Faith Regional Hospice

What is Hospice?

Faith Regional Health Services Hospice is an alternative program of care for terminally ill patients and their families. In medieval times, hospices were way stations for pilgrims on a difficult journey. Today, hospices view terminally ill patients as pilgrims completing their life’s journey in the company of caring family and friends.

When the quantity of life is limited, Hospice emphasizes the quality of life remaining by focusing on the emotional, social, spiritual, and physical comfort of the patient and family. This is accomplished through a team of professionals and trained volunteers.

“You matter because you are you.
You matter to the last moment of your life
and we will do all we can
not only to help you die peacefully,
but also to live until you die.”

Cicely Saunder, M.D.
Director of St. Christopher’s Hospice, London, England

Who is eligible for Hospice?

• Individuals with a terminal illness who wish to remain at home with family and friends.
• Individuals who live within the service area of Faith Regional Health Services Hospice in Norfolk.
• Individuals who have attending physician approval and participation.
• Individuals with a terminal illness who reside in a participating nursing home.

What services are offered?

• Pain and symptom control
• Skilled nursing services
• Home health aides/homemakers
• Teaching: nutrition, medications, physical care
• Spiritual and emotional support
• Trained volunteers (visit patients and families giving friendship and support, assisting with errands, and relieving caregivers for short periods)
• Medical equipment and supplies
• Therapy services
• Pharmacy consultation
• Inpatient hospitalization when needed for symptom management or family respite
• Bereavement support for survivors
• Physician services
• Medical social services
• Counseling services
• Nutrition consultation
  

Who pays for Hospice?

• Medicare: 100%
• Insurance: Coverage varies according to policy
• Individual payment

Who to Contact . . .

Faith Regional Hospice
1500 Koenigstein Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 644-7453
Services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Office Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.*

*After hours and on weekends, call the hospital at (402) 371-4880 and ask for the Home Health Nurse on call.

Telecommunication Service for the Hearing Impaired TDD (402) 371-4880
Bilingual staff available.

Want to help? Become a Hospice Volunteer

So Grateful for the Help

The care my husband received was just wonderful. Our physician recommended we try Hospice care and we were so glad we did. We were so happy he could be at home with me instead of in a nursing home facility. The nurses who came were so helpful, and I was thankful for the break they gave me with his care every time they came. We were so well pleased. – Donna Borchers

A Rewarding Experience

I am able to spend quality time with the patient, often listening to them reflect back upon their own lives. This sharing of lifetime memories, at such a personal level, is a priceless reward. Being a hospice volunteer also helps me put my own life in perspective.
– Lisa Parks, Faith Regional Hospice Volunteer

Sometimes I am invigorated and energized after spending time with my hospice friends. I grow as I hear them speak of their families, friends, their pasts, and their faith. Other times I am completely calmed and at peace with myself. It is a great privilege to share this time with the patients and their families.
– Susan McConnell, Faith Regional Hospice Volunteer

When my young friend died of cancer, she had Hospice in her home and I saw this was something I could do, since I’ve always enjoyed helping people.
– Bonnie Sykes, Faith Regional Hospice Volunteer

You Can Make an Impact in Someone's Life

Become a Hospice Volunteer! - Here's how...

Hospice is the care of terminally-ill patients with a team approach to care and emphasis on pain and symptom control, as well as providing emotional, spiritual and psychological support to the patient and family. Hospice volunteers are a very important part of the hospice team that help with the care. Volunteers help provide respite care to caregivers. This may allow the caregiver to get out of the house for an hour or so, or to take a nap, or run an errand.

Volunteers also provide emotional support and companionship to patients and families. They may sit with patients, read to them, write letters, run errands, do light housework, prepare a meal, or babysit for children to help out. Volunteers need only give 1-2 hours a week to make a difference in a hospice patient’s or family’s life.

Who to Contact . . .

Faith Regional Hospice Services, Norfolk (402) 644-7453
A hospice nurse is on call and services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Office hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Last Updated: 8/28/2006