Anyone may call Alternative Hospice with a request for information. New
client information may be provided by the client, the caregiver/family,
healthcare professionals from acute care facilities, skilled nursing facilities,
assisted living communities, physicians offices, or any other agencies.
You are encouraged to call: 636- 343- 3839 or complete the on line information
intake request form.
Alternative Hospice is a physician directed, R.N. coordinated, program
of care that responds to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
of the terminally ill adult... and family. Our Director of Clinical Services
assigns an Admissions Nurse to meet with the client / family/caregivers
to discuss Alternative Hospice services, review physicians' orders, and
conduct initial assessment of eligibility for services.
During client's admissions visit, Admissions Nurse meets with client
and family to plan services and develop end- of- life care plan. Client
and family are encouraged to ask questions about the disease process and
to express fears and goals regarding client care. Empower with information
and education reinforcing the Alternative Hospice philosophy, clients
complete a thorough initial physical assessment. Durable Power of Attorney
for Healthcare and Advance Care Planning information is made available
to all admissions.
Admissions Guidelines Include:
- Client meets admissions criteria
- Client and Alternative Hospice agree on services to be provided
- Source of payment is determined (ie: Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance,
or other)
Once a client is admitted to our program , Alternative Hospice team members
collaborate to offer true holistic healthcare choices. True holistic healthcare
is allopathic healthcare and complementary therapies used together, as
a whole, determined by the individual needs of each client.
{ho·lis·tic: relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete
systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection
into parts.}
"holistic" Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2007. http://www.merriam-webster.com
(7 Jan. 2007).
Hospice clients must have a terminal diagnosis as documented by qualified
physicians. Client declines, refuses, or not eligible for aggressive allopathic
care. Now seeking empowerment and guidance to accept comfort instead of
cure. Holistic services are offered in homes, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, hospitals,or any other agencies within our service area. Alternative Hospice team members strive to serve as guardians of
peaceful passing in all respects. Empower clients to acknowledge and explore
end-of-life desires, we facilitate each client's final journey with dignity
and grace.
24 hour, 7 days a week availability to accommodate client specific needs.
Continuous care during periods of crisis.
Insurance Coverage:
Hospice is covered by Medicare/Medicaid in most states, and by most private
health insurance programs. Alternative Hospice can assist you in determining
if your insurance provider will cover care.
Alternative Hospice will not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, disability, diagnoses, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation,
or provision of services and benefits in its admissions.
... peaceful passing with comfort, dignity, respect, compassion, love,
and quality of life.
