Important home health, hospice and home medical equipment information and resources for patients and caregivers.
Physician resources, including information on all of our home health, hospice & home medical equipment services.
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Why Choose Great Lakes Hospice Services?
- Medicare licensed Hospice providing superior quality care and support services
- In-home informational evaluation by a Registered Nurse to determine patient and family needs
- Comprehensive plan of care developed by our nurse case manager in coordination with the patient and family, the patient’s primary care physician and our Medical Director
- The patient, and their family are involved in the decision making process which results in a plan of care
- All Registered Nurse case managers are supported by office based Registered Nurse clinical supervisors
- In Touch, In Tune™, massage and music for relaxation programs provided in addition to traditional Hospice services
- Extensive volunteer services provide special support for patients and families
- Unique Transition Program ensures continuity of care and care givers when transitioning between Hospice care and home health care
- Continuous 24-hour care is provided when patient of family encounter a crisis situation related to the terminal illness
- Our Hospice Nurses are certified by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Registered Nurse is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Satisfaction surveys performed multiple times throughout course of care, not just after termination of services
- Personalized modifications in the daily plan of care are initiated, as requested by the patient or their family, to improve ongoing quality of service
- All staff required to complete on-going educational training on a regular basis
- Competency evaluations completed on all care providers at predetermined intervals to assure quality care
- All Home Health Aides are nationally certified by the National Association of Home Care
- Each employee must pass rigorous criminal history background checks
- Prospective employees must pass multi-level background checks prior to employment
- Industry leader in the application of technology to improve the quality of patient care
- Nurses and therapists have in-home access to all medical records and information via mobile computers
- In-home diagnostic equipment monitors important patient vital signs from our office every day
- Professional coordination of healthcare benefits
- Great Lakes Hospice Foundation accepts donations to provide extraordinary programs
Types of Hospice Services
- Symptom control
- Pain management
- Medication management and administration
- Spiritual care
- Bereavement counseling
- Bereavement group counseling
- Medical social services
- Dietician counseling
- Medical Director supervision
- Medical equipment
- Short-term inpatient care
- Respite care
- Skilled Nursing
- Home Health Aide services
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Speech/Language pathology services
- Massage and music therapy