Helping You Feel Confident With Your Decisions….So You Can Embrace Life When It Matters Most
Comfort. Care. Support.
Perhaps nothing is more challenging than making end-of-life decisions for yourself or for someone you care about. These are deeply personal decisions that require careful thought and guidance. You do not have to approach it alone. We are here to help you with dignified, compassionate, and highly skilled acre for you and education and assistance for your caregivers, family, and friends.
The staff at Upland Hills Health Hospice is highly experienced in providing exceptional care to patients of all ages who are diagnosed with advanced illnesses or injuries. We start by listening to and understanding your priorities. From there, we develop a personalized plan that follows your wishes and those of your family members to enable the best possible quality of life.
We understand the special needs that you or your family have during this time. The level of care that is given is determined by the patient, or if they are unable to communicate directly, by the caregiver or family members. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You are never alone. When you need us, we are there in person or on the phone.
You always remain in control of all decisions. We respect your wishes. We want to help make every moment the best it can be for you.
The Upland Hills Health Hospice team is staffed by physicians, social workers, pharmacists, therapists and palliative acre by the Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses and Nursing Assistants Association.
We Provide:
- 24-hour registered nurse coverage for assistance 7 days a week.
- Any needed equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, air mattress, electric bed, oxygen or other supplies is made available
- Necessary and appropriate medications.
What is Hospice Care Like?
Betty Baxter’s husband Leland (Lee) lived with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) for many years.
Hospice Volunteers
Hospice volunteers provide personal comfort and support that supplements the care provided.
Misconceptions about Hospice
Myth: The patient must be actively dying in order to be admitted to Upland Hills Hospice.
- Assists families to cope with grief
- Helps prepare family for managing their loss before death and follows their adjustment for up to 13 months after death
- Provides information to families and community groups on the grief process, coordinates grief support groups, provides individual grief counseling and makes referrals as needed
- Coordinate a plan of care for each patient and instruct family members in the care and management of the patient
- Provide comfort through pain and symptom management and emotional support to both the patient and family
- Provide hands-on care for assessment, intervention and teaching Are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week