our professionals involved is not giving up. It is accepting the need for help, care and support for the child, siblings and family.

Program Benefits

• Pediatric nurse home visits and Advanced care planning.
• Communicating with attending physician.
• Monitoring and managing patient’s symptoms for optimal comfort.
• Comprehensive support and counseling.
• Spiritual support, music therapy and education.

“Specialized advanced care for infants, children and teens with serious illness to affirm hope”

Therapy Services

Physical Therapy Services Evaluation Therapeutic Exercise Fabrication Temporary Devices Transfer Training Gait Training Establish or Upgrade Home Program Ultrasound Electrotherapy Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Program Evaluation ADLs/Self Care Muscle Re-education Perceptual Motor Training Neuro Developmental Treatment Orthotics/Splinting Adaptive Equipment Speech Language/Pathology Program Evaluation Neuromuscular Articulation Voice Fluency Cognition/Linguistics Expressive Language Receptive Language

Our Therapy Team Consists of: Masters Level Licensed Physical Therapists Speech Language Pathologists Occupational Therapists

Volunteer Services

Our volunteers come from a variety of different backgrounds. The one aspect they have in common is their desire to make a difference in lives of people and families facing severe illnesses or dealing with a loss of a loved one. Anyone can be a volunteer, but each is carefully selected to ensure that they possess sensitivity, compassion, communication skills and a desire to serve others.

Music Therapy

Music therapy is an interpersonal process in which a trained music therapist uses music and all of its facets-physical, emotional, social, aesthetic and spiritual- to help a patient improve in health. Music therapy can be used to promote a calm meditative state, as the breathing, the heart rate, blood pressure and temperature of the body decreases to reduce stress.

Music therapy can be used with individuals of all ages and a variety of conditions including pain management issues, cancer patients, stoke victims, depression, anxiety attack and patients with severe debilitating complex symptoms due to a chronic or terminal illness.

When it comes to Hospice and end of life issues, survey indicates that people's fears revolve around concerns of dying alone, being unable to breathe and dying in pain. A music therapy session can take a patient beyond the music into silence that is comforting and spiritual. This can alleviate pain and other distressing symptoms which can help the family cope better.

Our Healing Music practitioners along with our team of Comfort (Palliative) care experts and professionals will work closely with the attending physician to help our patient regain control and a quality of life.

MD House Calls

Did you know that Progressive Hospice’s physicians make house calls? To reduce frequent hospitalization and frequent emergency room visits, hospice physicians will visit a client in their place of residence when necessary. Nurses can also initiate continuous care shifts ranging from 8 to24 hours a day to manage either uncontrolled symptoms or a crisis.

Caregivers Support

A chronic or terminal illness impacts the whole family, especially the caregiver. The caregiver can be overextended physically, emotionally and even financially. Our family centered approach focuses on care for the caregiver by providing comprehensive support and hands on assistance, utilizing our personal care aides and volunteers for respite care.

Our personal care aides can be there for bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, grocery shopping, food preparations, chores, laundry, light housekeeping, and companionship .

We also offer caregivers support groups where caregivers can meet weekly and support each other. The meetings are facilitated by our master’s level social worker and our chaplain in our office weekly.

Let’s Talk Hospice

• When faced with a chronic or a life threatening illness, Hospice is Key
• Hospice is serious medicine that offers state of the art Palliative (Comfort) Care using
  advanced and specialized staff to prevent or alleviate distressing symptoms

There is living to be done in the face of...

• A serious or chronic illness
• An age-related condition
• A potentially terminal illness
• The death of a loved one

We will work with you, your family, and your attending physician to help you receive quality care and treatment

• Pain & Symptom Management
• Medical Home Visits
• Personal Care Services
• Grief Support Services
• Medications/Equipment

Early contact with Hospice can provide peace of mind when planning for future decisions

Be an informed consumer. Explore your healthcare choices.

• Our staff will coordinate services with your physician and be your advocate, providing medical care only under physician supervision
• It’s about quality of life for you and your family

Hospice Care is not just for cancer patients only.

• Care is also provided for clients with chronic heart disease, chronic lung disease, renal disease, neurological illness, Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), AIDs and many others.
• An RN is available 24hours/day, 7days/week and is just a phone call away. If necessary the nurse will come see the patient and family any time of day, night, weekends and holidays. Our staff is always available for you.

You are eligible for hospice services when the physician certifies a prognosis of 6 months or less if the disease follows its natural course.

• However, if your condition remains appropriate for hospice care, you can receive hospice indefinitely. Our hospice staff will evaluate your condition at periodic intervals.
• Patients can be discharged from hospice if their condition improves, others remain on longer than 6 months.
• The hospice philosophy is to live life to its fullest with comfort and dignity. Although a cure may no longer be possible, good care is available to prevent suffering. One gift of hospice is its capacity to help families identify and show their spiritual connections with each other.
• We come to you wherever you call home (residence, long term facility, hospital, assisted living).
• No out of pocket expenses. Most insurance companies including Medicare and Medicaid will cover hospice expenses.
• We work to find the right comfort balance for every patient, relieving pain without sacrificing alertness. This requires constant consulting with the patient and family and sometimes regular adjustment to medication or other treatment.
• When the family is overwhelmed from care, we provide respite care.
• In case of a crisis or uncontrollable symptoms, our staff will initiate continuous care and remain with the patient 8-24 hours a day until the situation is under control.
• It’s not just about the patient but support for the family as a whole.

Palliative (Comfort) Care

• Provides treatment and support when you face an age-related health condition, a serious or chronic illness, or if you have a terminal illness and have chosen to forego active treatment.
• Provides consultation on issues related to complex care planning.
• Eases physical and emotional pain symptoms.
• Is provided by an interdisciplinary team of experts

Our Palliative Care Team

• Focuses on coordinating all aspects of your care to improve your quality of life as you define it. You, your family and your own physician are active members of the palliative care team.

This is what Hospice Care Offers:

• Assurance that the patient’s wishes are honored and respected.
• Choice among the types of treatments, care and services that are available.
• Pain and symptom control tailored to the patient’s wishes.
• Emotional support for the patient and their loved ones.
• An opportunity for the patient to put his/her affairs in order.
• Spiritual support for the patient and family.
• The option to choose where the patient will be cared for, including being able to remain at home.
• A team of professionals to offer comprehensive care for the patient.
• Continuity of caregivers, no matter where a patient resides.
• Comfort, dignity and understanding are critical aspects of the services provided.

The role of a healthcare provider (attending physicians, nurses, mental health practitioners and long term care providers)

• Be an informed healthcare provider by learning about hospice.
• Be a compassionate healthcare provider by referring hospice to your clients.
• Embrace hospice as a vital part of life. Just like prenatal care is vital before birth, hospice is vital when approaching end of life.
• Hospice care doesn’t mean giving up. Hospice and Palliative Care are specialized healthcare services that play an important role in patients’ quality of care.
• Let us help you explain Hospice and Palliative Services to your patients