WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
HospiceTaffirmsT-
TANSWERTTheTcoceptTofTpalliativeTcareTasTanTintensiveTprogramTthatTenhancesTcomfortTandTpromotesTth
eTqualityTofTlifeTforTindividualsTandTtheirTfamilies
HospiceTprovidesT-
TANSWERTSupportTandTcareTforTpersonsTinTtheTlastTphasesTofTanTincurableTdiseaseTsoTthatTtheyTmayTliveTasT
fullyTandTasTcomfortableTasTpossible.
HospiceTaffirmsTlifeT-TANSWERTAndTneitherThastensTnorTpostponesTdeath
HospiceToffersTpalliativeTcareT-
TANSWERTForTallTindividualsTandTtheirTfamiliesTwithoutTregardTtoTage,Tgender,Tnationality,Trace,Tcreed,Tsex
ualTorientation,Tdisability,Tdiagnosis,TavailabilityTofTaTprimaryTcaregiver,TorTabilityTtoTpay.
IfTtheTdeathTrunTit'sTnormalTcourseT-TANSWERTDeathTmayTbeTexpectedTinTsixTmonthsTorTless
WhereTdoesThospiceTcareTtakeTplace?T-
TANSWERTTheTmajorityTofThospiceTpatientsTareTcaredTforTinTtheirTownThomesTorTtheThomesTofTaTlovedTone.
T'Home'TmayTbeTbroadlyTdefinedTtoTincludeTservicesTprovidedTinTnursingThomesTassistedTlivingTfacilitiesTan
dTprisons.THospiceTcareTisTgivenTwhereverTitTisTneeded.
HospiceTstaffT-TANSWERTIsTon-callT24ThoursTaTday,TsevenTdaysTaTweek
TheTteamTconsistTofT-TANSWERTTheTpersonTreceivingTcare,T
TheTpatientTfamily,TtheTpatientTpersonalTphysician,Tnurses,ThospiceTaides,TsocialTworkers,Tcounselors,Tman
gersTofTvolunteerTservices,TtrainedTvolunteers,TotherTprofessionals
HospiceTPhysicianT-
TANSWERTAlleviatesTpainTandTsufferingTatTtheTendTofTlife.TCoordinatesTteamTofTsocialTworkers,Tnurses,TandT
volunteers.
, NursesT-TANSWERTcoordinatesTeachTpatientsTcareTwithTtheTotherTmembersTofTtheTcareTteam.
HospiceTaideT-
TANSWERTCertifiedTnurseTassistance.TFollowsTtheTplanTofTcareTthatTtheTinterdisciplinaryTteamTdevelopsTan
dTassistsTtheTpatientTwithTbathingTandTpersonalTcare,TalsoTassistTtheTpatientTorTtheTcaregiverTwithTlightTho
memakerTservices.
socialTworkerT-
TANSWERTaTmentalThealthTprofessionalTwhoTcounselsTpatientsTandTprovidesTaTlinkTbetweenTtheTpatientTan
dTtheTtreatmentTcenter
SpiritualTcareTcoordinatorT-TANSWERTAssistingTtheTpatientTandTfamilyTwithTspiritualTissuesTatTtheTend.
BereavementTcoordinatorT-
TANSWERTProfessionalTwithTgriefTexperience.TAssessesTandTsupportsTtheTbereavedTsurvivor,TfacilitatesTsup
portTgroupsTandTassignsTbereavementTvolunteersTtoTvisitTtheTcaregiver,TtheyTfollowsTtheTplanTofTcareTforTth
eTbereavedTcaregiverTforTatTleastTaTyearTfollowingTtheTdeath.TtheTgoalsTofTbereavementTcounselingTforTlove
dTonesTduringTtheTpatient'sTillnessTandTfollowingTtheTdeathTareTtoT(1)TprovideTsupportTandT(2)TassistTsurviv
orsTinTtheTtransitionTtoTaTlifeTwithoutTtheTdeceasedTperson.
ManagerTofTvolunteerTservicesT-
TANSWERTResponsibleTforTrecruitment,Torienting,TandTtrainingThospiceTvolunteers.
HospiceTphilosophyTandTserviceT-
TANSWERTDependTuponTbothTprofessionalTandTvolunteerTservicesTtoTfulfillTorganizational,Tpatient,Tcaregiv
er,TandTfamilyTmemberTneeds.
AdministrativeTsupportTactivitiesT-
TANSWERTAssistingTwithTcompilingTandTsendingTourTmonthlyTbereavementTletters.TEnteringTdataTspecificTt
oTourTvolunteerTandTbereavementTprogramming.TScanningTdocumentsTintoTkindredTlink.TAssistingTwithTth
eTorganizationTandTdevelopmentTofTtheTannualTmemorialTserviceTorTchildren'sTbereavementTcamps.TAnsw
eringTtheTofficeTtelephone.
OrientationTandTtrainingTrequirementsT-
TANSWERTDutiesTandTresponsibilities.TTheTpersonTtoTwhomTtheTvolunteerTreports.TGuidanceTrelatedTtoTsp