Description:
Prairie Lakes Hospice is approved and certified by Medicare. It's a special kind of care that Hospice families say makes a critical difference in their lives at a very critical time. Hospice care begins when there is a prognosis of six months or less to live - as assessed by the patient's physician - and when the care the patient is to receive is dedicated to relieving pain and symptoms rather than aggressive treatment toward a cure. Help is available in coping with the physical pain and symptoms that are sometimes associated with the final stages of life. Physicians and nurses work to ease both physical and mental pain.
To be eligible for services, one must be in the end-of-life phase of life, agree with the philosophy of hospice, have an physician in our service area to assume care, and have a caregiver or plan for securing adequate care.
Although our normal office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, we have an RN who is on call 24 hours a day.