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Show L4 produced by the Newspaper Agency Corporation The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, Sunday, “May 11, 1997 Hospicecare allowsill people to stay in comfort of home A recent National Hospice Organization Gallup survey found that nine out of 10 Americans would prefer to be cared for in the familiarity and comfort of their own homeora family member’s homethan in a carefacility, if they were diagnosed with a terminalillness. These desires can be met through hospice care. Hospice is nota place, but a conceptofcare. Hospice care involves a core interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers who provide medical, psychological and spiritual support to the terminally ill, as well as support for the patient's family. The care is pri- marily based in the home, enabling families to remain together in peace, comfort and dignity. While the hospice concept dates to ancient times, the American hospice movementdid not begin until the 1960s. The first hospice in the country, the Connecticut Hospice, began providing services in 1974. Today there are approxi- mately 2,000 organizations providing hospice services. Premier Hospice Care, a locally owned and operated hospice organization, is one ofthe few Medicare- certified Utah hospice programs. One patient described hospice care this way: “Hospice has DO YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? The University of Utah, Department of Nephrology, is seeking volunteers for a study of high blood pressure. The study medication will be free of charge throughout the 5 year study. If you are over 55 and havehigh blood pressure, Please Call Dr. Munger at 585-5318 turned an eternal secretinto a living principle — that what's truly important is life lived richly, deeply, meaningfully, for as long as it lasts. Dignity, family, comfort and caring are provided by hospice care, an idea whose time has comejustin time for me.” Factor Fiction — The truth about hospice care Fiction: Hospice is a place where the terminallyill go to die. Fact: Hospiceisnota place, but a way of providing care. More than 90 percentof the hospice services providedin this country are based in the home. However, when homecare is not an option, inpatient care can be available through a hospital or skilled nursingfacility. Fiction: Once a patient elects hospice, he or she can no longer receive care from a primary-care physician. Fact: Hospice reinforces the patient-primary physician relationship by advocating either office or homevisits, according to the physician’s preference. Hos- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Cremation is an Is your money working this hard? pices work closely with the primary physician and consider the continuation ofthe patient-physician relationshipto be of the highest priority. Onepatient described hospice care this way: “Hospice has turned an eternal secret into a living principle — that what’s truly important is life lived richly and meaningfully, for as long as it lasts. Dignity, family, comfort and caring are provided by hospice care, an idea whosetime has come Justin time for me.” Fiction: Once a patient elects hospice care, he or she cannot return to traditional medical treatment. Fact: Patients always have the rightto reinstate traditional care at any time for anyreason. If a patient's condition improves or the disease goes into remission, heor she can be discharged from hospice care and return to aggressive curative measures if so desired. If a discharged patient wants to return to hospice care, Medicare, Medicaid and mostprivate insurance companies and HMOs will allow readmission. Whencertified by a physician as terminally ill with a life expectancy of six monthsorless, a patient can receive several services through hospice care: nursing care, medical social services, dietary counselors, pastoral counselors, homehealth aides, medical devices and supplies, physical and occupational therapies, the support of volunteers and more. Hospice also offers bereavement services for a patient's family for up to 13 months following the patient’s death. “A terminal illness or death is not something welike to think about, but hospice reaffirms the right of every person and family to participate fully in this final stage oflife,” said David West, R.N., director of hospice services for Premier Hospice Care. ncerned About a Loved One? ° eee ir Joved ones stay independent in their ‘own home. 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