Baptist Trinity Home Care & Hospice

Our focus at Baptist Trinity Home Care & Hospice is to provide services that offer comfort, peace, and dignity for our patients and for their families. To this end, we have a team of compassionate professionals who make home visits to assist you in the care of your loved one. Do not let concern about finances keep you from this vital support! Payment for home care and hospice services is covered 100% by Medicare and frequently covered by private insurance. With generous donations from the community, we are also able to provide services to those who are not eligible for Medicare. No one will be denied care because of an inability to pay.

In hospice, we provide assistance to the patient and to the family members. Families who come to Baptist Trinity Home Care & Hospice for help receive services customized to their needs. These services can include:

• Home visits several times a week
• Management of pain and other difficult symptoms
• 24-hour assistance and advice
• Emotional and spiritual support
• Help with bathing and grooming
• Patient and caregiver education
• Coordination of multiple services
• Help for family caregivers

Management of pain and other difficult symptoms
Our staff at Baptist Trinity Home Care & Hospice are trained in "palliative care," a branch of medicine that focuses specifically on easing pain and discomfort. The definition of "pain" is very broad in palliative medicine and includes physical, emotional, and spiritual distress. As a result, our team is holistic in its approach. For instance, sometimes the best remedy is medication, and so we will ask the doctor for a prescription. But sometimes the problem can best be fixed by changing sleeping position, modifying diet, or simply talking through an emotional issue and gaining clarity on a difficult family concern. Some treatments for symptom relief involve surgery or radiation. Others require special equipment such as oxygen for shortness of breath, or a hospital bed or wheelchair to reduce the likelihood of falls or the chance of injuring a caregiving family member. Although Medicare authorizes a $5 copayment, Medicare patients at Baptist Trinity Home Care & Hospice receive all prescriptions, equipment, and supplies that are needed for pain and symptom relief at no additional charge.