If you’re concerned that it’s too early to talk about hospice or for your senior to consider it, you might want to consider some of the benefits that your elderly family member is likely to experience. Hospice elder care is able to offer your senior and the rest of your family a way to celebrate the time that you have left with her in as peaceful a way as possible.
Emotional Support for Everyone Involved
When it starts to become obvious that your family member is nearing the end of her life, that brings up a lot of anticipatory grief and other feelings as well. It’s an emotionally difficult time for everyone who cares about her and also for her. Hospice elder care is able to connect everyone in the family with bereavement assistance and other help, which can make a huge difference in how everyone is able to cope.
Your Senior Is Able to Have More Say in End-of-life Concerns
Another huge benefit your senior reaps from opting for hospice care as early as she is able is that this type of care helps to ensure that she’s able to voice and meet her end-of-life wants and needs. Even if your elderly family member has waited to talk about what she wants, hospice can help her to refine what she wants from this time. She can even have help putting those plans together.
She’s Got Expert Help in Managing Symptoms Like Pain
Symptoms at the end of your senior’s life are likely to be much bigger than they ever have been. Some, like pain, might not seem to be responding to anything. Hospice elder care can help to put plans in place that can help to address your senior’s symptoms in ways that work for her. There are usually more options available through hospice than through curative therapies as well.
Your Senior Has Practical Assistance as Needed
The end of life is a challenging time. Even if your elderly family member has remained solidly independent until now, she can find that practical daily tasks, like bathing and eating, are becoming a lot more difficult to manage. Hospice can help with these concerns while also helping with keeping track of the medical needs your senior still has.
Family Caregivers Have Respite Time
It’s not easy for family caregivers to take time away when your senior is near the end of her life, either. But the problem quickly becomes that if you and other family caregivers aren’t resting, you’re more likely to find this time to be draining for you on a physical and emotional level. Respite times allows you the rest that you need to keep things positive for your elderly family member.
Hospice elder care may help your senior to stay out of the hospital during the time when she’s most vulnerable. That allows all of you to be able to cherish the time that you have left with her and allows her to spend peaceful time at home with the people who love her.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering Hospice Care in Lewisville, 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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