SouthernCare Hospice - Lafayette

SouthernCare provides palliative care to patients that have a terminal diagnosis such as:

ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
Alzheimers
Cancer
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA – Stroke)
Coronary Artery Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
End Stage Dementia
End Stage Degenerative Neurological Diseases (Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, etc.) End Stage Renal Disease
General

Debility/Failure to Thrive
Liver Disease
HIV/AIDs
Renal Failure

We take pride in providing individualized care to each of our patients. The core services that are provided by SouthernCare staff include:

24 hour support by phone or personal visit
Physician Care – Medical Management
Direct Nursing Care
Home Care Aides for bathing and other personal services
Homemaker Services
Social Services
Spiritual Counseling
Volunteer Services
Symptom Management (pain & other symptoms)
Medications related to the Hospice Diagnosis
Medical Equipment (wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen, etc)
Medical Supplies (incontinent supplies, nutritional supplements)
Nutritional Assistance
Physical, occupational and speech therapy
Respite Care
Bereavement Support following the patient’s death