At Continuum Care Hospice, we provide terminally ill patients and their loved ones with the support and care they require to live their lives comfortably. Our skilled hospice team is dedicated to helping our patients and their families maintain their dignity and quality of life. Our goal is to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual comfort for the patient and to provide tools, information and support for the patient’s family so that they feel confident in the crucial decisions that come along with terminal illnesses. We provide ongoing care and support for our patients and their families for as long as it is needed.
About Us
OUR MISSION
OUR
COMMITMENT
We promise to continuously provide you with the best service, the friendliest staff, and the most innovative care possible.
At Continuum Care Hospice, we are committed to providing our patients with quality care and support. We recognize the need to maintain and enhance the dignity and respect given to each and every individual in our care. Our compassionate, caring outlook manifests itself in the various areas of hospice and palliative care. Our staff works wholeheartedly to do everything possible to enhance the life of your loved ones.
OUR CARE TEAM
Medical Director
The medical director co-certifies the terminal diagnoses with the attending physician, and then leads the interdisciplinary team in the development of a plan of care for the patient. The director also provides consultation with other physicians regarding each patient.
Attending Physician
The attending physician certifies the terminal diagnosis, and directs and approves a plan of care based on the patient’s needs and symptoms. The physician then coordinates the patients’ care together with the interdisciplinary team.
Hospice Nurse
The hospice nurse develops a care plan to ensure symptom control and pain management. The nurse coordinates care with the attending physician, primary caregiver, and care center staff as well as doctors visits. The hospice nurse provides family training as well.
Home Health Aide
The home health aide provides the patients with direct personal care. The aide ensures the patient’s comfort, and provides emotional support for the patient’s family. The aide also identifies the patient’s needs and report them to the RN case manager.
Social Worker
The social worker assesses patient and family’s emotional, social, spiritual, and financial needs and then develops a plan of care tailored to meet identified needs. The social worker also provides direct counseling as needed, or refers patients and families to appropriate community agencies to ensure support is available.
Chaplain
The chaplain’s job is to assess patient and family spiritual needs, and to develop a plan of care to meet identified needs. The chaplain provides direct spiritual counseling, consultations and referrals to community clergy. The chaplain is available to assist with memorial preparations if desired.
Bereavement
Our bereavement team provides emotional support by direct contact or by telephone for families going through the grieving process. We keep up an ongoing correspondence in the form of supportive letters. We also hold regularly scheduled memorial services to celebrate the lives and memories of loved ones.
Volunteer
Volunteers provide companionship and comfort to help support the patient and family. They also help with various non-medical services, such as letter writing, and time for caregivers and family. Volunteers also provide support at time of death and during the bereavement process.
Music Therapy sa Hospisyo
Ang music therapy ay ang klinikal na paggamit ng musika ng isang music therapist na sertipikado ng board (MT-BC) upang masapatan ang mga pangangailangang pisikal, emosyonal, at espirituwal ng mga indibidwal. Sa pagsasagawa, ipinakita na marami nang natupad na layunin ang music therapy sa hospisyo, kabilang ang sumusunod:
Pangangasiwa ng kirot
Pagbawas ng pagkabalisa
Pagpapahayag ng mga damdamin (sa salita o sa kilos)
Pagproseso ng mga damdamin at karanasan kaugnay ng kalungkutan
Pagpapasidhi ng pakiramdam ng kahulugan/layunin
Pagpapabuti ng kaginhawahanPaglutas sa alitan ng pamilya/stress hinggil sa relasyon
Pagpapataas ng pagpapahalaga sa sarili/pagtanggap sa sarili
Pagpapalawak sa saklaw ng mga mekanismo ng pagkaya
Pagpapabuti sa kalidad ng buhay
Pagkakaroon ng pakiramdam ng suportang espirituwal
Pagtataguyod ng makabuluhang pakikipag-ugnayan na pandama
Paglikha ng mga positibong alaala sa katapusan ng buhay
EXTENDED SERVICES
Extended Services will also be provided when identified by the Care Service Team as needed.
Dietitian Physical Therapist Respiratory TherapistMusic Therapy
Occupational Therapist Speech Language Pathologist Pharmacist
