Providing
Dignity,
Comfort, and
Inner
Peace
67 Walnut Ave., Suite 205,
Clark, NJ 07066
Phone (732) 381 3444
Fax (732) 381 3445
Email
homesidehospice@aol.com
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Providing
Dignity,
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67 Walnut Ave., Suite 205,
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Each patient and family is assigned an interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers. Under the direction of the patient's physician and our hospice medical director, the team works together to provide each patient and family with unique, personalized care. Each team member brings skills and expertise to the patient to provide the highest quality of comfort care possible. The entire range of physical, emotional, and spiritual care are factored into a patient's individualized care plan. This plan is regularly reviewed and adapted to meet the evolving needs of the patient and family. The team consists of: PhysicianOur physician / medical director provides medical direction to the patient's team
and when necessary consults with the patient's attending physician regarding the patient's care.
The primary role of our nurses is to provide for the physical comfort of the patient
with pain relief, symptom management, and general patient care.
Each patient and family is assigned a nurse who makes scheduled visits.
This nurse coordinates the care offered by the hospice team
with the patient's physician.
The Hospice nurse arranges for prescriptions and medical equipment as needed
and instructs family members and/or caregivers in caring for the patient at home.
If a patient resides in a facility such as a nursing home or assisted living,
the nurse works with the facility staff to insure the patient's comfort.
A Hospice nurse is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week for emergency situations.
When needed, home health aides are assigned to assist the patient
with personal care, such as grooming, dressing, bathing, and other personal hygiene needs
to help make the patient as comfortable as possible.
The assigned hospice nurse supervises the care provided by the aide.
Our social worker helps patients and family members cope
with the social, emotional, psychological, and financial issues
experienced by families caring for a loved one at the end of life.
This includes help with sorting through various social and personal issues
such as living wills, advance directives, and funeral plans.
Our social worker contacts each family to determine how best to meet these needs
and visits accordingly.
Volunteers provide supplemental
quality of life services to patients.
A volunteer can be a companion providing emotional support and comfort to a patient,
and can continue providing emotional support and comfort to the family after the patient dies.
A volunteer could also provide alternative therapy such as
aromatherapy, pet therapy, art therapy, and music therapy.
The spiritual care coordinator meets the patient’s and family’s spiritual needs within their religious, emotional, and cultural context. The spiritual care coordinators are non-denominational and support patients and families of any faith, including those of no faith. At the patient’s or family’s request, the spiritual care coordinator will visit to explore spiritual concerns and discuss spiritual services, such as sacraments and memorial services, either provided by the spiritual care coordinator or by engaging local clergy as appropriate. The spiritual care coordinator follows up with the family after the patient’s death to continue spiritual support and help them find spiritual resolution in the passing of a loved one. The spiritual care coordinator also provides bereavement support to family members and loved ones up to 13 months following a patient's death. |