In the nursing home and assisted living
Why should you choose Sholom Hospice in a nursing home or assisted living?
Hospice staff, specially trained in end of life comfort care, become an integral part of the interdisciplinary care team of the nursing home or assisted living residence. Hospice staff support the patient as well as the caregiving team in the facility.
Sholom Hospice offers numerous benefits. In the nursing home or assisted living residence, hospice staff will:
- Coordinate individualized hospice services
- Integrate the hospice philosophy into the patient's plan of care
- Provide ongoing in-service and "on the spot" education, e.g. symptom and pain management
- Serve as a resource to staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Participate as an equal partner on the facility's interdisciplinary care team
- Provide emotional support to the facility staff