Hospice care is becoming a growing option for health care across the country. Some, however, still may not be aware of what hospice care is and what it provides for the recipient, as well as its availability in the local area.The committed and competent staff of Blue Skies is available at all times. Please contact Blue Skies if you have any questions about hospice treatment, and the services that Blue Skies offers.
Hospice care is considered to be the model of quality, compassionate care for those facing life-limiting illnesses, according to Legacy Hospice Inc. in Osceola, which provides residents living in Mississippi, Crittenden and Poinsett counties with hospice services. The goal of a hospice group is to work with the patient, either in their home or in a nursing home, to make their life as full and complete as it can possibly be during the last stages of an incurable illness, according to Kristin Owens, volunteer and bereavement coordinator for Legacy Hospice.
"These people aren't giving up. They just want to be able to live life to the fullest until the very end," Owens said.
January 3, 2012
Use of Hospice Care is Growing
The Souteast Missourian ran a feature on New Year's Day describing the increasing popularity of hospice care and treatment. As perceptions change, more patients and families are realizing that hospice care is truly a gift for the dying and the grieving:
