ABOUT PALLIATIVE CARE
Siouxland Palliative Care is a division of Hospice of Siouxland. They provide assistance and manage the needs of an individual who has an illness.
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Siouxland Palliative Care is a division of Hospice of Siouxland. They provide assistance and manage the needs of an individual who has an illness.
Palliative Care is different than Hospice Care in that their illness may not be terminal, and they may choose to go through treatment for their illness.
Our Palliative Care Team is a group of professionals who help coordinate and manage the needs of the patient and family to prevent and avoid crisis, while providing the peace-of-mind having on-call availability 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week if questions or problems arise.
Through use of Siouxland Palliative Care, families can be strengthened, patient hospitalizations can be minimized and nursing home admissions reduced.
They provide consistent communication with the physician to help monitor the patient and family;
They provide compassionate nursing care for pain and symptom management and education on the disease process, treatment choices, and how to care for a loved one at home;
They provide social workers to ensure available community resources and services such as financial, emotional and educational support are being utilized;
Spiritual comfort and support are provided through home clergy visits;
Trained volunteers provide companionship for the patient and relief for the family;
Palliative care can be administered in the home, hospital, extended care facility, or nursing home.
Palliative care may be covered by some insurance or is private pay with a sliding scale.
Call Hospice of Siouxland for details help on the services, costs and coverage at 712-233-4144 or 800-383-4545
Hospice of Siouxland was awarded the CHAP accreditation, (Community Health Accreditation Program) demonstrating our dedication to meeting the industry’s highest recognized standards in community-based care.
