When you’re trying to work out what the best treatment options are for your senior, you face a lot of choices. And as she’s nearing the end of her life, those choices may feel overwhelming on top of everything else that’s going on. It helps to have accurate information.
She’ll Have to Leave Her Home
One of the biggest reasons that people give for turning down all sorts of care is that it would require them to leave their homes. Your elderly family member may have been abundantly clear over the years that she’s not willing to do that, so that means no hospice, right? That’s a huge myth that a lot of people believe. While there are hospice centers and hospice wards in hospitals, your senior can definitely stay at home and receive care there.
She’ll Have to Give up Everything that Works Now
Not everything is working in your senior’s current care plan, but there might be some aspects of her care that are working for her. Hospice does involve giving up curative treatments, but at this point those might likely be the treatments that are causing all of you to start investigating other types of care. That doesn’t mean that she has to give up anything that is helping her to cope or that is offering her benefits. Her doctor can help you to see what new treatments open up for her by working with hospice elder care providers.
She’ll Be Sedated
Lots of families have deep concerns about what life is going to be like for their senior once hospice enters the picture. There’s a very real fear from many people that hospice therapies simply involve sedating senior family members and leaving the situation there. But that’s not accurate. Many other options exist for helping your senior to manage her comfort and just because she’s in hospice, that doesn’t mean that she’ll have to be unconscious.
She’ll Have to Stay in Hospice if She Chooses it Now
Another misconception is that hospice is definitely a forever choice and that once your elderly family member commits to hospice elder care services, that’s it. But the reality is that your elderly family member may even improve during her time in hospice. The guidelines require that her doctor believes that she has a short time left, but she can re-certify for hospice. If she improves a great deal, she may even decide that she wants to go back to curative treatments.
Decisions at the end of your senior’s life are difficult enough. Make sure that you and she have all the information you need to choose the best types of care for her.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering Hospice Care in Dallas, TX please contact the caring staff at Arcy Healthcare today. 469-293-1515
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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