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What
is a hospice?
Hospice
care is aimed at relieving suffering and improving the quality of living
and dying for those diagnosed with terminal illness. Those who choose
hospice care typically have a life expectancy of three months or less
and have made the decision, along with their doctor and family, to replace
cure goals with comfort, or palliative goals. Lisaard House offers a
tranquil alternative to hospitalization for patients whose death is
approaching and is about supporting both patients and their loved ones
throughout the final stage of the terminal illness. Most people, if asked, will say they dream of a peaceful, comfortable death surrounded by their loved ones; Lisaard House brings together an interdisciplinary team of trained professionals to deliver services that can make that dream a reality and to fulfill the mission of hospice care by affirming life and viewing death as a natural process. Hospice care is not designed to hasten death, but rather to help patients live the remainder of their lives as fully as possible. Those who deliver hospice/palliative care aim to treat the whole person – mind, body and spirit—and help them through their final days by providing:
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