Why Lion Hospice?

Family Comment:

"Having not previously been acquainted with Hospice or how it operates, I was pleasantly surprised with your organization and the service you supplied. I highly commend you for a very good organization and a superb service. All the personnel that I had contact with are superb and performed a wonderful service."

Lion Hospice care provides comfort and support to persons in the last phases of an incurable disease so that they may live as comfortably and fully as possible. The goal of hospice care is to improve the quality of a patient's last months by offering comfort, dignity and care in a familiar setting.

Lion Hospice recognizes that the dying process is a part of the normal process of living and focuses on enhancing the quality of remaining life. Hospice affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death.

Lion Hospice is not a place but a concept of care. Today, most hospice care takes place in a patient's home where he or she is surrounded by family and familiar things.

Lion Hospice offers a specialized knowledge of medical care that is provided by a team-oriented group of specially trained professionals and volunteers. Lion Hospice physicians are trained to provide medical support and advice to the patients and the patient's physician to address and alleviate the problems that keep patients uncomfortable and family members stressed.

Lion Hospice addresses all symptoms of a disease, with a special emphasis on controlling a patient's pain and discomfort.

Lion Hospice care differs from other forms of health care because not only does it address the needs of the patient, but also the emotional, social and spiritual impact of the disease on the patient and the patient's loved ones.

Lion Hospice offers a variety of bereavement and counseling services to families before and after a patient's death.

Lion's strong team helps patients and families address the significant medical, emotional, psychological and spiritual changes in their lives. Quality of life is improved as physical, emotional and spiritual concerns are addressed and alleviated. Volunteers also offer families companionship and practical support such as staying with patients while their caregivers take time for themselves.