American Care Hospice Team Services

At American Care we recognize that our patients are individuals and no two patient’s needs are the same. Our interdisciplinary team works collaboratively to create a specialized plan of care for each individual patient. Always taking into consideration patient and family goals and expectations.

Medical Director

The Hospice Medical Director leads the hospice care team in developing a plan of care to meet each patient’s specific needs, provides consultation to physicians regarding hospice care, and certifies terminal prognosis as part of the hospice eligibility process.

Nurse

Hospice Care Nurses have specialized training in pain and symptom management. They evaluate patient and family needs, coordinate the plan of care with the care team, and guide education for patients and their loved ones.

Hospice Aide

Hospice Aides are the heart of care, building warm relationships with patients and families as they bring personal care, comfort and emotional support.

Social Worker

The best possible hospice care requires more than medical care. The Social Worker works with emotional and financial needs, assists with end-of-life planning, develops plans of care, provides direct counseling, and arranges referrals to community agencies as necessary.

Volunteer

Hospice Care Volunteers give their time and talents to brighten the days of patients and their loved ones, Volunteers visit and do activities with patients, provide breaks for family members and caregivers and support at the time of death and during bereavement.

Spiritual Counselor

Treating the whole person – body, mind and spirit – includes helping to meet the spiritual needs of the patient and family. The Spiritual Counselor assesses the patient’s and family’s spiritual needs, develops a plan of care to meet identified needs, provides direct counseling, consults with community clergy, and provides bereavement support.

Bereavement Counselor

One of the most important services we provide is bereavement support for families and loved ones The Bereavement Counselor helps assess what’s needed, provide individual and group counseling during the minimum of 13 months of bereavement support for the family after the loss of a loved one.

***Just as no two patients are the same, no two patients’ needs are the same. Therefore, patient visits and services are provided based on each patient’s individual plan of care.