Services
The staff of Ogeechee Area Hospice realizes that dealing with a terminal illness calls for coping not only with the physical symptoms, but also the spiritual, emotional and financial difficulties that accompany the disease.
Services offered by Ogeechee Area Hospice include:
- Care coordination and home visits by a Hospice RN
- A RN on-call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Periodic visits by a social worker for emotional and financial concerns
- Spiritual support by a Hospice chaplain
- Assistance, up to 7 days a week, with personal hygiene by a hospice nursing assistant
- Support from trained volunteers
- Payment for comfort medications related to the hospice diagnosis
- Supplies and equipment related to the hospice diagnosis at no additional cost to the patient
- Short-term inpatient care for symptom management and respite care
- Bereavement support for the family up to 13 months after the death
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