What’s the Difference Between Palliative Care and Hospice Care?
You’ve likely heard of hospice and palliative care, but do you know the difference? There are some similarities between the two; both can be a great source of comfort for …
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How Hospice Care and Assisted Living Work Together
The benefits of offering hospice care and assisted living Fortunately, today’s hospice care is not just restricted to a patient’s family home or a hospice facility. For those that …
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Our Hospice Care: Holistically Caring for Patients and the Surviving Family
Santé provides a dignified process The process of palliative care and subsequently hospice is challenging for every family it touches. At Santé, we recognize this every time we encounter a …
Read moreThe healthcare industry has been challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the spike in cases throughout Arizona and the greater Maricopa County this summer, the staff at Santé …
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Do Medicare or Medicaid Cover Hospice?
When your loved ones need to enter hospice care, there are many different concerns for family members. One of the top issues is often determining how to pay for hospice …
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Debunking Common Hospice Myths
As we counsel families through the process of selecting compassionate service when hospice is recommended, we encounter a myriad of widely-believed myths about hospice care that prevent many people from …
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5 Ways Comfort Care Can Benefit Your Loved One
Deciding to transition a loved one to comfort care can be a difficult conversation for family members to have. Those closest to the patient might feel resistant, and others might …
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Hospice vs. Hospital: Finding The Right Solution For You
Receiving a serious or terminal diagnosis could indicate that hospice care is needed in the future. It’s important to know that hospice care is not synonymous with dying. With a terminal diagnosis, death may not occur for months or even years.
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What Chronic Illnesses May Require Hospice Care?
The diagnosis of a chronic illness can be devastating to a family, bringing on stages of grief and unimaginable pain. Hospice care is a specialized type of treatment for patients that are entering the final stages of their life and is generally reserved for individuals with less than 6 months to live. With a hospice plan in place, patients are able to have more control over the way their final months of life are spent — often choosing to live at home to enjoy the time that they have left with friends and family.
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