Palliative Team

The patient is at the center of the Homestead care team, directing and controlling their choices with a customized plan of care created just for them. Homestead believes a complete care plan encompasses the whole self; caring for the body, mind and spirit.

• The patient continues to maintain a relationship with their primary physician and specialist(s)

• The Medical Director directs the palliative team to provide symptom care management

• The Nurse Practitioner does a complete symptom assessment and reports to the Medical Director

• The Social Worker assists with emotional and psychosocial issues of the disease process to support the patient and caregiver

• The Chaplain provides spiritual support for the patient and family

 

Care Beyond Cancer

Adding Quality of Life

Dealing with the treatment of cancer is often stressful and distracting. Helping a patient maintain quality of life and assisting them in continuing their familiar daily activities is the primary goal 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. 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.

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The Care Beyond Cancer team works in concert with the patient’s oncologist to develop a plan of care to address 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 is met)

• 24/7 hospice on-call, clinical pharmacy services

• Registered dietitian access upon admission

• Proactive social services for patient’s social needs

• Midnight Angels volunteer program

• 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

• Pain management symptoms with holistic therapy

• Midnight Angels

• Depression at end-of-life stage

 

Clinician Training

• Certificate of completion of Homestead cancer care training: 

  • Pain and symptom management

• Competency training:

  • 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.

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