Care Beyond Cancer

Living with a Quality of Life

Dealing with the treatment of cancer is often stressful and distracting. Helping a patient maintain an acceptable quality of life and assisting them in continuing their familiar daily activities are the primary goals in the Homestead Hospice Care Beyond Cancer program.

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Homestead is committed to providing excellent cancer-specific and end-of-life care and services. Patients receive the most current evidence-based clinical care while being supported by caregiver guidance in the home setting. The Care Beyond Cancer program was designed to pro-actively manage the needs of patients living with cancer.

The Care Beyond Cancer team works in concert with the patient’s oncologist to develop a plan of care to addressing daily needs and for promoting a comfortable quality of life

 

Comprehensive Clinical and Emotional Support

• Highly trained staff for cancer diagnosis

• Complete crisis management

• Anticipatory Symptom Assessment Pathway®

• Transitional support care from a hospital discharge to home

• Watch list

• Continuous Care/inpatient care (if criteria are met)

• 24/7 Access

  • Care Team

  • Triage

  • Pharmacy

• Registered Dietitian access upon admission

• Proactive social services for patient’s social needs

• Anticipatory spiritual support:

  • ​Grief support/bereavement

 

One-on-one Support

• Medication and equipment guidance

• Caregiver Anticipatory Symptom Assessment Pathway®

• Appetite/nutrition

• Skin integrity

• Changes in breathing, sleep habits and body temperature

• Anticipatory grief

• Guided/holistic imagery for pain management

 

Specialized Training for Staff

• Evidence-based cancer care

• Geriatric Palliative Care

• Mental status changes from a clinical and spiritual perspective

• Artificial nutrition and hydration (end of life)

• Pain management symptoms with holistic therapy

• Midnight Angels

• Depression at end-of-life stage

 

Clinician Training

• Certificate of completion of Homestead cancer care training on: 

  • Pain and symptom management

• Competency training on:

  • Infusion therapy

  • Drains

  • Wound care

  • Central lines

At Homestead, we understand that controlling cancer treatment symptoms can go hand in hand with a quality-of-life. A successful plan of care is one that has the least impact on everyday living for a patient and their family.

To schedule a free consultation, call 877-355-4472 or click here to locate a Homestead office closest to your home.