Oswego County Hospice offers a comprehensive program of home care for terminally ill persons who are no longer receiving aggressive or curative medical care. The goals of Hospice are to promote optimum comfort and a personal sense of control with a focus on the quality of life. The hospice program also offers an opportunity for personal and spiritual healing. Oswego County Hospice honors each individual´s belief system.

Hospice care can help when you...

• Would rather remain at home throughout the duration of your terminal illness

• Want your medical treatment to focus on comfort

• Need to keep pain or other physical symptoms under control

• Need assistance with personal care and grooming

• Want support for yourself and significant persons in your life

• Need the availability of professional support and guidance, day or night

• Would like professional support to assist you in coordinating needed services

Hospice offers the following services...

• Registered Nurse visits

• Bereavement counseling

• Pastoral visits

• Home Health Aide visits

• Social work activities

• Volunteer services

• Equipment, supplies, and covered medications

• Physical, occupational, and speech therapy

• 24-hour RN on-call for consultation

• Follow-up contact by letter, phone, or visit during the first year after the death of their loved one

• Personal counseling and support groups

• Availability of Hospice staff by phone

• Referrals to community resources

• Memorial Service

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