November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and hospices across the country are reaching out to raise awareness about important care issues for people coping with life-limiting illness.
"Every year, more than 1.4 million people living with a life-limiting illness receive care from hospice and palliative care providers in this country," said J. Donald Schumacher, president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. "These highly-trained professionals don't only provide quality medical care. They work to make sure patients and families find dignity, respect, and love during life's most difficult journey."
Hospice is more than traditional healthcare. Hospice and palliative care programs provide pain management, symptom control, psychosocial support, and spiritual care to patients and their families when a cure is not possible. Hospice and palliative care combines the highest level of quality medical care with the emotional and spiritual support that families need most when facing the end of life.
St. Claire Regional Hospice & Palliative Care has been providing services for more than 25 years in Bath, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Lewis, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan Counties. Compassionate care for patients and their families is provided 24 hours a day using an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
"The end of life is never easy. But we can take steps to make sure that patient wishes are honored and that our families receive the support they need," said Robin Franklin, St. Claire Regional Hospice & Palliative Care Director.
Additional information about hospice, palliative care, and advance care planning is available from St. Claire Hospice & Palliative Care at 1-800-264-0616 or (606) 783-6808.
