LEXINGTON, N.C. – Throughout the month of November, Hospice of Davidson County will be joining organizations across the nation providing community education in recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
Since 1985, Hospice of Davidson County has helped provide comfort and dignity to thousands of people, allowing them to spend their final months wherever they call home, surrounded by their loved ones. Hospices across the country ensure that pain management, therapies, and treatments all support a plan of care that is centered on the person’s goals. Hospice care also provides emotional support and advice to help family members become confident caregivers and adjust to the future with grief support for up to a year.
“It is essential that people understand that hospice and palliative care is not giving up, it is not the abandonment of care, and it is not reserved for the imminently dying,” said Edo Banach, president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. “Hospice is a successful model of person-centered care that brings hope, dignity and compassion when they are most needed.”
In 2018, 1.61 million Medicare beneficiaries received care from hospices in this country, reports NHPCO. Hospice is unique in that it offers an interdisciplinary team approach to treatment. Caring for the whole person allows the team to address each patient’s unique needs and challenges.
“While our services are accessed near the end of ones’ care continuum, accessing hospice care provides much needed support for both patients and those who love them,” said Laura Owen, CEO of Hospice of Davidson County. “At Hospice of Davidson County, we are honored to be entrusted with caring for our community at end of life and providing counseling services for area residents after they have experienced a loss.”
More information about hospice, grief support and advance care planning is available from the Hospice of Davidson County website at hospiceofdavidson.org. Additional resources are available from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization at CaringInfo.org.
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About Hospice of Davidson County
For almost 40 years, Hospice of Davidson County has been a recognized leader in the advancement of quality end-of-life care across the Piedmont Triad region. Each day, the ACHC accredited agency provides comfort for more than 150 patients and their families, in a variety of locations, including private homes, in long-term care and skilled-nursing facilities and at the Henry Etta & Bruce Hinkle Hospice House, the onlyinpatient hospicefacility in Davidson County. For more information, please visit hospiceofdavidson.org or Facebook.
