Crown Hospice

No, hospice and palliative care focus on symptoms and pain management. The medical team assigned to you will look at your current list of medications to best manage their pain. Medications are changed on a case-by-case basis, depending on how they affect the patient and their quality of life.

No, we bring hospice care to wherever your loved one is or is most comfortable. We provide care at: -Patient’s homes -Assisted-living facilities -Nursing home facilities -Other skilled-care facilities

Our hospice consultations are carried out by a registered nurse who visits the patient and assesses their condition. If your loved one is on the fence about hospice care, suggest having a free personal consultation from one of our healthcare professionals.

Yes, if a patient begins to show signs of improvement, they can leave to return to treatment. Patients are allowed to discharge themselves at any time from hospice care and return as needed.

Hospice care may start after the patient is told that treatments can no longer cure their illness. In this case, hospice begins when the patient is told that they have six months or less to live. Crown Hospice of Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff always welcomes consultations with patients who are unsure if they qualify for hospice care. Many of our hospice patients and their families have said that they wish that their loved one would have started hospice care sooner because of the quality of life improvements that it provided. A patient can start hospice care with Crown Hospice at any time. We understand that admissions can happen outside of the traditional workweek, and we are happy to help accommodate. Visit our contact page (https://crownhospice.net/contact/) for more information on how to get in touch with us.

Crown Hospice care is paid for through: -Medicare -Missouri Medicaid -Private Insurance Crown Hospice is also happy to work with unfunded patients to provide hospice care services at little to no cost to ensure that all patients have excellent care at the end of their lives.

Hospice care is for anyone who has been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, meaning their primary care physician or specialist has told them that aggressive treatments would no longer be effective in curing their illness. While traditionally for terminal cancer patients, hospice care is for any life-limiting illnesses and can include, but isn’t limited to: - Alzheimer’s - Heart Disease - Parkinson’s “Palliative care” is similar to hospice in that it helps patients manage the symptoms and effects of their illness, but it is care that is received during any stage of a patient’s treatment – typically when there are curative treatment options still available.