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HOSPICE CARE SERVICES
EMUNAH HOSPICE
Our team members work together to provide the most appropriate care and support
INPATIENT HOSPICE RESIDENCE
Our residence is located on our Beachwood campus and offers six dedicated hospice suites with private bathrooms.
EMUNAH HOSPICE
Emunah Hospice advocates for what each person wants, and helps the family members truly understand what is occurring with their loved one and supports their needs as well. Our care focuses on managing pain and other symptoms so that the individual may live as comfortable as possible and make the most of the time that remains. By tending to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our patients and their families, we offer comfort and support when it matters most.
CARE + SUPPORT
- Pain and symptom management
- Alternative therapies: art therapy, music and reiki therapies
- Enhanced quality of life
- Spiritual awareness and support from and the Hospice pastoral care staff
- Education on end-of-life issues
- An atmosphere of understanding making it comfortable to openly ask questions about your loved one's condition
- Full-Time Hospice Medical Director
- Individualized plan of care
- 24-hour emergency on-call nurse
- Holistic approach to patient care
- Continuity of care by a team of caring professionals
- Services provided in one’s own home, on the King David campus, at Emunah Hospice, or in another healthcare or assisted living facility
- Psychosocial and spiritual support for the patient, family members and loved ones
- Bereavement Counseling Support
- Palliative care consult services
OUR SERVICES
Medical Care
Under hospice, the patient’s own physician can continue to direct care, under the guidance of the hospice staff who make frequent visits. The hospice medical director is also available to provide ongoing consultation to the hospice team and serve as the primary care physician.
Nursing Care
A hospice nurse is assigned to each patient and family to oversee the total care of the patient.
This specially trained nurse will:
- Make scheduled home visits
- Make visits for urgent needs
- Work closely with your physician to control pain and other symptoms
- Teach family members and caregivers how to best take care of the patient
- Coordinate and supervise hospice home health aides
- Evaluate the home setting for safety
- Make recommendations for durable medical equipment such as a hospital bed, oxygen, bedside commode or wheelchair
Social Services
Our hospice social workers assist patients and families with a wide variety of non-medical concerns, such as offering counseling and guidance, making an initial assessment visit and subsequent visits as required for support and case management, as well offering bereavement counseling and support.
Spiritual Care
A dedicated and specially trained hospice rabbi and Christian chaplain serve our patients and families with spiritual support and guidance. They provide ongoing counseling and visitation and can coordinate with other clergy in the community.
Music and art therapists and Reiki practitioners provide supportive care to improve symptom management by helping to create a relaxing and nurturing environment.
TESTIMONIAL of emunah HOSPICE
INPATIENT HOSPICE RESIDENCE
Designed to create a calm and comforting environment for patients and families experiencing end of-life issues, Emunah Hospice provides life-affirming communal spaces and our hospice care team offers quality of life with dignity, care and compassion to those facing a life-limiting illness.
The pavilion welcomes family and friends visiting loved ones anytime of the day or night with its own private entrance and ample parking spaces. Patients and families can share cozy gathering spaces including living rooms, dining areas and a kitchen. Art, music, massage and Reiki therapies are offered in the Wellness Room and/or in-patient rooms; the interactive play area enhances visits with children and grandchildren; the Consultation Room doubles as an overnight option for family; the Meditation Room is always available and meeting rooms can be used by bereavement groups and hospice volunteers. The beautiful outdoor courtyard garden provides a comforting environment for patients and loved ones.
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WHY CONSIDER HOSPICE?
"As a hospice chaplain and director of spiritual living, I often meet individuals and families who are in the midst of a serious illness, confounded by many emotions and important decisions to be made, and sense that they may be coming to the end of being able to change the direction of things. I gently remind them that it seems they have less control on things, that this is truly a sacred point in life, and much can still be gained, learned and achieved at this important point in our lifespan.
But like all of life, it takes planning and preparation to process, shape and experience to fully make the most of it. Today’s medical advances and technologies offer a plethora of choices to possibly fix things, but very often they reach a point where they not only cannot fix things, but can make things much more complex and too difficult to bear.
Accepting there comes a time when no more can be done can be heartbreaking, but it is a time in which we can take hold of the situation to make it more of our own. With hospice in place, our team focuses on ways to reduce pain, control symptoms and simply leave time for just living, not just surviving.
Hospice care focuses on this type of healing. It is a choice for someone who does not desire additional curative treatment when there is a terminal diagnosis. The decision to use hospice care is an important yet difficult one to make and should involve the patient, family and care team.
The Vinney Hospice and Palliative Care of Menorah Park team wants to be there not just as medical professionals but also as people – to guide, support, and experience together this most sacred time of life. We are here to help."
Rabbi Akiva Feinstein
Chaplain, Hospice and Palliative Care
Frequently Asked Questions ABOUT HOSPICE
Please reach us if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Hospice care is a continuum of supportive services provided to individuals and their families who are facing life-limiting illness. It is comprehensive in nature and is delivered by a team of trained healthcare professionals during the last six months of an individual's life.
It is aimed at optimizing quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and managing physical, psychosocial, and spiritual symptoms associated with end-stage disease. Simultaneously, education and support are given to families and caregivers.
Patients are eligible to receive hospice services when they have been diagnosed with, or treated for, an illness that provides them with a life-expectancy of six months or less. When hospice services are elected, comfort care and symptom management become the primary focus of treatment, and curative therapy is no longer a patient’s choice or option.
Hospice care is delivered at the location that best meets the needs of patients and their families. This may include a private home, nursing home, assisted living facility, group home, or our inpatient hospice facility, Emunah Hospice.
Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurances cover the cost of hospice care. This includes visits by hospice staff, 24/7 on-call services, oxygen and medications related to the terminal illness, and equipment deemed necessary to assist patients with their function and well-being. Of note, insurance providers do not pay for both hospice care and skilled care or aggressive care simultaneously.
The last six months of life often require specialized care beyond the comfort of a primary care physician. Also, you may find it more difficult to get back and forth to your doctor’s office now or over time. After you are referred to hospice, your physician will let you know if he/she will continue to follow you.
The hospice physician and nurse practitioner are certified in hospice and palliative care. They are always available to be your attending physician and to make house calls. If you decide to continue with your current primary care physician, the hospice physician or nurse practitioner are still available to make in-person or virtual visits to check you.
If you choose a hospice attending physician, that person will handle all your medical needs including medications not part of the terminal diagnosis. If you continue with your current primary care physician, he/she is in charge of your medical care. The hospice physician or nurse practitioner will make recommendations and the final decision is by the primary care physician.
No. The hospice team provides intermittent visits from a nurse, social worker, and spiritual care coordinator to assess, monitor, and treat physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms associated with illness, as well as to teach families and caregivers the skills they need to assist with patient care. In addition, the hospice team provides 24/7 on-call services that can be accessed whenever necessary.
Yes. However, part of the admission evaluation and the ongoing care process involves planning and preparing for a future time when 24-hour/day care may be necessary. Similarly, a person does not need to be home-bound to receive hospice services. Patients are encouraged to participate in activities they enjoy for as long as they are able.
Yes. Receiving hospice care is always a choice. If a person revokes these services and later chooses to return to hospice care, most insurance providers permit re-activation of their hospice benefit.
No. Hospice care is about living! Hospice care is not provided to help people to die but to help people to live fully until they die. The focus is on hope for the promotion of remaining health, the management of symptoms, the alleviation of physical, emotional and spiritual suffering, and the accomplishment of patient and family goals for as a long a time as possible!
Although many persons think of hospice as “giving up” and possibly causing the person receiving hospice services to die sooner, evidence does not support that assumption. Persons receiving hospice services for certain advanced cancers (such as lung, pancreas, or melanoma) actually live longer compared with those matched for age and comorbidities who did not receive hospice services.
The data for non-cancer diagnoses, such as dementia, is not as clear. However, all persons receiving hospice services receive a personalized evaluation of their condition and medications. Some medications may be added; some medications which may be burdensome may be discontinued.
Although it is not necessary to discontinue medications in hospice, often people think more clearly when they are on fewer medications. When death approaches and the person is “actively dying,” the hospice team ensures patient comfort and family support so that peace and dignity are maintained.
From the time a patient enrolls in hospice services, support is provided to all involved for anticipatory loss. Thereafter, bereavement services are provided for an entire year following a patient’s death. These may include personal visits or telephone check-ins, education regarding the grief process, and periodic opportunities for group support. Information about, and referral to, other area resources may also be given when needed.
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Inpatient Hospice House: 1 David N. Myers Pkwy, Beachwood, Ohio 44122 Phone: 216-910-2761 Emunah Hospice: Phone: 216-910-2650 A nurse is on call and just a visit or a phone call away 24/7 for urgent needs.
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