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Hospice is a specialized care that focuses on comfort and support for individuals when curative treatments are no longer effective or are causing more discomfort. It can be provided in various settings, including at home, in an assisted living facility, a nursing home, a hospital, or at our hospice facility, La Posada. The goal is to offer physical and emotional comfort, along with spiritual support if desired, to both the patient and their family. Remember, choosing hospice care doesn’t have to be permanent—you can stop hospice care at any time if you decide it’s not the right fit.
HOSPICE
Hospice is a specialized care that focuses on comfort and support for individuals when curative treatments are no longer effective or are causing more discomfort. It can be provided in various settings, including at home, in an assisted living facility, a nursing home, a hospital, or at our Hospice Facility like ours at La Posada. The goal is to offer physical and emotional comfort, along with spiritual support if desired, to both the patient and their family. Remember, choosing hospice care doesn’t have to be permanent—you can stop hospice care at any time if you decide it’s not the right fit.
Benefits of Choosing Hospice
Many people worry about being a burden to their family, and it’s true—caregiving can be incredibly stressful. Hospice care helps to reduce this stress so that families can focus on spending quality time together. Research shows that families are often more satisfied with the end-of-life care their loved ones receive through hospice. Hospice patients typically have better pain management, undergo fewer unnecessary tests, and are less likely to be given medications they don’t need.
Planning Ahead
Everyone has different values, wishes, and care preferences, so discussing these ahead of time with your family can make the decision-making process much easier for everyone involved.
One way to prepare is through advance healthcare directives, which are written instructions outlining the type of care you want near the end of your life. These directives can cover a range of things, such as:
- Who you’d like to make healthcare decisions for you if you’re unable to.
- What kinds of treatments you do or don’t want.
- How comfortable you want to be.
- How you’d like to be treated.
- Any other important things you want your loved ones to know.
At Mesilla Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, we recommend using the Five Wishes Advance Directive. It meets the legal requirements in 42 states, including New Mexico, and the District of Columbia. We have copies available—feel free to stop by and pick one up!
Let’s start these important conversations now so that you and your family can feel more at peace with the choices that lie ahead.
Planning Ahead
Everyone has different values, wishes, and care preferences, so discussing these ahead of time with your family can make the decision-making process much easier for everyone involved.
One way to prepare is through advance healthcare directives, which are written instructions outlining the type of care you want near the end of your life. These directives can cover a range of things, such as:
- Who you’d like to make healthcare decisions for you if you’re unable to.
- What kinds of treatments you do or don’t want.
- How comfortable you want to be.
- How you’d like to be treated.
- Any other important things you want your loved ones to know.
At Mesilla Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, we recommend using the Five Wishes Advance Directive. It meets the legal requirements in 42 states, including New Mexico, and the District of Columbia. We have copies available—feel free to stop by and pick one up!
Let’s start these important conversations now so that you and your family can feel more at peace with the choices that lie ahead.