With our range of services and programs, we are uniquely positioned to help you find a platform to advance a chosen cause, engage your employees, and inspire your peers and clients throughout the community. There are many options for creative, fun events that your whole organization will feel good about supporting.
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Carousel Pediatric Care is the only hospice team in the region focused on the unique needs of children and their families. Many Carousel families are facing multiple challenges and need your support to so they can focus on caring for their little ones. Each summer, Camp Carousel and Camp Erin offer hope and healing to children and families who have experienced the death of a loved one. Solace House Center for Grief and Healing offers age-appropriate support to children, families, and adults who are grieving.
Our compassionate team of healthcare professionals is dedicated to serving individuals at home and throughout the community — including inpatient care at either of our two hospice houses — no matter their age, stage in life or available resources. Each person in our community is valued from life through death and each family is supported in their grief.
To bring expert care, peace of mind, comfort, guidance, and hope to people who are affected by life-limiting illness or grief. Our programs provide comprehensive expert care for all ages at all stages of serious illness. When the focus shifts to comfort instead of treatment, care comes to your home or nursing facility with a plan tailored to your needs, including emotional and spiritual support for the whole family.
Read More. Beginning as early as diagnosis and at any stage of serious illness, our nurse practitioners make home visits as needed to help coordinate your care and provide expert pain and symptom management. Carousel provides palliative and hospice care for perinatal and for babies through young adults with a dedicated team of pediatric nurses, social workers, chaplains and other specialists.
Our center for grief and healing supports individuals and families who have been impacted by the death of a loved one, whether anticipated, or sudden and unexpected. We provide opportunities to share, listen, learn and heal with peer group support from age 3 through adult.
In caring for our community since , we've developed unique programs and services to help families cope with serious illness. Together with the largest trained volunteer corps in the city, we're able to provide a comprehensive breadth of services. As part of our commitment to community education, we participate in Senior Care Live, a radio show that airs on Saturday morning.
Recorded podcasts are also available. Two grief camps offer weekend overnight retreats each year. Camp Erin is for teens and children who have experienced the death of someone close to them. Camp Carousel is for grieving families with school-aged children and teens.
Grants and donations help us assist with some routine pet care expenses, such as food and supplies. We help veterans understand their benefits and connect them to resources they need. Volunteers who are military veterans provide friendly visits and our staff is certified to understand and provide care for our American heroes. Kansas Office. NorthCare Team. NorthCare Hospice House. Story Boutique. The fact is that Hospice provides excellent medical care for pain and symptom management.
People on hospice often live as long as or longer than people who are aggressively treating an advanced illness. Is hospice only for people who need a lot of care?
Many people begin palliative care or hospice services when they need only intermittent care. By starting care early, they are able to slowly increase services and support as needed during the course of their illness. Is hospice only for people whose family can provide most of the care? While hospice encourages the presence of an able and willing primary caregiver, it is not absolutely necessary. Is hospice only for people who can accept death?
Acceptance of death is a very personal matter. To receive hospice care an individual simply needs to choose symptom management and supportive care over curative treatments like chemo therapy that may cause uncomfortable and unpleasant side effects. Do you have to choose between hospice and palliative care? Palliative or supportive care is the treatment of pain and symptoms and it is an important part of hospice care.
Some people who do not have a limited life expectancy or are still seeking curative treatments may choose to receive palliative care services only.
These services help people manage pain and symptoms such as nausea, insomnia, anxiety or other unpleasant side effects from their illness or treatment. If hospice is needed at a later date, you may transition without having to go to another provider. All licensed hospice programs must provide certain core services, but the range of support services and programs will differ. The differences between hospices include: not-for-profit or for profit status, staff experience and credentials, length of time in operation, based locally or part of a chain, specialized services offered, availability of inpatient care, number of volunteers available, types of volunteer services offered, and results of Quality reviews.
There are more than 30 hospices operating in the Kansas City area. Like anything else you may be considering, it is wise to be a good consumer by researching your options. Does hospice provide hour care? The hospice team visits regularly and is available 24 hours a day every day for support and care. Continuous care is provided during a period of crisis to keep you at home.
It is not intended to replace the care provided by your caregiver for long periods of time. Volunteers are sometimes available to sit with you for short periods of time to give your caregiver a break. Does a doctor decide whether people should receive hospice care and which provider is chosen? The role of your doctor is to recommend care, whether hospice or curative treatment.
It is your right and your decision to choose when hospice is appropriate and which program suits your needs. Before entering hospice, however, a doctor must certify that you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and have a life expectancy of six months or less. When should a decision about entering a hospice program be made, and who should make it? Any time during a life-limiting illness is an appropriate time to discuss all of your care options, including hospice.
The decision belongs to you. Many people are uncomfortable with the idea of stopping aggressive effort to cure their disease. Our staff is very sensitive to these concerns and we are always available to discuss options with you, your family and your doctor.
Should I wait for my physician to raise the possibility of hospice, or should I ask first? You and your family should feel free to discuss hospice care at any time with your physician, other healthcare professionals, clergy or friends. What if our physician does not know about hospice? Most physicians are fully informed about hospice. If your physician wants more information, we have staff available 24 hours a day to answer any questions. Our experts are always available for a consultation.
Can someone in hospice go back to regular medical treatment? If your condition improves and the disease seems to be in remission, you may be discharged from hospice and return to aggressive therapy or go on with daily life.
If you need to return to hospice care later, Medicare and most private insurance will allow this. Is there any special equipment I must have before hospice care begins?
Your hospice team will assess your needs, recommend any necessary equipment, and help make arrangements. Often the need for equipment is minimal at first and increases as the disease progresses. You hospice team will assist in any way they can to make home care as convenient, clean and safe as possible. How difficult is caring for a dying loved one at home? It is never easy and sometimes can be quite difficult. Hospices have staff available, usually by phone, around the clock to consult with the family and to make night visits as appropriate.
Your team will work with you to help you understand how you can best help your loved one and to bring assistance when you need it. Does hospice do anything to make death come sooner? Hospice does nothing to speed up or to slow down the dying process. Hospice focuses on living each moment to the fullest and works with people to meet their goals as the end of life nears. How does hospice manage pain? Hospice professionals are very experienced with the medications and devices used for pain and symptom relief.
We believe that emotional and spiritual pain are just as real and need as much attention as physical pain, so we seek to address these as well. Counselors, including chaplains, are available to assist you and your family members.
How successful is hospice in dealing with pain? Very successful. Using a combination of medications, counseling and other therapies, most people can achieve a level of comfort that is acceptable to them.
Is hospice affiliated with any religious organization? No, hospice care in general is not affiliated with any religion. Some religious organizations have started hospices, but hospices serve their communities regardless of religious affiliation.
If someone is not covered by Medicare or any other health insurance, will hospice still provide care? The first thing we will do is find out whether you are eligible for any coverage you may not be aware of. Through our generous donors and wonderful volunteers, we are able to provide services regardless of your financial situation.
Our programs provide comprehensive expert care for all ages at all stages of serious illness. When the focus shifts to comfort instead of treatment, care comes to your home or nursing facility with a plan tailored to your needs, including emotional and spiritual support for the whole family. Read More.
Beginning as early as diagnosis and at any stage of serious illness, our nurse practitioners make home visits as needed to help coordinate your care and provide expert pain and symptom management. Carousel provides palliative and hospice care for perinatal and for babies through young adults with a dedicated team of pediatric nurses, social workers, chaplains and other specialists.
Our center for grief and healing supports individuals and families who have been impacted by the death of a loved one, whether anticipated, or sudden and unexpected. We provide opportunities to share, listen, learn and heal with peer group support from age 3 through adult. In caring for our community since , we've developed unique programs and services to help families cope with serious illness.
Together with the largest trained volunteer corps in the city, we're able to provide a comprehensive breadth of services. As part of our commitment to community education, we participate in Senior Care Live, a radio show that airs on Saturday morning. Recorded podcasts are also available. Two grief camps offer weekend overnight retreats each year. Camp Erin is for teens and children who have experienced the death of someone close to them.
Camp Carousel is for grieving families with school-aged children and teens. Grants and donations help us assist with some routine pet care expenses, such as food and supplies. We help veterans understand their benefits and connect them to resources they need. Volunteers who are military veterans provide friendly visits and our staff is certified to understand and provide care for our American heroes. Kansas Office.
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