Understand Hospice Offers Hope and Dignity at the End of Life

November is National Hospice/Palliative Care Month, a time when care providers across the country are working to educate people about high quality end-of-life care.

Angie Lynch Wilson, RN, CHPN, Executive Director states, “Thinking about Hospice is not a place but a kind of care that provides pain management, symptom control, psychosocial support, and spiritual care to patients and their families.” Lynch Wilson goes on to state, “For more than thirty years hospice has brought dignity, hope and love to people on life’s final journey.”

NHPCO reports that 1.4 million patients were served by the nation’s hospice providers last year. Hospices helped these patients and their family caregivers live as fully as possible – up until the end of life. Hospice ensures that people coping with a life-limiting illness will live with dignity, comfort, and compassion.

“As hospice professionals, our mission is to serve patients and families, and we’re committed to making sure they receive the care they want. National Hospice/Palliative Care Month provides a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness of the options of care available,” Angie Lynch Wilson added.

Iowa Hospice can provide the community with more information about hospice, palliative care or advance care planning. Please contact 1-866-752-4692 or visit HYPERLINK “http://www.iowa-hospice.com” “http://www.iowa-hospice.com.”>www.iowa-hospice.com. Or people can contact the Caring Connections HelpLine at 800-659-8898 (or the Multilingual at 877-658-8896) or visit HYPERLINK “http://www.caringinfo.org” www.caringinfo.org.