Compassionate Care
When medical treatments no longer offer a cure, Hospice Care offers a special way to care for you and your family who are faced with a life-limiting illness. Serving Washoe, Lyon, Storey and Carson Counties, our team is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.Hospice staff receive special training to care for all types of physical and emotional symptoms that cause pain, discomfort and distress. When considering your options for end-of-life transition, our team is available to answer questions and discuss if Renown Hospice Care will meet your needs.
Your hospice care team includes
- Medical Director
- Registered Nurses
- Certified Nursing Aides
- Medical Social Workers
- Chaplains
- Registered Dietitians
- Trained Volunteers
Hospice Care
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What role does the hospice volunteer serve?Hospice volunteers provide different types of support including running errands, preparing light meals, staying with a patient to give family members a break, and lending emotional support and companionship to patients and family members. Because hospice volunteers spend time in patients’ and families’ homes, each hospice volunteer completes an application , training and interview process to assure the person is right for this type of volunteer work.
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Who pays for hospice?Medicare, Medicaid and most commercial insurances cover hospice services.
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What is the difference between palliative and hospice care?
Palliative and hospice are similar in that they both focus on comfort and quality of life. Palliative care is provided to manage symptoms, determine goals of care and assist in advance care planning while you are still undergoing treatment. Palliative care can be received by patients at any time and at any stage of illness, whether it be life-limiting or not.
Hospice care is often chosen when the burden outweighs the benefit of ongoing treatments intended to cure and when life expectancy is six months or less.
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