HOME/COMMUNITY CARE - PEOPLE CONFRONTING A SERIOUS PROGRESSIVE ILLNESS ARE OFTEN PLUNGED INTO UNFAMILIAR, CONFUSING AND STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. SPOUSES, ADULT CHILDREN, AND OTHER CAREGIVERS ARE SUDDENLY FACED WITH MEDICAL DECISIONS AND FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WHICH THEY ARE OFTEN UNTRAINED AND UNPREPARED. THESE STRESSES CAN DEPRIVE THEM OF THE ONE THING THEY NEED MOST: TIME TOGETHER.SAMARITAN HOME/COMMUNITY HOSPICE CARE HELPS PEOPLE FIND THE TIME THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT AT THIS STAGE OF LIFE: THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY THEY WANT TO BE WITH, THE FEELINGS THEY WANT TO SHARE, AND THE WORDS THEY NEED TO SAY. THE GOAL OF SAMARITAN'S CARE IS NOT TO CURE THE DISEASE, BUT TO CONTROL ITS EFFECTS SO THAT PATIENTS CAN SPEND THEIR LAST DAYS WITH DIGNITY IN THE PLACE WHERE THEY LIVE (HOME, ASSISTED LIVING OR NURSING HOME) AND REMAIN AS COMFORTABLE, ALERT AND PAIN-FREE AS POSSIBLE. CONSIDERED THE COMPASSIONATE MODEL FOR PEOPLE FACING LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR INJURY, THE HOSPICE PHILOSOPHY OFFERS A TEAM-ORIENTED APPROACH TO EXPERT MEDICAL CARE, PAIN MANAGEMENT, AND EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT EXPRESSLY TAILORED TO EACH PATIENT'S AND FAMILY'S NEEDS AND FAMILY NEEDS AND WISHES.

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