Affirming Life
“Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, stilled missed and very dear.”
The Difference Between Hospice and Home Health
There are some big differences between Hospice and Home Health in terms of what is covered by Medicare Benefits. While both benefits provide services to the patient’s home, the Medicare Hospice Benefit is just for individuals with a terminal illness.
Hospice Benefit is much more cost effective for terminally ill patients and their loved ones than the Home Health Benefit. The Hospice Benefit has pain and symptom management protocols optimal for terminally ill patients, as well as supportive services for both the patients and their loved ones. They also include 24 hour nurse care, chaplain services, dietician, therapy and all medical and equipment coverage. Click here to see a chart comparing Hospice to Home Health.
Mission Statement
Vantage Hospice, LLC is dedicated to providing individualized hospice care with services specially tailored to the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of patients with life limiting illness, their families and the community, by delivering high quality and compassionate care.
We strive to create a culture dedicated to meeting the needs of our patients, families and employees based on the principles of dignity, respect and compassion.
Hospice recognizes dying as part of the normal process of living and focuses on maintaining the quality of remaining life. It affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death through a multidisciplinary team approach. Hospice is not a place. It is philosophy.