Harbor Light Hospice, a Texas hospice care provider, recently published a blog discussing hospice care for cancer patients. Understanding what hospice care entails can help caregivers better consider their options for terminally ill cancer patients.
Hospice care for cancer patients focuses primarily on patients that are in the later stages of cancer and need specific care for unique symptoms and emotional effects. This also means any additional equipment or medication necessary. Hospice nurses will visit your loved one's living space on a regular basis to maintain pain management and help them participate in daily activities to keep them happy and socializing. Hospice social workers are there to assist with any finance, paperwork, or emotional aspects of the family or the patient.
Hospice care should be highly considered for cancer patients when there are only six months left for a person with a terminal illness. If your loved one needs help with the basic tasks of daily living, or has a serious medical condition in addition to cancer that may shorten their survival, they will qualify for hospice care. If your love one's own wishes are to stop curative treatment or remain out of the hospital if the disease gets worse, they can also qualify for hospice care. Hospice care dramatically improves the patient's life as well as the family surrounding the patient. Mental health and independence can be maintained during this tough transition as well as overall comfortability. Hospice care also acts as a valuable source of information to answer any pertinent questions about care methods and doctor communication.
Speak to Harbor Light Hospice for more information about hospice care for cancer patients. Harbor Light provides customized, comprehensive hospice care to patients and their families, offering a wide range of therapies and treatment to support the mental, physical, and spiritual needs of each. The facility's Bedford campus is located at 801 Forest Ridge Dr, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022. Harbor Light Hospice can be contacted by phone at 817-358-4777 or online at https://www.harborlighthospice.com/locations/texas/.
###
