 Our Services
& Caregivers
Who May Receive Hospice Care?
- Any person who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and has
been given a prognosis of six months or less by a physician.
- Individuals who are choosing comfort care/symptom control and are no longer
seeking aggressive/curative treatment.
- Patients whose primary care physician agrees that hospice care is
appropriate and that he/she will continue to direct the care of the patient.
- Patients who reside in the service area of Hospice of North Central Oklahoma and desire
the services of hospice.
What Does the
Service Include?
Hospice of North Central Oklahoma offers medical and emotional support to the terminally
ill patient, and his/her family. Our services are individualized to meet
particular needs of each patient and family and include the following:
- Skilled nursing with on-call emergency care available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week
- pain and symptom
management
- social services and emotional support
- non-denominational spiritual care
- volunteer support
- health aide/homemaker services
- bereavement services
The bereavement team
will assist family members for 15 months
following the death of a loved one. Support groups are held monthly, newsletters are mailed to families, and
workshops dealing with special topics are offered at various times during
the year. The Role of the Family &
Caregivers
In most cases the family
provides the primary care for the patient although Hospice of North Central Oklahoma
will also help people with special circumstances.
In partnership with our team of professionals, in tandem with their own
doctor, the family provides a peaceful environment giving the patient a more
relaxed setting which allows him/her to accept death as a natural process,
free from pain and suffering. Hospice care can also be provided in nursing homes and assisted living
facilities. Hospice of North Central Oklahoma does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay in admission or access to
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Upcoming 2010 Spring Volunteer & New Staff
Training March 4th thru April 15th
6:00 to 9:00pm
If you would like to enroll or would like more information about the
training please call the office at (580) 762-9102 or 800-814-9102 or
email Melanie Wright,
Director of Volunteers & Outreach. There is no
cost or obligation for the training. This is invaluable information
everyone can use. CLICK HERE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, Inc. and the
Hospice Foundation of America is sponsoring the National
Teleconference "Cancer & its effects at the end-of-life"
Teleconference on Wednesday, March 24th at 12:30 pm at the City Hall
Building in Ponca City, OK. This is an excellent educational
offering with CEUs available and a local panel for answers to
questions. Call us for details and registration.
6th Annual
Memorial Bowling
Tournament Saturday, March 27, 2010
10 am-youth squad
2 pm-adult squad
6 pm-adult squad $20 per adult bowler
$10 per youth bowler Call 762-9102 to register |
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