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| We are now in our new location on the JCMH North Campus
at 1204 East Tamarack Road in Altus!
Jackson County Memorial Hospital Hospice can provide the
needed emotional and medical assistance and spiritual care
to those diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Hospice care seeks to enable patients to carry on an alert,
pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their
days may be spent with dignity and quality at home or in a
home-like setting.
For more information, talk with a JCMH social worker, your
physician, or call JCMH Hospice at (580) 481-2320.
Frequently Asked Questions about Hospice Care.
What is Hospice?
Is there a criteria for Hospice
patients?
Are there any support groups available
for me and my family?
What is the philosophy of Hospice
care?
How can I pay for Hospice services?
How do I get referred to Hospice?
How can I become a Hospice Volunteer?
What is Hospice?
Some of the services that Hospice care offers includes:
- Skilled nurses trained in pain and symptom
management
- On-call nurse 24-hours a day available for contact
at any time
- Home Health Aides that provide personal care and
light housekeeping
- Chaplain - provides spiritual support to the family
and the patient
- Bereavement Coordinator - provides emotional
support, counseling, and materials to assist the patient
and family in dealing with grief
- Social Worker - provides assistance in obtaining
resources, financial assistance benefits, completion of
advanced directive, durable power of attorney, and
counseling related to end-of-life issues
- Volunteers - provides assistance to the patient to
provide time relief to family and caregivers
- Rehabilitative therapies - Physical, speech, and
dietary services are available as needed
- Grief Support Groups - Facilitated by the
Bereavement Coordinator and/or Bereavement Assistant.
The Grief Support Groups are open for anyone to attend.
Call 481-2320 for more information
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Is there a criteria for
Hospice patients?
To be considered for Hospice care, a patient must:
- Want to remain in their home setting for the
remainder of the illness. Home setting may be a
retirement center, nursing home, or their own home.
- Desire comfort care only
- Be certified to be terminally ill with a prognosis
by an M.D.
- Have a primary caregiver in the home setting if the
patient requires 24-hour attendance.
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Are there any support groups
available for me and my family?
The Breakfast Club
This is a social event where those who have experienced loss
have a
safe place to share each other's company.
The Breakfast Club meets at
8:30 a.m.
in the Blue Room at Friendship Inn Restaurant,
1800 North
Main. Call 481-2320 if you are interested in joining
us for fellowship and support.The Lunch Club
The Lunch Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at Gabriel's in
Mangum. We would love to hear your story of victory
over grief and sorrow. Call 481-2320 if you are
interested in joining.
Journey's
Journey's meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Hospice office at
1104 North Spurgeon. This is a more formal meeting
with a workbook of going through grief. Call 481-2320
if you are interested in joining.
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What is the philosophy of
Hospice care?
JCMH Hospice is dedicated to providing the most appropriate
and highest quality care so that those we serve are treated
with dignity and spend their final months in comfort and
peace. Hospice neither hastens nor postpones death, but
rather accompanies and supports the patient and the family
on the end of life journey. Hospice also provides
Bereavement Support and Services to the family for one year
after the patient dies.
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How can I pay for Hospice services?
Payment for Hospice is made by Medicare or private
insurance. If a Hospice appropriate patient has no insurance
to bill for Hospice services, a JCMH social worker will do a
financial assessment to see if the patient qualifies for our
memorial fund. No Hospice appropriate patient is ever denied
Hospice services due to inability to pay. Memorial funds are
available to pay for the service.
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How do I get referred to
Hospice?
Anyone may refer to Hospice services. Feel free to inquire
if you think you or someone you care about could benefit
from Hospice. Hospice will ask you some questions and get
information to you about the program requirements. The
attending physician does have to certify that a patient is
terminally ill before Hospice services can be provided.
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How can I become a Hospice
Volunteer?
The requirements of becoming a Hospice volunteer are:
- At least 18 years of age
- Drug Screen, healthcare orientation, and application
- Completion of JCMH Hospice training program
- Willing to commit for at least one year
- Ability to work well with others in order to support
a team approach to total patient care
- Ability to communicate well with others to include
active listening
- Must fulfill education requirements of attending 4
out of 12 inservices/year
- Completion of annual health screening
- Call the JCMH Hospice office and ask to speak to the
volunteer coordinator. We will be happy to inform you
about the volunteer program. JCMH Hospice is always
looking for volunteers who are willing to invest in our
patients and the Hospice program.
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JCMH's mission is to serve the
residents of Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas by providing
excellent care while focusing on
patient safety, ethical standards, and community needs in a
fiscally responsible manner.
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