Premier Hospice

01/10/2022

Myth Busters Monday!

Myth:🚫
Hospice care is only for people with a few days or weeks to live.

Fact: 🦋
While hospice certainly helps patients and families during a medical crisis, the fullest benefit occurs when pain and symptoms are managed and patients have time to make personal and spiritual connections.

01/03/2022

Myth Busters Monday!

Myth:🚫
Hospice is only for people with cancer.

Fact: 🦋
Hospice is for patients of any age with a prognosis of six months to live or less. Reasons for admission may include end-stage cancer, dementia, heart disease, lung disease, stroke or coma.

12/27/2021

Myth Busters Monday!

Myth:🚫
Hospice care ends with the passing of the patient.

Fact: 🦋
Bereavement or grief support is an important part of hospice. At Premier, we offer families a full year of bereavement support after the death of a family member.

12/20/2021

Myth Busters Monday!

Myth:🚫
Only a doctor can refer someone for hospice care.

Fact: 🦋
It is important for patients and families to know that anyone can make a referral. Family, clergy, nurses or others can refer a patient.

12/17/2021

We are a team of caring professionals devoted to giving each family a gift when they need it the most...quality of life for our patients when they are facing life's greatest challenge.

At Premier Hospice our commitment to excellence is reflected in our core values. Conveying these values throughout the organization with excitement and passion by word and action is what drives us.

12/13/2021

Myth Busters Monday!

Myth:🚫
Once you decide on hospice, you can’t go back.

Fact:🦋
Patients can revoke hospice participation at any time. Their medical condition may improve or they may decide to pursue curative treatment again. Patients can reapply for care at a later time.

12/07/2021

Premier Hospice Flower Program brightens our Residents' Day!

Premier Hospice's Flower Program brightens our Residents' Day!

12/06/2021

Myth Busters Monday!

Myth:🚫
Hospice happens at a hospital or hospice facility.

Fact: 🦋
Hospice is provided anywhere a patient calls home. Often that’s in the patient’s home or the home of a family member, but it could also be a nursing home, assisted living facility or hospital.

11/29/2021

Myth Busters Monday!

Myth:🚫
Hospice care is expensive.

Fact:🦋
Hospice is a fully funded Medicare/Medicaid benefit, unlimited in length, and is covered by many private insurance companies. Most plans cover visits, medications, supplies and equipment related to the hospice diagnoses, with no out-of-pocket expenses to the patient. Care includes visits from nurses and other health care professionals, social services, certain therapies and spiritual counseling. The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs also covers hospice care for veterans.