the City of Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson signed two proclamations declaring November to be Hospice and Home Care Month. Hospice month at City Hall on Wednesday, November. 8 and on Thursday, November. 9 along with representatives of LHC Home Care of South Alabama and Aveanna Hospice.
Home care providers provide top-quality and compassionate health healthcare services to over 5 million Americans each year, particularly in situations of personal or community health crisis.
“We offer many services to include physical therapy, nursing occupational therapy, speech therapy. It’s a privilege and honor privilege to provide care for the people who live in our communities,” LHC Registered Nurse and Clinical Director Anna Ware said.
According to the declaration that was issued, 90% of Americans are keen to age in a comfortable and safe environment. Home care is the most popular method of healthcare delivery for the elderly, disabled and those who are chronically ill looking to live at home in the longest time they are able to. The home care options allow families to remain together, and also provide more dignity, health, and security in our community.
Home health care within the United States is a growing alternative to hospitalization and other types of hospital-based healthcare for both chronic and acute illnesses. It offers care to millions of Americans every year. Two million heroes from the everyday comprising home nurses, therapists and aides, will cover more than a billion miles to provide treatment.
LHC Home Care of South Alabama is located at 109B Opp Avenue in Andalusia and 1802 U.S. Highway 84 West, Suite A, in Opp. For more details, contact the Andalusia office at 334-222-2410, or the Opp Location at 334-493-2087.
Aveanna Hospice, formerly Comfort Care Hospice is among the biggest providers of home health care in the United States. The company is based at Atlanta, Aveanna Healthcare purchased Comfort Care Hospice in December 2021.
Assistance with emotional and medical issues are available to the patients and their families. The Aveanna team helps in ensuring quality of life, medical equipment and equipment as well as pain and symptom management and bereavement as well as family assistance.
“We would like everyone to know that we’re still here; we’ve just changed our name. We’re still the hospice that Lisa Teel, Kenny Holt as well as Dr. Joanne Smith started 20 years ago. Our primary focus has been and will remain the same that of our patient’s families, patients as well as their families. Being member of the Aveanna family offers us the chance to grow our services and hopefully help more patients than we have ever before.” Aveanna Executive Director Kim Ray stated.
In accordance with the Proclamation the hospice program has provided peace and dignity many people. They can spend their final days in their homes, surrounded by family members. The palliative care program improves the health and quality of life. It also provides relief from pain. It can be offered at any point in the course of illness. The underlying philosophy behind hospice care is that it puts the patient first, providing an integrated and patient-centered method of care.
About 1.72 millions Medicare beneficiaries with life-limiting illnesses or their loved ones received assistance through hospice programs across all of the United States in 2020. Hospice’s holistic approach aids patients in preparing for death and confront it, and their families provide assistance in the aftermath of their death.
Aveanna Hospice is located at 820 South Three Notch Street, Suite C in Andalusia. For more information, contact 334-427-4000.
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