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What Is Hospice Care?

The terms hospice care and palliative care are sometimes used interchangeably, but this is not accurate. For people who are experiencing chronic illnesses or other serious conditions, it is important to understand the differences between these two types of care. Knowing more about the medical care options available assists patients and their families in making choices about how to live with life-threatening conditions.

The Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in central New Jersey includes Stein Hospice, as well as palliative care options. Here, we explain hospice care and what to expect.

The Differences Between Palliative Care and Hospice Care

People don’t always want to talk about death, but when faced with the challenge of a serious illness, patients and their families may start hearing about comfort care, or end-of-life care. What these terms mean for each individual depends on their situation, ethics, and wishes. While palliative care may sometimes seem like a precursor to hospice care, this isn’t always the case. Some individuals find that they can remove themselves from hospice care when an unexpected improvement occurs in their condition.

So, what are palliative care and hospice care? Palliative care helps patients handle symptoms that result from their illness or treatments received. The goal of palliative care is to enhance comfort and allow the body to heal. For example, helping patients with nausea consume and digest healthy foods. The goal of palliative care is to assist patients in living each day more fully and comfortably while experiencing illness, disease, and medical treatments.

Hospice care describes medical care provided to people who are at the end of their lives. Whether through disease progression, an untreatable condition, or reaching the end of a long life, this approach helps patients live the remainder of their lives more comfortably, and according to their wishes. Wilf Campus for Senior Living provides hospice care to older individuals in Somerset, NJ, and the surrounding counties.

How Does Hospice Care Help Families?

When family members are nearing the end of their lives, there are many pressures on families. They want to spend quality time with loved ones, but at the same time, there are many duties related to medical care that take time and energy. With hospice care, many of these burdens are lifted, and family members are free to focus on interactions and communications. They can honor the wishes of their dying loved ones and help create an atmosphere that is conducive to saying goodbye. Our services include bereavement support to help families with the grieving process, including spiritual resources and counseling services.

Hospice Care Services With Wilf Campus for Senior Living

Wilf Campus for Senior Living is a vibrant community for older adults. We offer several types of services and living arrangements, including assisted living, memory care, and care at home. Our caregivers strive to help residents continue with full, independent lives in every situation. In addition, we offer hospice care services to people throughout the region. Our hospice patients may reside at home, Wilf Campus for Senior Living, or in another long-term care community.

Stein Hospice in the Community

Patients find caring comfort during life’s final journey with Stein Hospice. Our medical team and well-trained caregivers treat everyone with dignity and compassion. With a top priority of alleviating pain and relieving symptoms, we also focus on empowering patients to have control over their care. This includes complementary therapies such as massage, music therapy, and interaction with pets. We assist with a holistic approach that includes physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects. Stein Hospice includes tailored care plans and staff who want each day to be meaningful for their patients.

Donate Now to Help Provide Hospice Care

Your generous gift to Stein Hospice can help make these services available throughout the communities of central New Jersey. Seniors and their families deserve a high level of ethical, compassionate care as they near the end of life. Help us make hospice care available to more seniors. Donate to Stein Hospice at Wilf Campus for Senior Living. Contact us by calling 732-649-3502 or by sending an email to [email protected].

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