Did you know that all hospice agencies provide palliative care? That is, the focus is on comfort, not cure.
The key goals of palliative care are:
- To enhance the quality of life of patient AND family
- To provide pain relief and symptom management
- To use a team approach, integrating the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of care
- To regard dying as a normal process, neither hastening nor postponing it
If that description sounds just like hospice care, that’s because it is just like hospice care. Hospice is simply a specific type of palliative care. Palliative care is available to anyone with a chronic illness, while hospice is only for those with a terminal illness and a prognosis of six months or less. So in other words, all hospice is palliative, but not all palliative care is hospice.
If you or someone you love is suffering from high levels of pain or uncontrolled symptoms, please call us and tell us about your situation. We are committed to improving the quality of life for people with serious illness. Let us help you.
My name is Jimmie Stapleton. I am the founder and CEO of Arcy Healthcare. Arcy Healthcare includes Arcy Hospice, Arcy Supportive Care, MaximaCare Home Health and Arcy at Home.
Arcy Hospice was opened in 2007 to provide care and support for individuals and families facing a life limiting illness. It was established after my wife Ellen, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, had completed her chemo and radiation therapies. At that time, things were looking positive, and we wanted to do something for our community that had been so supportive of our family during her treatments. Unfortunately, the cancer returned a few years later, and she subsequently passed away under our care in 2010.
In the years that followed, I began to see the need to provide the same level of excellent care to patients across the continuum of care. Therefore, we have added a home health division (MaximaCare Home Health), a palliative care division (Arcy Supportive Care), and a home care division, (Arcy at Home). With the addition of these divisions, we can meet most of the post-acute care needs for you and your family in your home.
I started Arcy Hospice with my wife as my motivation to provide exceptional care and support in the patient’s home, where they are surrounded by family and where they feel most comfortable. I’m proud to say that our staff provides some of the best in home care in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
Please let us know if we can enrich the quality of life for you or a loved one.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Stapleton – Founder and CEO
Arcy Healthcare
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