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Gaylord – Northern Michigan Hospice

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Hospice in Gaylord and across Northern Michigan

Call 989-308-4615

We understand that choosing hospice can be an emotional decision. Talk with your family, doctors and others you trust. If you have questions, call us to learn about your options.

We enable patients to manage their symptoms so they have fewer unplanned hospital visits, greater control over their lives and more important moments with family and friends.

What Is Hospice Care?

Hospice care is a type of healthcare that aims to reduce suffering and promote comfort at the end of an individualโ€™s life. Pain and any other symptoms are managed around the clock, and the hospice team focuses greatly on spiritual and emotional health as well.

The foundations of hospice include nursing care with an emphasis on managing symptoms, practical assistance, and emotional support. Caring for a loved one at home can be challenging. Our goal is to provide timely services to help your family make the most of your time together.

Services Include:

  • Home medical equipment and personal supplies
  • Around-the-clock access to care
  • Managing pain and other symptomsย to your goals
  • Hospice aidesย to help with the tasks of daily living
  • Medical social services
  • Spiritual care and support
  • Physical, occupational, dietary, and speech therapies
  • Support from volunteers
  • Respite care (relief) for family caregivers –ย Short-term relief
  • Ongoing Grief counseling for the patient, family, and friends

Hospice has four levels of care, carried out by a team of professionals to ensure dignity and comfort at the end of an individualโ€™s life. Care is provided wherever you call home, whether it be a hospital, nursing home, assisted living or your personal residence

Hospice is Medicare Benefit You Have Earned

Did you know thatย hospice is fully covered by Medicare? Thatโ€™s right, you can rest assured that nursing services, medications, supplies and equipment are covered when there is a diagnosis requiring hospice care.

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Ascension at Home, together with Compassus, provides professional care in the familiar surroundings of the home. We work with you and your doctor to get you back on a path to recovery and better health.