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VNA's Hospice
Program
Take Charge of Your Life. Live on Your Terms.
Hospice is a program of care for individuals in their final stage
of life, their families and their caregivers . VNA's hospice staff
are experts at providing hospice care in a patient's home or in
a home-like setting such as an assisted-living center, nursing
home or hospital.
VNA's hospice program offers a team approach that can include
your physician, family members and caregivers. Under the direction
of the hospice physician, our experienced team of nurses, social
workers, spiritual counselors, therapists, home health aides and
volunteers work closely with you and your family to meet your
physical, emotional social and spiritual needs.
If you need hospice care, request us by name:
VNA of Southeast Michigan. People just feel better at home-that's
what they've been telling us for more than 100 years.
Free guide to understanding your hospice Medicare benefit.
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Our Mission
VNA's hospice program is committed to providing caring and supportive
services to terminally ill patients and their family. High-quality
services are provided primarily in the home in a compassionate,
dignified manner with respect for ethnic and cultural diversity.
These services are provided in a way that ensures continuity of
care among all hospice team members that addresses the individual's
and family's physical, psychosocial and spiritual and bereavement
needs.
Hospice
Philosophy
Hospice affirms life. Hospice exists to provide support and comfort
to dying patients and their families in the terminal phase of
illness. Hospice supports these patients so that they might live
as comfortably and as fully as possible. Hospice neither hastens
nor postpones death. Hospice exists in the hope and belief that
through appropriate care and the promotion of a caring community,
patients and families may be free to attain a degree of mental
and spiritual preparation for death that is satisfactory to them.
Services
VNA Hospice care is individualized to your needs. An on-call nurse
is is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our services include the following:
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Nursing |
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Physician
services for medical needs |
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Social
Workers |
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Spiritual
Counseling |
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Home health
aides |
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Specialized
care |
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Physical,
occupational and speech/language therapy |
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Nutrition
counseling |
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Respite
care |
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Companion
and respite services by trained volunteers |
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Medications
for pain relief and symptom management |
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Medical
supplies and equipment |
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Up to 13
months of bereavement services |
You Can Rely on Our Quality Care
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More
than a century of experience in home health care |
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Accredited
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO) |
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A provider
member of the National Hospice Organization, Michigan Hospice
Organization and Hospice Association of America |
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Licensed
by the Michigan Department of Community Health |
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Medicare-Certified |
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A provider
member of United Way for Southeastern Michigan |
Eligibility
VNA of Southeast Michigan's hospice program serves:
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Any
individual whose physician has prescribed hospice care who
is a resident of Wayne, Oakland or Macomb counties. |
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All adults,
regardless of ethnic background or religious affiliation.
Prior hospitalization is not required. |
Cost
VNA is certified by Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Michigan as a provider of hospice care. VNA also accepts
other insurances.
Medicare Coverage
When a Medicare-eligible hospice
patient receives services from a Medicare-approved hospice, Medicare
will cover:
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Physician
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Nursing
care |
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Medical
appliances and supplies as appropriate |
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Medication
for symptom management and pain relief |
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Short-term
inpatient and respite care |
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Home health aide |
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Physical
and other therapies |
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Counseling
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Contact Us
For questions about hospice or to arrange services
call:
800-852-1232
To volunteer call:
248-967-8361
E-mail: vna@vna.org
Special
Thanks
The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan is grateful
to the Women's Committee for Hospice Care for its financial
support of special programs.
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