Hospice provides quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness. Hospice and palliative care involves a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support that is specially tailored to each person’s needs and wishes. The focus of hospice relies on the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that our loved ones will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so. Hospice focuses on caring, not curing and, in most cases, care is provided in the person’s home. Hospice care also is provided in nursing homes and independent living facilities. Hospice services are available to patients of any age, religion, race, or illness. Hospice care is covered under Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans. Hospice of Guernsey, Inc. receives United Way assistance as well as donations and fundraising events to help patients who have no source of payment. No one is refused services due to the inability to pay. The care hospice provides brings hope to help people live life as fully as possible. It offers dignity when there is not a cure, and it surrounds families with love during one of life’s most challenging times.
