Palliative vs. Hospice…how do I choose?
At Elite, we are often asked about the difference between palliative and hospice. The biggest misconception is that palliative is “hospice light”, and this just isn’t true. Palliative is designed to help you live your best life while you are still pursuing curative treatments. That means, our goal is to help you live the life […]
How are Hospice and Palliative Care provided?
All hospice is palliative, but not all palliative is hospice. Both programs are designed to provide you comfort and target quality of life. The programs do this task in different ways, because of when and how the programs are accessed. Hospice is a Medicare-designed program that is implemented when an individual is no longer pursuing […]
How do I choose a Hospice Agency? Part 2
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created the hospice coverage program to support patients who have a terminal illness and their families through the dying process and 13 months afterwards. The guarantee supports patients receiving care from a certified hospice agency, collaboration from two providers to certify the patient’s prognosis, and the […]
Hospice and Palliative Care
Are they different? YES Hospice is a Medicare program. Medicare has designed and created this program. Palliative is not a designated service. Elite has created its program, so this will look different from agency to agency. Here is a fun way to understand how these two services are different!
Hospice and Palliative Care Month
November is the month where we get the privilege to highlight the unique realm of healthcare that is focused strictly on quality of life. The Hospice Foundation of America provides resources to assist in selecting the best hospice provider for you. Here are some key ideas to consider when selecting a hospice provider https://hospicefoundation.org/Videos/video-player?id=85 What […]
What really matters
How we approach healthcare matters. As healthcare professionals, our job is to reframe how we look at people’s health and treat our patients with their goals in mind. We are intentional in our approaches to put our patient’s goals as an integral component of their care plan. Our challenge is often to reframe how we […]
Pain is a disease
September is Pain Awareness Month. Understanding chronic pain is critical to how we support our patients on our service. Join us in our learning: Pain Awareness Month – International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) (iasp-pain.org) September is Pain Awareness Month: Complexity and Progress in Pain Research | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and […]
What is Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease* (a disease with an unclear cause that is characterized by inflammation caused by dysfunction of the immune system) that causes inflammation in the body. There may be visible signs of inflammation such as raised plaques (plaques may look different for different skin types) and scales on the skin. This occurs because […]
Aging as an adventure
Aging can have a negative connotation in our culture. One of the goals we have at Elite is to promote healthy aging. We are intentional in our community work to preserve people’s wishes for independence, their voice in their healthcare plans, and building rehabilitation around their needs. Through home health, palliative care, and hospice, we […]
What if your life continued after your death?
Not all cultures look at death in the same way. Different cultures perspective of death changes the way individuals perceive and process death, and people’s approach to the death and dying process can be very different based on their cultural perspective of life and death. If you are interested in some interesting articles, check out: […]
