Open Arms Hospice program works diligently to assist our clients in managing diagnosis-related symptoms to have the utmost dignified process of dying at their place of residence, where the family legacy can be passed onto the next generation.
Our care aims to capture, body, mind, and spirit caring for the patient and the immediate family.
Open Arms Hospice has a team, comprised of nurses, home health aides, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. We thrive to provide the patient with all of the physician’s prescribed medication to address symptoms related to the end of life diagnosis. Our care is delivered by a team of professionals and volunteers.
Under the direction of the patient’s physician and our medical director, the team follows a personalized plan of physical, emotional and spiritual care.
The plan is continually reviewed and adapted to meet the patients’ changing needs.
The team includes, but not limited to:
- A Physician to provide services complementing the attending physician care and supervising all clinical care of the patient. Assuring overall continuity of the hospice medical services; and assuring that the patient receives appropriate measures to control uncomfortable symptoms.
- A Nurse to visit as often as needed to ease pain and relieve symptoms. The Nurse also teaches caregivers to care for the patient at home.
- A Hospice Aide to provide personal care including bathing, changing linens and helping with housework.
- A Social Worker to help the patient and family to cope with the stresses of the illness. The Social Worker also assists with financial and insurance issues. Connects the patient and Family to available community resources.
- A Pastoral Counselor to advise and assist on Spiritual Issues.
- A Volunteer who helps with a wide range of activities of daily living.
Who Qualifies for Hospice Care?
Anyone with cancer, advanced heart or lung disease, end-stage Alzheimers or Dementia, Advanced Neurological Disorders, AIDS, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), Multiple Sclerosis, or another life-limiting illness may qualify for hospice services. A registered nurse is available, if needed, to determine if a hospice referral is appropriate.
How is Hospice Care Paid For?
Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans pay for hospice services. For in-home care, room and board are the responsibility of the patient and family.
If you have questions about your hospice insurance benefits, please call our office at 248-516-3978.
How are Referrals Made?
Anyone can make a referral to Open Arms Hospice – physicians, nurses, social workers, family or friends. To qualify for hospice care, the patient’s attending physician and the Hospice Medical Director must certify that the patient has a life-limiting illness with a life expectancy of six months or less. Our staff can contact the patient’s physician to verify diagnosis and prognosis.
To make a referral, please call us at 248-979-5572.
Physicians can fax referrals to 248-516-3979.
